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Originally Posted by GreeneBean
We used a paper and pencil system in the past and I had it organized very well. When we went over the data, it took sometime to crunch numbers and get an idea of how a team did during the qualifiers.
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I can understand that. I am a big proponent of the one team, one sheet system that uses rows for matches. If you are taking the right data, I can literally see a team getting better with just a second of glancing. The one team one sheet concept also helps sort for pick list by making Yes, No, Maybe piles and then sorting those stacks accordingly.
One problem I have with most electronic systems are they do a great job of averaging, and giving metrics, but the metric is only as good as its foundation. Take for instance a team that didn't run their first 3 matches, and then did very well once fixing their software glitch. A good scout would be concerned, but would send someone to investigate the issue, and then you would want your data to really ignore those first three matches. 3 down matches would potentially reduce averages and totals by 25% for a district event but definitely is not reflective of how their Elim performance would be.