Mentors on drive team

[Bjenks548]

Originally Posted by IndySam

The point of FIRST is inspire by having students working with and alongside mentors. What could be more inspiring than the direct connection between an adult coach and a student drive team?

That sounds great for the 3 people on the drive team, but to take away a spot on the field for a mentor from a student seems to be counter intuitive to the inspiring students instead of mentors. I understand that mentors put a ton of time and I truly respect them for it, but I don't think they belong on the field (this isn't to say I hate all mentors/teams that have an adult coach, I just feel its better to have a student there)