[thefro526]

I've coached a few matches in my time in FIRST and I've also Driven, Operated, and HP-ed in many aswell and I've noticed that the most important thing that any coach can do is watch the game for the drive team. It gets very hard to focus anywhere except on your robot as a driver or an operator. Also I've found that the coach (and every other drive team member also) should know the rulebook inside and out. There's no point in having someone in the driver's station who doesn't know the rules. (this year I was the only person who knew the rules very well on the drive team). And also your coach should be someone who can keep their cool and yet still be firm with the drive team and the teams on the alliance. And they also must have good people skills if they are negotiating with the team and must know how to give and take for success. I've noticed sometimes with adult coaches they can come off as mean and other things but, at the end of the day they're still your best friends. And just because someone is firm in their suggestions and how they play a match doesn't mean that they're a bad person and your coach needs to be able to do this.