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Originally Posted by Roger
There is another method, which, for lack of a better term, I would refer as the "Mycroft Holmes" method ( Wikipedia's description is incomplete). It is someone that somehow can keep statistics of all the teams in his/her head, and be able to balance off which team would be good, and which to watch out. We've had a couple like that, and they are much better than any other system. I told the team's teachers to look out for a sports fanatic student for this role. |
Our head scout for the last few years was this type of person. His skills were all enhanced by our data collection. It also made it easier for him to explain reasons to the rest of the team, which in turn allowed him to better develop strategies.
If anything, I think the "Mycroft Holmes" method should be supplemented by some form of collected hard data.