Why Not Use The Blue Alliance?

While The Blue Alliance is a valuable resource for robotics teams, it has limitations. The site provides comprehensive data on match results, rankings, and statistics, but it focuses on alliance performance rather than individual robots. This makes it challenging to assess the specific contributions of each robot in a match.

Additionally, data on The Blue Alliance can sometimes be inaccurate due to errors in entry, discrepancies in match reporting, or delays in updates. As a result, teams should not solely rely on this data and must complement it with their own scouting efforts.

Teams often use stand scouting to observe and record individual robot performance during matches and pit scouting to gather detailed information directly from teams. By combining The Blue Alliance data with firsthand scouting information, teams can develop a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of the competition, leading to better strategic decisions.