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Building a Scouting System

How to turn metrics into a working data pipeline: paper systems, scouting apps, and QR-based tools like QRScout. You will learn the three parts of any system, how to move data reliably, and how to keep it accurate.

Building a Scouting System is module 2 of 8 in the Scouting & Strategy guide. It picks up where Scouting Fundamentals left off and hands over to Data Analysis: TBA and Statbotics. Its 3 lessons are about 120 minutes of the guide's ~21 hours.

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01Paper Scouting and the Three-Part PipelineEvery scouting system has three parts: a collection method, a transfer method, and a database; paper is the simplest reliable starting point.40 min read

02Scouting Apps and QR-Based Systems (QRScout)Apps speed up collection and transfer; QR-based tools like QRScout solve data transfer offline by encoding each match as a scannable QR code.45 min read

03Keeping Data Accurate and TrustworthyA scouting system is only useful if its data is accurate; this lesson covers the human and process habits that keep noise out.35 min read

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ScoutingSystematically collecting data on robots' performance to inform strategy and alliance-selection decisions.

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Building an FRC Scouting App: Data Model, TBA/Statbotics APIs, and PicklistsBuild an FRC scouting app: match and pit scouting, a simple data model, pulling schedules and EPA from the TBA and Statbotics APIs, and building a picklist.20 min read

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