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Re: Drive Team
I highly recommend watching the following videos at the time markers indicated: http://youtu.be/ALASWt2uDqw?t=47m10s Driver Qualities http://youtu.be/ALASWt2uDqw?t=54m31s Drive Coach Qualities http://youtu.be/ALASWt2uDqw?t=58m24s Selecting a drive team |
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As a rookie team we are being very diverse in our drive team!
Driver: Mechanical Student Operator: Lead student programmer HP: Business/outreach student Coach: Me, mechanical/strategy mentor Our alternates have not been officially determined yet. It's best to have a diverse drive team incase something happens to the robot and it needs a quick fix before the match! **Also something that is often overlooked is. Make sure that there are 2 strong people on the drive team that are capable of lifting the robot onto the field!** |
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I would like to emphasize the 'chemistry' bit that Karthik touched upon briefly. Drive team chemistry is VERY important, without it the drive team is not cohesive and thus much less effective. When I was a student I was appointed 'gunner' while my ex-girlfriend was appointed 'driver.' It didn't go well, we were not an effective team. |
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Hehe, one must at least be cautious.
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One the team I am a member of, 157, we actually have drive-team tryouts.
Once the robot is completed we have students who want to be a driver, operator or human player practice. We set up distractions and other robots and have them practice. The best driver is usually selected first, and then whoever is the best operator, that they work best with is the other half. You should make sure they work together well, and that they will listen to the drive coach. Last year, we had: Driver: Build Student Operator: CAD Student Human Player: Build Student The students tried out, the drive coach chose his best operator, and she told him who she worked best with, and they worked together to practice. |
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Last year Driver me- (mechanical) Operater- (mechanical) Coach- (mechanical/ design) human player- (mechanical) all 3 years I have been on the team a mechanical student has been driver, operater, and human player and for the most part coach except for when a mentor was one year. Last edited by who716 : 21-01-2015 at 15:03. Reason: correction |
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Our former drive teams have been a part of all the different aspects of robotics. The last couple of years they have been a part of mechanical and programming. Each member on our team that wants to be a part of the drive team has to pass the drive test and be a significant part of the build of the robot- that way they know the robot functions and its limitations. The theory of build team unable to be drivers would not occur as long as they understand how to control the robot properly. Overall, our drive team needs to be able to work together and communicate well.
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Our drive team consists of:
Driver: Programming and Electrical lead (me) Operator: Mechanical lead Human Player: Most athletic person that knows the game well and gets along with the drivers Coach: Future driver We usually stick someone at coach who knows the game well and needs the on-field experience for future years. This is my first year leading drive team, as I was the Operator in 2013 and 2014. Made it to the finals and lost by a tie in F-3 at my first competition as a driver (2014 offseason event). We value our drivers. Over the past few years we've had some great ones, including one that got us to the #4 seed on Curie in 2011. I'm excited to drive at my first regional competition at Bayou in March. Last edited by Landonh12 : 27-01-2015 at 08:37. |
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Our coach does help with the big picture and tells us things we need to hear. We like to have our best drivers at the controls while our coaches usually move up to a driving position once the upperclassmen drivers graduate.
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Last year our drive team was:
Driver: Lead Programmer 2nd Driver: Electrical Member Captain: Lead Electrical Human Player: Mechanical Member |
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We're using the same drive crew that we selected last year. The philosophy that we had during the selection process was "hire for attitude, train for skill".
You can train most people to operate a robot relatively easily. It's a lot harder to train a drive crew to think tactically, communicate effectively, and work as a team all while under pressure. Our drive team was made up of (last year's position/this year's position) Driver: Drive member (as in the team that designs and build the robot chassis)/ Drive member 2nd Driver: Electronics member / Electronics team lead Human Player: Mechanics member / Director of communications Coach: Electronics team lead / Director of Operations Most people with the qualities of a good driver should do very well on a robotics team, so it isn't surprising that most of our drive crew in leadership positions on the team. As a side note, all of the members of the drive crew are good friends outside of robotics, which means that they have really good chemistry and have very effective teamwork. |
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Last year we had:
Coach- Team Co-President Driver- Head of Programming Operator- Head of PR Human Player- Head of Mechanical It was great having the head of programming as the driver (for 3 years) because he knew the controls and operation of the robot well. PR really helped in strategizing and planning with other teams (extroverted, outgoing kid). A skilled mechanic was extremely important to fix any pre-match issues. He even had to replace a wheel quickly before the Virginia Regional finals last year. And as the coach, I'd like to say I knew the rules and strategies and could keep us calm under pressure. |
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Yeah I meant more that the Coach has the final say in all on-the-field behavior. Like if a coach decides that going for a certain game piece is not worth it, then the drivers are expected to follow his commands. This isn't how my old team does it, but it is how my current team is looking to implement things.
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