1. By Josie Schmitt and Maddy Burke
Scouting and Strategy
By Josie Schmitt and Maddy Burke

2. Strategy

3. Strategy Read the Game Manual
Figure out what parts of the game you want to complete
Ex: Gears, Fuel, or Defense
Have a clear aim
Be aware of the cool factor
Easy but big point task
Prioritize
Functionality
Desired qualities

4. Strategy Keep in mind your team’s limits and build within them
Analyze the game
How you can get the most rank points
Keep in mind
You have partners but you can’t rely on them for your own points (carry your own weight)
What kind of alliance you could be on, or facing (possible picks)

5. Strategy At competition figuring out How to get the most points
How you can rank the highest
What combo of teams could win

6. Scouting
Scouting is the collection of data to predict the future. It is very important!

7. Scouting Crucial Pit scouting Information management
Predict match strategy of opponents
Predict the future
Essential for alliance selection
Pit scouting
Take pictures
Type of drivetrain
Look at subsystems
Functionalities
Quality of construction
Information management
Pen and Paper requires organization by teams
Database helps with statistics

8. Scouting Things to keep track of: Match score
Points scored by each team
Scoring attempts and failures
Penalties
Autonomous modes, starting position
General strategy and tendencies
Drivers and human players

9. Scouting Data for all teams every match Requires Lots of people
Make it FUN!!
Alliance Selection
Fill in gaps
Preliminary list on Friday Night
Tweak list through Saturday
Be aware of a single metric

10. OPR About how many points each team should be able to score
Weighted Average
Accuracy is game dependent
Most quoted statistic

11. Strategy vs. Scouting Strategy What your team does
Specific objectives for each match
Finding a main point of interest for your robot
Expressing to the alliance how you think the team can earn the most points
Maximizing points for the alliances
Scouting
Predicting the future
What other teams can do
What your robot can’t do
Using the most important factors to find robots that fill in the gaps.

12. Any Questions?

13. Fun Activity - Mock Draft