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Re: Electronic scouting using 7 laptops and a little mysql
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Originally Posted by tickspe15 View Post
In 2014 we switched to nexus 7s, that we borrowed from the computer science teacher at school, on a USB network. Tablets are cheeper and less cumbersome and none of them broke.

As the drive coach I was given a tablet with updated data after every match.
This is the ideal set up. Tablets take scouting to the next level because it simplifies UI(It's easier to tap than click in a fast paced match). The only problem is that 7 computers are more accessible than 7 tablets to most teams.

Another way to get data down to the drive coach is by having some sort of data syncing system using mobile Internet. You can either run the scouting server off a website and keep a constant connection (Ideal, so drive coach has up to date information on phone at all times) or have an export SQL script that syncs every few matches to an external source.
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