Posted by Lora Knepper.
Student on team #69, HYPER (Helping Youth Pursue Engineering & Robotics), from Quincy Public Schools and The Gillette Company.
Posted on 2/26/2000 7:11 AM MST
In Reply to: Driver Selection posted by Kate on 2/26/2000 6:55 AM MST:
As a driver for two years, (now entering my third), I think that a one time event is not really the most productive way to go about it. My ideal tryout includes a bit of practice with the base, because let's face it, even the veteran drivers are handling an unknown.
Unfortunately, due to time constraints, and several other factors, it comes down to 1 do-or-die 2 minute match around an obsticle(sp) course. Then the finalists are weeded down, and a second run is done. Left with 3 drivers and 2 human players, the next week of practice comes down to who is the 'primary' crew, and who will be the alternates. We select our crew anonmously, by numbers to insure some degree of fairness, and conduct interviews just like a job. There are other factors that come into play, such as personality and coolness under pressure. Because if a team is a family, the drive crew has to be even tighter, it comes with the job.
PS. Kate....what exactly are you looking for
) I could probably bring some interesting stuff....
Lora