competition schedules?

[Ken Leung]

Originally Posted by mightywombat

I was just hoping to get a hold of a match schedule to organize scouting...

What's the fun of competition if you know everything ahead of time?

I remember back at 2001, to prevent teams from knowing who they are going to work with, FIRST had a match list that shows blocks of 12 teams in a 3 match period instead of showing which 4 team will be in which match.

You should be grateful about getting an accurate match list on Friday morning.

Organize your scouting team ahead of time, make sure there is enough scouting sheets and office supplies for all your scouts, and assign them which teams to watch ahead of time with the team list. As soon as you get a copy of the match list Friday morning when you go in (you will receive 2 per team I believe), have the scouts come to you to find the match # of the team they are supposed to watch. That way there will be no surprises.

The other match list should remain with the coach to figure out how much time they have for repairs and preperation before their next match.

Also, it is a good idea to bring a small dry marker board with you, and list out the matches you team is going to be in. Write down your alliance partner and your opponents, so you know what scouting info you are going to give your coach when your teams have have a match.

Good luck!