Can drive coach ALSO be a human player?

[PAR_WIG1350]

Remember, DOGMA exists primarily to stop alliances from hoarding balls, not to give the human players an impossible task. Thus, it probably won't be an issue. (I'm sure the GDC has tested how long it takes to return balls to the field to ensure people who get DOGMA penalties are, most of the time, purposefully hoarding balls as a strategy.)

[lenny8]

what if your drive coach is a mentor? i don't think we can. i don't think I've seen that anywhere in the rules.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by lenny8

what if your drive coach is a mentor? i don't think we can. i don't think I've seen that anywhere in the rules.

Doesn't matter, according to the rules. They make no distinction between whether or not the drivers, human player, or coach (student or adult) can handle the balls. The only restriction is that the human player has to handle the trident and the coach can't touch the controls.

[thefro526]

I am not entirely sure if I will be the coach this year, but it's in the cards, and I know if I am I will not be opposed to the idea of helping out the Human Players should there be a backlog of balls that need to be re-introduced to the field.

It's not something I want to do all of the time, but if I've got to do it then I will.