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Re: Key Scouting Points?
I have found that there is no difference in the data you should collect based on whether you are scouting for Alliance Selection or Qualification Matches.
For Qualification matches, you need to know the capabilities (Strengths) and weaknesses of all 6 robots in the match. Yes, you should be scouting yourself.
In Qualification Matches, the strategy is based on the capabilities of partners and the tendencies and capabilities of opponents. You need to be honest about your own capabilities and you need to know your partners' capabilities. (Yes, some teams may exaggerate their capabilities).
For Alliance selection, you need to know what you do well and where you need help, establish a strategy which you believe will give you the best chance of success and select the partners which complement you and complete that strategy.
What you may want to consider is having a set of scouts who are focused on the upcoming partners and opponents who can provide the freshest perspective to the drive team for their match strategy discussion. These folks would be separate from the scouting team collecting the data for later evaluation during alliance pick list development.
Video of matches to confirm or correct scouting data is also helpful, too.
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