[Lil' Lavery]

There isn't a direct substitute for time on the field in order to develope the strategic, tactical, visual, vocal, and other codependent demands upon a coach.

However, I will highly suggest that you let the coach work with the drivers as often as possible before the event. Developing a strong rapport and communication system is absolutely critical.

Watching match footage (and other matches during the event) can be helpful for picking up strategies, tactics, and scouting purposes, but isn't a full training in itself.

VRC, FTC, and other competitions are the closest parallel, but some aspects of the competition (namely the view and atmosphere) aren't quite the same. They are still highly beneficial.