Practice Time

[tim-tim]

There is not a direct answer to this other than a driver can never have enough time to practice.

I know a lot of teams that build a second bot (practice bot) that is identical or very close to the actual competition bot and practice with the bot on an almost daily basis. To be a 'good' driver is knowing the controls and limitations of the robot instinctively. However, I challenge you and the drive team to become better than 'good' drivers. To reach 'Einstein' quality, requires much more than driving skills. Additional skills are needed, such as listening to drive team/coach, working with alliance/strategy set forth for the match, remaining calm and poised under pressure, the ability to learn from mistakes, and communication skills for what they feel is wrong with the robot or how to improve something.

It is similar to a good vs top tier quarterback.