Re: 2012 Scouting Form
 

Two things:
We never have had scouts record the result of the match as all the information is available online. I don't think we have ever even looked at the data, anyway.

How are you going to determine which robot scores the most points if you don't know what basket the scored on?

Re: 2012 Scouting Form
 

I like the score of the match and who won, especially this year when an 0-8 team can be ranked the same as a 8-0 team. The scores allows you to to see a correlation between each match, yes they are posted online but why look them up after the fact.

Knowing where they score is perfectly fine thing to track, but its not necessary. I say this because if they score 100 baskets in the bottom hoop its 100 points but 10 baskets in the top hoop is only 30. Yes there is a curve where the 1 or 2 pointers are worth less than the same amount of 3 pointers but if you know a team can score 10+ baskets who cares what hoop its in. Yes I understand that most teams aren't going to be able to score 10+ points so know where they do score is good. So there isn't a reason why you wouldn't track what basket they score in, im just saying its not the most important thing.

Re: 2012 Scouting Form
 

Attached is latest version working on Windows 7. We're still working on cleaning it up. 3rd attachment shows the input form. I hope no one here is on team 306... :D No offense intended, it's just bogus data.

Yes. It doesn't use any platform-specific calls.

See, we have 6+ people watching each game and it will be fairly easy for them to record the baskets scored with our scouting program. It's not like they're going to be doing anything more important anyway.

Also, if you just calculated points, you would have to make the scouts do "*3" and "*2" or "*3+3" for baskets scored in upper baskets or in autonomous. Much easier if they can just click a button.

Re: 2012 Scouting Form
 

Yes, you're right. I wasn't clear. I think the best practice would be to instruct scouts on recognising fouls themselves, but if that fails, they should be able to watch the referees, since this year's scoring isn't very difficult with only 3 balls per robot (at a time) and a relatively slow endgame.

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In your example how do you know they scored 100 baskets in the bottom hoop or in the top hoop or some combination if your scouts don't record it? :confused:

Re: 2012 Scouting Form
 

Next revision. Feedback still welcome.

Re: 2012 Scouting Form
 

Revised version of 2012 Scouting Form with support documents:
ScoutReport - to report alliance and opponent data for upcoming matches
ScoutSummary - to summarize individual team data for alliance selection

Re: 2012 Scouting Form
 

Attached are the Scouting Forms we will use next week at the Finger Lakes Regional. Go X-Cats!

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Team 354 has come up with a general scouting sheets as an printable on and an excel one.

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Have any of you practiced using your scouting ideas/sheets/systems while watching one or more of the re-cap videos of a match? I know that some videos are not well-suited for scoring practice because the cameraman has taken an interest in some particular action to the exclusion of field coverage.

I would think that if several of your scouts come up with close or identical results on your system, then you will know that you have a degree of consistency and utility in the data they are generating. If there are wide differences in how your scouts react to the same match, then you need to find out why that is. Either it's a form deficiency or your scouts are literally not on the same page in their understanding of what is required of them.