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Re: No more adult coaches
Posted by Chris Orimoto at 04/12/2001 3:05 PM EST


Student on team #368, Kika Mana, from McKinley High School and Nasa Ames/Hawaiian Electric/Weinberg Foundation.


In Reply to: No more adult coaches
Posted by julia walsh on 04/12/2001 8:02 AM EST:



(Hoping that this doesn't sound TOO much like my last message...)

Our alliance-station team was composed of 3 students and 2 adults (which is the maximum number of adults allowed down there). After last year (our rookie year), I found that the BEST experience of the competition came from being in that alliance station during matches. Although FIRST is designed for students, we took into consideration WHO spent the most time working. As far as the robot goes, I'd have to give it to our engineers. I mean, as students, we spent over 50 (sometimes even 60 and 70) hours-a-week working, but I'm sure the adults surpassed that at times.

Therefore, our drive team came down to committment. Myself and the other driver were the "most experienced" (committed to so don't get me wrong or anything) so that's how we got our positions. Our human player probably spent the most time working at the shop, so although we wouldn't trust her shooting balls even if her life depended on it, she was our human player. Our two coaches probably spent the most time (other than certain students) watching other regionals and getting to understand the game.

AND, mind you, although we did have 2 adults in the alliance station EVERY ROUND, it was our driver (me) who did almost all the communicating with other team members (strategy-wise). Personally, I have no preferance to talk to students or adults. I've had the privilage to be both successful and unsuccessful with both. Our adults were there to keep things calm on the field and make sure the decided strategy (which had to be communicated well) was carried out to perfection.

I think that we, as students, need to recognize exactly HOW much time adults actually spend on this project, too. Unless your team is 100% student run (there are a lot of you out there), I think adults deserve a chance to be in the alliance station. I can only imagine the level of happiness to see something they spent a lot of time on, working in matches.

All student coaches would be cool...I just think we need to appreciate a little...

Just my personal thoughts...

Chris, #368
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