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Originally Posted by TheSousaLife
I started out last year in FRC as a proxy to my current team 1311. I traveled to the Smoky Mountain Regional and helped the one man scouting sector of my team. It was mostly very benign and pointless due to my teams absolutely atrocious robot. It did however introduce me to the wonders of FIRST and FRC. I felt like a part of something bigger, something that can change my future. After the kickoff however, I realized, I have LITTLE Skill set. That's why I can get back to my FIRST roots this year, and instead of scouting being "cop-out" this year, it actually matters! So many defenses to place, so many robots to catalog. It just makes me rather happy that with my little skill set, I can still help my team. Just thought I'd thank FIRST for making scouting important!
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Trust me, I know that feeling of being totally irrelevant. As the strats monkey, I really had no purpose last year besides saying "this alliance partner does this, and the other one does this." This season, there's a lot that can vary from match to match, so my role suddenly has purpose again!
Anyway, best of luck in your scouting ventures! Ultimately, having a good robot and a good driver are the two most important parts, but scouting definitely has a lot more relevance than it did last season.