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Re: A good driver makes his own strategy. What do you think?

Posted by soap108 at 03/15/2001 12:14 AM EST


Engineer on team #108, SigmaC@T, from Dillard & Taravella HS and Motorola.


In Reply to: A good driver makes his own strategy. What do you think?
Posted by bill whitley on 03/14/2001 9:49 PM EST:




Reflecting on the good ol days of 1996 and 1997:
As the student driver, I shoo-ed away the engineers as coaches and pleaded to let us -the students- strategize and drive the robot accordingly....We did great seeding 10th at EPCOT in 96 and making the QF (6th place) at the first Motorola MidWest in 97.

I appreciated the engineers knowledge of the mechanical limits of the robot and did occasionally ask them to 'coach', but ususally ignored their _strategy_ feedback.

Actually, I listened, but thought their suggestions weren't toooo 'at-the-moment' or 'that-was-two-seconds-ago' and not 'what-to-do-5or10-seconds-from-now. Thus I felt their inputs were not as valueable as what I was already planning to do.....

Of course those years our robot was, well, geared toward only doing a set strategy. It wasn't hard to figure out what to do...just the order in which to do it.... I actually worried more about what the other 2 teams were going to do. (for those that don't know FRC's were 1 on 1 on 1 until 1999)

These past couple of years (1999-2001) are different...they're "Diaboloical" in the addition of alliances...now negotiating has to take place....that requires, in my view, 'higher bandwidth' thinkers, namely engineers/adults who deal with like issues day-to-day...(I know, some students are exceptionally bright too, but I not referring to them...)

------------Bottom Line-------------
Engineers as coaches/strategists should stay.....but DO get the STUDENTS involved as much as possible....this whole FIRST thing is about them is it not???


more food 4 thought,
KA



: What do you think about teams who have one person just for strategy & another to drive. Shouldnt the driver be the one to decide on the strategy so (s)he knows it inside and out? The driver knows the robot better than anyone else, shouldnt (s)he come up with the strategy? What do you think?

: Bill
: Team #70


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