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Re: Best Ways to Scout

I can speak pretty highly of electronic scouting. The first two years I was on our team, we used paper scouting and it was so slow and messy. This year, someone created an app for Windows computers to run on c#, and it's great because we can always be making changes between competitions. Basically, 6 people watch the match and fill out the form. After a few matches, someone collects the data via USB or network and it can generate sheets for matches. This is nice, because it allows you to compare red and blue alliance data, make sorted pick lists based on shooting, outer works, etc.

It's the most organized I've ever felt for our team. NEVER let scouters skip the comments section, though. Not only will it be the most useful information, but you'll also find some pretty funny responses when you look back.
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