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Each teams' decision
Posted by Erin at 04/12/2001 5:03 PM EST


College Student on team #65, Huskie Brigade, from Pontiac Northern High School and GM Powertrain.


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



Team 65 has these two great coaches, Norm and Ken (you've probably heard of Ken, pretty popular guy...) Anyway, I think they are great coaches. The students just love them, they listen to each other, and they are very communicative people (yes, and they ARE engineers!).
However, not all teachers/engineers are the same way. Some engineers lose the spirit of FIRST when they get on the field. It no longer is a game to them, just a great big POWER STRUGGLE. They yell at the students and dont communicate well with each other and shout mismatched directions into the drivers' ears.
What I am trying to say is, there are great engineer/coaches out there (you know who you are) but some of them just don't make the cut. I think it should be up to students and adults together, like a consensus. Each side should decide why there should or shouldn't be certain coaches (just because they are your only two engineers doesnt mean they should be your only two options!). I mean, only the drivers know how they operate in relation to their coach, and if you aren't listening to them, then you aren't letting your drivers perform in the best manner they can. Agreement, or rather, consensus, is probably a good way of deciding who should be coach.
Don't let it get so far as to leave the mission in the dust- remember, FIRST belongs to the students, and without them, everyone else wouldn't be here.

Response would be appreciated.
-Erin


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