Importance of Scouting for ALL TEAMS

[Siri]

Quick tip for anyone who doesn't have the resources (people/manhours, passion, something) to do major scouting at events. There's no replacement for good match scouting, but for later events, consider pre-event scouting. I try to at least get full OPR (overall, hybrid, teleop, bridge, CCWM, etc) data for all the teams at my event who've played before, and often watch many match videos, in addition to our scouting. Realize that teams do change a lot between competitions though, especially their first and second (and districts with 6hr unbag time), though the videos can help you get a better sense of who.

Also, even if you only have 1 dedicated person, coach them on what to look for (dunkers, defense, special hybrid and balancing/etc) and talk to them regularly. It's not as strong as objective data (unless of course that person really knows their game), but it's something.

After you struggle through an event or two doing this--setup scouting!