The kid is locked in. His role in the team is to scout the other teams to find the right alliances for the last few stages of the tournament. He does this during the qualifying rounds when each team is assigned instead of teams selecting their alliances. He's currently on spring break and instead of sitting around playing video games and being lazy, I found out today that he's been scouting the other teams from other divisions by watching all the game footage. He has a whiteboard set up with all the teams he'll be competing against, and ranks, points, weaknesses, strengths, etc.
They found out what division they will be placed in at the Worlds competition and he already has the games mapped out and who to watch, who to avoid, etc. It's like a sportsbook in his room. LOL