Da Bears Scouting program

[dqmot17]

This year, our team created a scouting program, which many different teams used (we even made a customized one for TnT 280).

Our team was wondering if we make this universal for every team, you would want it?

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[cygnus.x1]

Yes! We'd love it if you shared with everyone. No sense in everyone putting all the hours of programming time that you must have done!

[dwaynetrip3119]

my team will definitely love it. we dont have a scouting program at al

[JoeyTNT280]

On behave of TNT 280 I must say that this is much better than our old Excel files and we're greatful for the Da' Bears! Thanks Fenig hope to see you and the rest of Da' Bears really soon for some team fun if possible =D

[Ed Law]

We would be interested in it as well. I saw it when we partnered with you in one of the matches at the State Championship. I think it is awesome.

Are you thinking about sharing the program or the data as well?

[dqmot17]

We would be interested in it as well. I saw it when we partnered with you in one of the matches at the State Championship. I think it is awesome.

Are you thinking about sharing the program or the data as well?
We share the data with anyone who asks (so next time you need scouting data, feel free to ask Da Bears), but as of now, we were thinking making it universal for any game and any team. If it gets big enough, we could probably set it up so you see the data, but we wanted to know if we do change it and put time into it, then people will use it.

[blackiceskier]

i know this may sound a bit weird but is this program compatable with the FTC games? How about Vex? will you be making one for next years games both FTC and FRC

we as an FTC team are simply using paper to scout and it is much to slow and we run out of room very quickly
we would love to use a software program

[dqmot17]

i know this may sound a bit weird but is this program compatable with the FTC games? How about Vex? will you be making one for next years games both FTC and FRC

we as an FTC team are simply using paper to scout and it is much to slow and we run out of room very quickly
we would love to use a software program

If we wanted to make a universal scouting program, that would have the basics all put in, all we would need is enough interest....
But as of now, anything in FRC is going in it, and if that makes it compatible enough then you could use it.

[Tyler Hicks]

We were with you at Michigan Championships, and we loved your scouting program. You should make it universal. Start handing it out to people, that will make it popular.

[dqmot17]

We were with you at Michigan Championships, and we loved your scouting program. You should make it universal. Start handing it out to people, that will make it popular.

We want to make sure people will use it if we hand it out.. (so reply if you will)

Also, if it becomes popular enough, we would go around with a flash drive and give people match lists, our scouting....etc. etc.

[Chief Samwize]

I got a chance to see the scouting program up close when we were teamed with you guys in various matches. It's an awesome program.

-Sam

[Tyler Hicks]

Heck yes I would use it! Our team could really use that!:D :D :D

[klanicam]

We would love to use it. Having something like that would be helpful, especially for teams who are lacking in programmers to program the robot and a scouting program. I would think that this could also be helpful to rookie teams who may not know exactly what or how to scout.

[R.C.]

I always thought about this:

Why doesn't a team make a uniform scouting program. Now I see one. Most teams don't have the programmers nor the resources to do this. We at 1323 would appreciate such an awesome scouting program.

Thanks Da Bears,

-RC

[JoeyTNT280]

I know that most of the teams posting here are from michigan. Honestly though the teams who aren't from michigan and didn't get to see it up close and personal I would like to say this: It's one of the best scouting methods I have used ever.

[roboraven15]

ya, idk who wouldn't want that, that scouting system was so cool! lol

[falconmaster]

I always thought about this:

Why doesn't a team make a uniform scouting program. Now I see one. Most teams don't have the programmers nor the resources to do this. We at 1323 would appreciate such an awesome scouting program.

Thanks Da Bears,

-RC

We have been working on one for three years. Here is the one we used this year along with about 6 other teams. They all loved it.
http://www.nventivity.com/scout2.htm

We to go Da Bears! I think yours is great too. We need more of these type of things out there!

[MFennig8]

Ok, so I think I should finally jump on here and voice my opinion on the scouting program. First of all hi guys, my name is Fennig, I am the inventor of this scouting program. My team thought it would be a good idea to see what people around the world in the FIRST community would think of the program itself. Now I know people are saying that this is an amazing program and blah blah blah. To be honest, this was just one of those things that I wanted to help bring out technology to the fields that most people do not think is important.

Now there is all this talk about people wanting to use the program, distributing it to everyone who would like help with scouting. The one thing that I am looking when and if we do finally distribute it to everyone is why you need the program and how you scout currently.

Now ending my sixth year on the team, yeah everyone on my team still wants me around for some reason, I wanted to get the help to other teams around the world.

If we were to do this, I would still like to take all the information and hopefully have it posted on our website throughout the weeks of competition. We would like to have a fully functional database that is through our site that everyone world wide can see.

Everyone who is a scouter can realize that yes it is hard to scout a team you have never seen, but doing this would take a lot of pressure off those scouters.

So yes these pictures of the program are from nationals, but I have been modifying the program on a daily basis to make it fully functional to any team, even the ones with few members.

Yes I did put a lot of hard work into the program, and yes I am still working it out to be something that anyone can use. I want to make sure these teams that are saying they want them, will use them and spread around the FIRST community that scouting is the most important thing when preparing for a match.

[tsiersema]

this software is amazing and I would like a copy, I had been talking with the programmer and he was going to get me set up at Michigan State Comp. but time got out of our hands. Team 1918 would greatly appreciate it.

[lady lighting]

YES 4 sure we will use it to bad u didnt have it this year we only had 4 scouters!

[dqmot17]

hey check out this other thread about a little get together: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?p=862021#post862021

[idk]

Team 134 would love it if it became available! Our scouting program is lacking if you know what I mean. The pictures looked good also. Please post if this does become available!

[MFennig8]

There will be a website link that will be available for teams to sign up to get a copy of it on here and through www.247dabears.com