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Re: No more adult coaches
Posted by Erica Schindler at 04/13/2001 3:05 PM EST


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



Student coached teams earn my total respect. I wanted to be a coach for all four years that i was in FIRST, but i was never able to, always being bumped by an adult on the team, i am sorry to whom this may offend, however, who is this competition really for? It is for the students to learn and succeed on their own. What do the students learn if they are never given the opportunity to coach the team. Who cares if you win or loose, there are so few winners in this competition, and winning isnt what it is all about. Who cares if the adult knows more than the student? why doesnt that adult just teach the student? This competition is for the students, and should be done ALL by the students, only having the adults as a support system. My vote goes for all student coaches, which means to me, no college kids, or adult team members up on stage at all. To all the teams out there who use adult coaches, think about your team, and think about the capabilities of all those students on your team, it might surprise you, but there is most likely someone burning to be up on stage, and really desiring to be a coach, dont deny them that position. Let the kids do it....
thats all i have to say
erica schindler
alumna from team 177....

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