[Pat Roche]

This is my own observation about coaches. Many of the best coaches I have worked with in the past have the following traits. They are competitive, smart, aware, observant and experienced. I emphasize experience because just like in sports the coach needs to have an understanding of the game, and understanding to break down the game and also the other alliance. Experience also has a lot to do with how the coach interacts with alliance partners and his own drivers. From my experiences on the field the best coaches tend to be the ones that have been doing it for a number of years. This gives them a lot of experience. These coaches have a system in place for how they do everything on the field and off. These coaches often times see things many other people do not. This isn't to say good coaches aren't up and coming but these are the tendencies that i have noticed over the years that the high quality coaches have. In my opinion from these observations the best coaches are adult mentors.