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Re: Adult coach?
Maybe its not so much adult versus student, but rather having someone coaching who has experienced the game, the strategy-building, the robot-building, and the communication and alliance-building. Adults have probably had more opportunities to do that. But there are definitely high school and college students who are building up that experience.
Being able to watch Derek Bessette, Paul Copioli, and JVN on one championship alliance this year was pretty legendary and entertaining. Nobody is more prepared than those guys. It was as much fun watching the people as it was watching the bots.
What is amazing is the people who have gone full-circle as drivers and coaches - high school, college, then as professionals (remember we get to turn pro when we graduate from college!). I think of people like JVN and Rob Jenkins and Anthony Lapp. Then there are college and even high school students who you know will be super-pros: Dan Kimura and Dylan Gramlich outcoach the pros now.
What a game! Someone should make a TV show about this stuff!
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