Adult vs. Student coaches

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Before I start, I define coach as the person who is part of the 4 member field team who is not a driver, operator, or human player.

We have always believed in having a student coach and we have always had a pretty good student coach. When we get paired up into alliances, often teams will over-sell themselves and leave us with inferior performance on the field. Many times we get screwed over for follwing their strategy instead of our own. Sometimes, we folllow their strategy because they have an adult coach, and our student coach is in no position to argue with an adult coach. I think FIRST should make a rule one way or the other and not allow either one. I speculate that there is some unfairness that comes about from having adult coaches as opposed to student coaches. I know every team has the right to an adult coach but every team has a different philosophy on what and how their students should learn. So:

Do you have an adult coach or a student coach?
Why?
Do you feel it increases your ranking, winning, and success in matches?
Do you feel it enhances your team as a whole?
Do you feel it enhances the accuracy, precision, and speed in driving and operation?
What downsides are there?

And if you have a student coach, please answer the additional question:
Do you feel intimidated or persuaded by adult coaches on your alliance?