Data Scouting

[James Garrett]

Originally Posted by pabeekm

We kept all our data in a 2 inch binder with sheet protectors (one labeled for each team). We had a seventh scouter who's job was to collect the six half-sheets at the end of each match, look over them and give any necessary feedback, and then put each sheet into their respective teams' sleeve. Whenever we had a match coming up, I'd take the binder down to the pits, browse the pages on our allies and opponents, then discuss with the drive team and our allies what strategies would work best for the match.

As far as alliance selection goes, we looked at all the data Friday evening, made a preliminary pick list, and kept an eye out on Saturday morning for any developments that might warrant changes to the list.

So more or less you just use the sheets themselves for compilation and run them by the drive team before each match?
That's almost a perfect compromise between the two systems we've tried so far. Have you tried a sheet for data that the coach can hang on to or do you just use it to get a feel for the teams in qualifications to develop a strategy?

Thank you for helping by the way, this is our first year where we've had enough of a robot and a team to start working on a scouting system. It also happens to be our first year going to worlds so in the next couple of weeks our goal is to get something more concrete set up.