2008 Greater Toronto Regional!

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Originally Posted by Kate Mosley

1114 does the best scouting I have ever seen in FIRST. They have exact statistics on every single team at the regionals they attend - how many lines and balls they do in hybrid, how many laps they do, how many hurdles they do, how many places they make. They use this as the basis of their pick lists.

Agreed, we model our scouting after theirs, and in three years of doing it their way, I can absolutely say "it works". Presently we use six people with wireless laptops to record everything each team does, 100%. We set up a wireless network and put all the recorded data onto a server, which is always available for every team to see, download and use. We'll be in Atlanta, hopefully with some partners, recording (and sharing) everything on all four fields.

Originally Posted by Richard

So, predictions? I'll go out on a limb and project 1114 as the #1 seed. They can't seem to score in less than triple digits.

Yeah, some limb. Like "The sun will rise". 1114 will be awesome on Einstein. Best bot I have ever seen. Ever.

Originally Posted by Bochek

Coming from a team competing at GTR, i was appalled at the quality of the reffing. Multiple times i took video footage evidence to the head ref and he basically told me to suck it up and leave.

As well he should. If you want it changed, volunteer to join the referee staff next year, and eventually you can work your way up to head ref. Maybe by then you'll understand why it is the way it is.

On average, it all evens out.