Team 229 has 7 students trying out for varying roles on our drive team. We have had a back-up driver/ back-up drivers since at least 2004, the first year I went out for drive team.
Kellen, I have seen multiple teams use more than one set of drivers, 1547 did it this past year and seeded 8th at GTR. I am a true believer in whatever your team feels works best. Whether it is who builds, who drives, who coaches, who mentors, who designs, as long as there is some inspiring going on... but that is awhole separate discussion that happens far to often
We have never wanted to use two drive teams, for the simple reason that we feel our drivers earn their position for the entire season, not just half the season. We do however bring inour back-up drive team for atleast our last two practice matches before quals begin. We do this to allow our up and coming drivers a little taste of the action so that they come back more excited next year, not so ta ht they feel like part of the drive team, because our drive team is simply a few members of 229 that represent the team as a whole on the field.
Sean, what I am thinking about is getting the team into a cycle of senior/sophomore driveteam combination, so that you always have an experienced driver in the box, and you continue a cycle of teaching, while staying competitive. This was the make up of our drive team in 2005, and we managed to have a fairly successful season.
JT
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