[Chris is me]

If it were my team, doing any role wouldn't preclude you from being on the drive team. I don't think there's ever a robot that needs so much maintenance that being on the drive team (where 75% of their work is done when you can't fix the robot) would prevent them from doing that job effectively.

The drive team isn't something that should be a "reward" for anyone. It's a very specific job that isn't really something a team interested in competitive success should take so lightly. Ideally, you have a coach that can interact well with a variety of people, has experience with the scouting team, and works well under pressure. Ideally the drivers are all able to do things quickly and without hesitation while being able to take inputs from a variety of sources at once. Drivers in my mind should be selected based on who is the most disciplined and mature, with actual skill being secondary unless you have no way for them to practice at all. (Luckily 2791 has a student who meets both these criteria perfectly)

That being said, it's "your team" so whatever works for you guys, I guess. It's not really my place to tell any other team how to run...