Team 5215 scouting

[GKrotkov]

Originally Posted by FrankenmuthK

Well with the ranking one thats going to be to our scouters judgement

Do you intend to train all your scouts to the point where they all give rankings consistent with both themselves and others, without being influenced at all by the sales ability of the people they're talking to? I know that over the course of an event, I certainly develop my opinions and biases - and that would take a lot of effort of deal with. If you have the people and time for that training, that's all well and good. If not, you may want to change your system a bit.

On a more practical note: If you print out the google form as it is, it winds up being 3 sheets of paper. If you can, I'd suggest formatting it to fit onto a single sheet of paper. This will mean fewer papers flying around at competitions.

Also, I'd second Abhishek's point about the unreliability of pit scouting. It's useful in the first few rounds, because your match scouting won't have quite enough data yet. However, as matches move on, it quickly degrades in value.

[FrankenmuthK]

Originally Posted by GKrotkov

Do you intend to train all your scouts to the point where they all give rankings consistent with both themselves and others, without being influenced at all by the sales ability of the people they're talking to? I know that over the course of an event, I certainly develop my opinions and biases - and that would take a lot of effort of deal with. If you have the people and time for that training, that's all well and good. If not, you may want to change your system a bit.

On a more practical note: If you print out the google form as it is, it winds up being 3 sheets of paper. If you can, I'd suggest formatting it to fit onto a single sheet of paper. This will mean fewer papers flying around at competitions.

Also, I'd second Abhishek's point about the unreliability of pit scouting. It's useful in the first few rounds, because your match scouting won't have quite enough data yet. However, as matches move on, it quickly degrades in value.

What would you guys suggest for a game scouting ?

[Skyehawk]

Originally Posted by FrankenmuthK

What would you guys suggest for a game scouting ?

If you are intent on using paper, a spreadsheet set up can be very functional. All your scouters need to do is just make tally marks then total them up at the end of the match. I will have a paper spreadsheet set up for backup, in case we don't get our tablets going.

[Bryce Paputa]

Originally Posted by Skyehawk

If you are intent on using paper, a spreadsheet set up can be very functional. All your scouters need to do is just make tally marks then total them up at the end of the match. I will have a paper spreadsheet set up for backup, in case we don't get our tablets going.

We don't even use a spreadsheet, and it has worked great for us. Each team gets a piece of paper with a row for each match with tally boxes, along with a section for notes. This year we're looking into an electronic system, but I wouldn't be surprised if we stay completely on paper.