Can drive coach ALSO be a human player?

[BradMello]

Unless you didn't train or practice with your human player, I don't see DOGMA being an issue. We had a few human player "combines", with humans on the field mimicking robots scoring as fast as possible, and we didn't have many issues at all.

As a driver, I NEED my coach there watching the field. Especially this year with the balls coming in from overhead, my coach always says "incoming ball" whenever there's one on the way, alerting me to set up. It's a big disadvantage to your team to lose your coach to relaying balls.

[O'Sancheski]

Originally Posted by BradMello

Unless you didn't train or practice with your human player, I don't see DOGMA being an issue. We had a few human player "combines", with humans on the field mimicking robots scoring as fast as possible, and we didn't have many issues at all.

As a driver, I NEED my coach there watching the field. Especially this year with the balls coming in from overhead, my coach always says "incoming ball" whenever there's one on the way, alerting me to set up. It's a big disadvantage to your team to lose your coach to relaying balls.

i totally agree with you Brad... i want my coach to be seeing whats going on... we do a similar thing when a ball is being returned... but my coach says center... but this year is going to be though to score

[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.

[JohnBoucher]

If Suffield was any indicator, the human player will have plenty of time to place the ball in the trident.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by JohnBoucher

If Suffield was any indicator, the human player will have plenty of time to place the ball in the trident.

I believe there will be more scoring than at Suffield. That said, I agree that the human player should have no difficulty keeping up.