Historically our team hasn’t used stand scouts but we are trying to implement them for this year. I’ve been tasked with creating a system of scouting that the stand scouts to use. We’ve agreed upon using google docs and I though why not take it a step further and so I’ve created a completely new rating system for all of a teams capabilities and to (hopefully) be able to accurately predict matches including the score. Would anyone be willing to share their scouting data from one of the regionals so I could test it?
Just a few quick questions. Do you plan on using google sheets or just google docs? Also, realize that hotspots are not allowed at competitions so I take it you are planning to use the offline features?
I would definitely recommend collecting numbers and using a spreadsheet of some sort to analyze the data if possible. But just taking notes is definitely still a good place to start.
Bouncing off Logan’s reply above, using Google Drive at a competition for scouting is going to limit you to the offline mode, which is fine using Google sheets as long as you’re aware that you can’t connect to the internet using a hotspot when you are in the stands.
However, if you have Microsoft Excel, a thread I’d suggest checking out for a pretty good scouting setup is this one:https://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154400. Using this option likely requires paper scouting, but 829 has found success using this sheet + paper scouting at our first event and will likely use it for our next events.
As far as data, here is our raw data from the IN District Tippecanoe Event: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jj_haD2u0v1cBqRGdrVRZ8sNJut0KaLZkOFS1n9OkqY/edit?usp=sharing.
Following up on 829’s paper+digital scouting, I suggest having one lead scout for inputting data into Excel/Google Sheets/etc., then the team members in the stands would do paper scouting.
The way I do scouting is that I print six scouting sheets off, then put them in translucent poly file folders. Give your team expo markers and let them fill out the data. Snap a photo afterwards to input the data.