[EricH]

Originally Posted by JesseK

After hybrid, our robocoach looked fairly bored at VCU. So for Philly, we put him on the other side of the field to watch our blind spot for us. With some creative hand signals and bright gloves, that particular region on the field was no longer "blind". I was the coach behind the drivers and it was my job to not only watch the "big picture" but also the hand signals and communicate them to my drivers. I'd say this worked very well, as we didn't receive a single penalty in Philly. Hence, good driving isn't the only thing you need, yet string theory is just another alternative to the options available that help us cope with <G22>.

My team did that after practice matches. The robot wasn't ready, so we sent the drive team out for the first one. Afterwards, we discussed the hole in visibility... and the robocoach broke out the colored tape and a pair of gloves.

We weren't the only team to do this.