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Originally Posted by eneubec1
Hi All,
Here is what we concluded :
1.) Most of the scouting approaches used by teams are very heavily weighted for scoring goals, and light on assisting as well as an efficient catcher/inbounder.
2.) A strong defensive robot that can also pass and catch is not necessarily something teams look for in their scouting reports. ** This is a key point that I need some feedback around.
3.) Being a solid and cooperative team member is not something that is scouted for...but being an uncooperative alliance member will surely get your scratched from somebody list. (We did that with our team, and I am sure this is common practice).
4.) Eliminating the "slop" in our el-torros MUST be fixed before next event.
Our thoughts on how we can improve for the next competition:
1a.) In auton always take a ball and put it in the low goal.
1b) Another auton strategy would be around when we compete against a powerhouse that plans on shooting multiple high goals: Place our robot in the goalie zone directly infront of them. Put the goalie post up and stop them from scoring the straight shot. (A very different approach...but would work to our strength and stop the other team from scoring 20-40 pts in auton). Our fear is ...This would not show up on scouting reports as a strength as we didn't score any auton point.
2.) Always score atleast 1 low goal per game. (even if we fill the role as an inbounder). Clean up auton balls would be another easy way to do this.
3.) Consider visiting the top 8 seeded teams and promoting our robot's ability and why we may be a good partner for them.
4.) Take some videos of us catching the ball thrown over the truss on the practice field. (Use this to prove we can do it)
5.) The last one is ...get to the top 8 and pick 2 decent high shooters. Something our team now has confidence in achieving.
Please comment on our conclusions and if we are missing something.
P.S. I am not looking to start a thread on the trials and tribulations of scouting and being scouted. I am really just looking for some guidance around the conclusions for a rookie team's perspective. Help me understand the gap in our conclusion.
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Looks like a good plan to me. Eliminating "slop" in the el toros sounds like it might be a limiting factor. You have an easy to load robot, but you must be able to quickly and reliably eject the ball to prevent time wasters.
Drive trains can also make teams hestitant to pick you. I'm not trying to start a drive train debate. However, it would be good to know what you have "under the hood."
Good luck!
David