Convincing a team to go electronic

[ToddF]

Originally Posted by T.Krauter

Just wondering if you guys use electronic scouting for your team and how much it cost so I can go in with some facts.

Researching the costs is something you should do for yourself, as they will be specific to your own implementation.

And, whether other teams are using electronic scouting is absolutely irrelevant to your situation. The worst possible reasoning for making a decision like this is "because other people do it".

That said, experiences of others are valuable. Our team has done both. We found that developing and maintaining an electronic scouting system was costly in time, money, and student resources. To get it right takes a number of years. The system often needs to be redesigned each year to fit each game. And, when the students with the passion for developing the system graduate, the system falls into disrepair. Our experience is that the cost was not worth the marginal benefit. BUT, our experience should not be generalized as applicable to other teams. Every team is different. That's why you have to decide for yourselves what will work best for YOU.