Being the drive coach

[Keiko]

I've volunteered to become the drive coach this year.

After reading through the forums, I'm still unsure about what my role will be and more specifically, what kind of work I'll have to be prepared for at competition.

Our team is competing this upcoming weekend. We have a practice bot that is just getting finished and half a field to work with for about 5 hours everyday this week. I've got this week to train myself along with the two new drivers.

It would be greatly appreciated if someone could explain the process that a drive team goes through from preparing for a match to finishing the match on the field.

Anything specific that I should be doing this week with our drivers?

Is there anything all of us should be familiar with? I've seen I can quiz them on rules which I will be doing tomorrow.

Should I be memorizing a set of strategies that we can use? How does an alliance decide on a strategy if all three teams are pushing for theirs?

How should I be ensuring that the operators are ready for driving on the field? Are there any drills that should be run?

How do coaches interact while the game is in progress? Is there any specific way I should be getting another teams attention? It seems like coaches will have to be communicating more than normal due to the nature of the game.

Does the role of the coach change much during eliminations? Does the first seed of the alliance have a precedence over the others? Is there much more time spent on strategy during the eliminations?

Sorry if this is asking a bit much, but I really want to be prepared going into our first regional of the year. I don't want to mess anything up due to a lack of knowledge.

Thanks