Driver Stress?

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In my opinion the driver stress is amplified when you are the captain as well. I as a driver have so much stress put on me this year especially because our team has put so much effort into the competition this year and I wouldn't want to let a bunch of 9th graders hopes down because of some small penalties are simple mistakes.

As a Captain I am responsible not only for the robots for for things like permission slips, t shirts and everything in between. And for these last few days it's been so hectic because the regionals are coming closer and closer. But all in all At the end it's all worth the energy and time we put into the robot to see the looks on my team mates faces when we win a round or two.

I'd like to give a round of applause to all the drivers out there who keep their cool even through stressful times. And another round to our coaches who put up with us and are basically behind the scenes (I had to learn this the hard way since I lost a bet with my coach and ended up in his shoes for two weeks).

I wish everyone good luck at the competition and I hope to see a lot of you at the finals.

Nector