[Todd Derbyshire]

Ok I guess I can begin by saying that on Team 88 we scout teams with the goal in mind that we attain all of our competitors strengths and weaknesses to device a strategy(hence we call it strategy team). The team is composed of the back up drive team and other highly qualified members of the team that know the rules of the game to the highest degree. Throughout the competition EACH member of the team is given five robots to scout therefore the strategy team that night can go over the strengths and weaknesses of each robot and reduce the info to an index card. From the qualification rounds on three main strategist are working in the pit at all times. One to make sure where the team is ranked at all teams. Second one to watch matches all day and pick out the best bots. Third is the PR person. I believe as a strategist the most important job is to work YOUR OWN STRATEGY. Many teams will try to persuade you into trying a strategy that isn't beneficial for your team because they are asking you something that you simply cannot do. However, when you possess this much INTELLIGENCE you should be able to develop a STRATEGY that is beneficial for both teams. So in conclusion "I will say that you can have all the scouting and intelligence you want but if you can not work a strategy that involves both you and your alliance partner against your opponents then you just wasted your time. Not only do you need to know what they are doing you need to know what they are going to do to you and how you are going to stop that."