[techtiger1]

This issue really depends on the current group of students. How dedicated they are and sometimes you know who your drivers are going to be going in to the season. For example, our 2008 drivers had 2 regionals and a championship appearance under there belt going into the season. We knew no one was going to out drive them in tryouts but held them anyway. 1251 is lucky enough to have 2 guys with plenty of experince on the driving sticks as drive coaches. One will fill in if the other is not there. As far as electing captians, the mentors can make suggestions to the head mentor, who it should be. However, our head mentor has the final say in that. I will echo the sentiments of the others that say a captain is not necessirly the most gifted person on the team, but the most dedicated. Most important is the chemistry between the drive coach and their drivers.

Just some thoughts,

Drew D.