06-02-2010, 09:18
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,935
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Re: Texting a coach during a match.
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Originally Posted by ttldomination
I've seen a couple of drivers listening to iPods while they drive. They generally have an earbud in the ear away from the coach so that they can still listen.
I'm not sure if it's legal or not, but I personally don't see an issue with the driver trying to calm his/her nerves during a match with a little Coldplay.  |
My personal opinion is that part of maturing (connected to the P part of GP) is being able to focus ones full attention on operating machinery without needing any form of background music, noise or other artificial stimuli.
When it's time to actually drive, take out the earphones/buds for 135 seconds. I suspect the driver will suffer no long-term ill-effects from being disconnected for that short of a period. 
Blake
PS: And then there will be no doubt about whether they were getting coaching from off-the-field sources.
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