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Originally Posted by astephen68
I was wondering if a excel database would work for Atlanta or would it be too many teams to do it with?
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I have scouted FRC for for 5 years, and for the last 4, I have used a spreadsheet almost exclusively for scouting in the stands (the best kind, IMHO). This has worked well for my team from a small regional (24 team Waterloo) to an entire division (three years running) and even IRI. Make sure that you do not have too many parameters as you are watching matches.
As an example, you may want to look for how many rings a team scores in Auto and Operator Control, and then how they manipulate the goals. The most important thing to remember when you scout a team is to think about what information you can gather, and whether or not this info is useful in planning for matches or picking a team. Does it really matter if a team has six or four wheel drive or that they can pickup rings four at a time if they can't drive during a match? Just some things to think about.