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Originally Posted by Teammax
Picking a drive team is a major discussion that all of our mentors are involved in. To determine this we
* Give a written/verbal test to see who understands the rules (used to be written but last few years more of a verbal test)
*Let each student drive the robot around and simulate actions they would have to do on the field
But, Most importantly we look at who has been an active team member. Being on the drive team is an honor. I mean you are representing our TEAM. Our drive team at regionals will definitely be made of 4 students that have been leaders during crunch time and understand the robot's capabilities (because they fully understand the robot((because they were the ones that made it))).
I honestly I have never seen a person that is just naturally gifted at driving a robot. The students that are the best are students that were the most dependable during the build season.
Besides there are always invitationals later where the others can drive.
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You make a good point, but must also consider that those who don't know exacly how things work will not hold back in rough situatiosn. I'm not saying it's good to not know the robot, but make sure those who do know everything about it don't hold back in situations where they may hurt the robot a little to win a match because they were afraid of damaging it too much. Make sure they play every match to it's fullest. (I'm not saying carelessness, but driving to it's full extent when necessary).
Some of the best drivers I have seen were on the animation team and knew less technical facts about the robot than those on mechanical or electrical. Everyone on the team, though, should know about your robot.