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Originally Posted by Nemo
On the topic of keeping data private versus sharing it with the world:
It's a huge waste of time for every team to dedicate 7+ people to compiling the same exact set of statistics. If a community effort produced the same thing with far less total effort, the teams with the most effective scouting systems could instead put that effort into creating more advanced statistics and improving their qualitative scouting and their methods of collecting and using that qualitative data. Those teams would still have a competitive advantage to show for their efforts.
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I agree that it can be a waste to have 7+ people constantly looking for the same set of statistics. However, some larger teams use that as a way to help teach newer members about scouting/strategy. Every experience helps a younger member.