mic on coaches?

[JulieB]

I think in 2004 when tech tv did the thing on the champions they had to beeps several words out.

I think it would be cool to listen what I said in some of the match this year probably not to nice.

one time this year our drive went to pick a red ball and we were blue. that was bad.

[Madison]

I would love to hear what other coaches say during matches. My experience has been that I'm one of the most vocal coaches around, though I don't think that I scream or am very emphatic about things. I move around a lot and talk to all three teams, though, which seems pretty unusual.

[Jeff Rodriguez]

I am planning on Mic-ing myself while in Atlanta. I'm also going to try and get interviews immediately following matches and throughout the day. It's something that FIRSTcast has up our sleeves for Championships.
I'd also be willing to let other people borrow my setup and record themselves or get a small interview in.

[brentmcjunkin]

It would be good but i mean this is a student event and who knows what the coach will say at any given time

[Vikesrock]

I just realized I never posted my opinion on wearing a mic as a coach. I coached the majority of our matches this year, and I'm pretty sure I didn't say anything I wouldn't have wanted anyone in the arena to hear.

Having said that, I would be against putting live mics on coaches during matches. I don't think this would add anything to the coverage. The mics used in television sports coverages are typically used in recap segments, I have never seen them used live. The reason for this is much of a coaches banter in any sport is not particularly exciting to the average spectator.

I would have no problem wearing a mic during the match, and I am actually putting this on my list of ideas for next year right below a fixed upper deck camera for our matches. I think it would be helpful addition to reviews of our matches and the strategies employed and their effectiveness.

[dilbert]

That would be amazingly cool, even though it may be construed as against the rules. One of the rules is that you can't have any communications devices on.

[Cow Bell Solo]

Yeah I would like to hear what our coach was yelling at us (I was a driver) in a relaxed environment to actually to understand. When your in the heat of the moment you don't always hear everything that is being said expecially when the crowd is very very loud.

[Nawaid Ladak]

"whatever happens on the field, stays on the field"

my definition of GP is "you compete like crazy ON THE FIELD, but respect the other teams OFF THE FIELD"

just liek some teams help their oponants during time outs other teams disrespect their oponiants on the field, which frankly, im fine with.

[Josh Goodman]

Originally Posted by Nawaid Ladak

other teams disrespect their oponiants on the field, which frankly, im fine with.

I don't quite understand what you mean by that. Sometimes you need to work together with the opposite alliance. What if two robots get stuck together? We've communicated before cross-arena with an opposing team to get unstuck. Granted, it was to get us back to scoring but it was still teamwork. Yes, I try to win matches, but you don't want to disrespect opponents......just get on their nerves an awful lot!

[GaryVoshol]

Those planning on recording their alliance zone conversations should get permission from the event directors first. There are rules against communication devices, and it should be made clear that this is recording, not transmitting to someone else. Also, radio communication is prohibited so as to not interfere with the field controls. You would either need to get the radio channel cleared by the technical folks, or use a self-contained recorder.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Nawaid Ladak

just liek some teams help their oponants during time outs other teams disrespect their oponiants on the field, which frankly, im fine with.

Competing like crazy on the field is not the same as disrespecting opponents on the field. At the IRI 2007 this past summer, I had the privilege of watching teams competing like crazy with each other with respect for the matches, the teams involved, and the competition, itself. It was a fierce, intense, and thrilling competition and it was filled with respect.

Disrespect isn't anything I would like to see promoted or accepted anywhere in FIRST or in FIRST teams, on the field or off.

[Nawaid Ladak]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

Competing like crazy on the field is not the same as disrespecting opponents on the field. At the IRI 2007 this summer, I had the privilege of watching teams competing like crazy with each other with respect for the matches, the teams involved, and the competition, itself. It was a fierce, intense, and thrilling competition and it was filled with respect.

Disrespect isn't anything I would like to see promoted or accepted anywhere in FIRST or in FIRST teams, on the field or off.

i've heard mentors say, "go ram that robot as hard as you can". i'm pretty sure thats disrespecting another teams robot, by telling your driver to drive into that opposing machine as hard as you can for the sole purpose to stop it from functioning. (NOTE: i chose my words very carefully there, im pretty sure a few coaches have something more severe planned for that opposing robot.). and i don't think the FIRST community is ready to see the true nature of what happens on the field.

as i said before, "what happens on the field, should STAY on the field"

[Grant Cox]

Originally Posted by Nawaid Ladak

i've heard mentors say, "go ram that robot as hard as you can". i'm pretty sure thats disrespecting another teams robot, by telling your driver to drive into that opposing machine as hard as you can for the sole purpose to stop it from functioning. (NOTE: i chose my words very carefully there, im pretty sure a few coaches have something more severe planned for that opposing robot.). and i don't think the FIRST community is ready to see the true nature of what happens on the field.

as i said before, "what happens on the field, should STAY on the field"

If I was ever told that by a coach, I would SERIOUSLY think twice before doing so. One of the things I love most about being a driver is the massive amount of respect that is shown on the field between drive teams (99% of the time). For those of you who were at GLR and saw our match against 201, their defense played on us was unbelievably well thought-out and impossible to play through. It was clean, penalty-free defense, and I talked to their driver afterward to congratulate him on it (and pray that we weren't against them in elims). Something that is very commonplace when teams cross each other to get their robots off the field is a quick "hey man, awesome match" "yeah you did great" and etc. Of the friends I've made driving, probably just as many of them were made driving against somebody as there were driving with them.

That being said, last year we were subject to a team that was explicitly told by their coach to ram us as hard as they could and push us over the side wall. It happens. Even though their drivers came up and apologized after the fact, it was still a rough move. Things will happen in the heat of the match. I've heard drivers yelling at their coaches (when it's supposed to be the other way around), coaches from other teams yelling degradingly at their partners, you name it. While I think it would be interesting for more people to be exposed to the high-stress environment behind the glass, I don't think the majority of FIRSTers (think of the parents and such) would benefit from it.

[Nawaid Ladak]

Originally Posted by GeeForce

If I was ever told that by a coach, I would SERIOUSLY think twice before doing so. One of the things I love most about being a driver is the massive amount of respect that is shown on the field between drive teams (99% of the time). For those of you who were at GLR and saw our match against 201, their defense played on us was unbelievably well thought-out and impossible to play through. It was clean, penalty-free defense, and I talked to their driver afterward to congratulate him on it (and pray that we weren't against them in elims). Something that is very commonplace when teams cross each other to get their robots off the field is a quick "hey man, awesome match" "yeah you did great" and etc. Of the friends I've made driving, probably just as many of them were made driving against somebody as there were driving with them.

That being said, last year we were subject to a team that was explicitly told by their coach to ram us as hard as they could and push us over the side wall. It happens. Even though their drivers came up and apologized after the fact, it was still a rough move. Things will happen in the heat of the match. I've heard drivers yelling at their coaches (when it's supposed to be the other way around), coaches from other teams yelling degradingly at their partners, you name it. While I think it would be interesting for more people to be exposed to the high-stress environment behind the glass, I don't think the majority of FIRSTers (think of the parents and such) would benefit from it.

second this statement...well atleast the last part of the second paragraph

this is exactly the reason why there shouldn't be mic's on coaches in my opinion.

[DB_UPS]

At Wisconsin this year, some UWM Journalism students did a piece on 1675 and first. They mic our drive team for one of the quarter final matches. I think it turned out well.

here is a link.
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/JMC/showcase...n/pvclip3.html