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To me, the benefits of good scouting manifest themselves through quality picks and a successful alliance.

Should we also have an award for "best drive team?" I'd think not, because this is already a component of a winning alliance.'

Edit: then again, other awards could be said to be "redundant" on this line of reasoning as well. So maybe this deserves an award of its own!

Completely agree with your points - FIRST would to well to take scouting more seriously, and better exposure to match data and easier seating for scouts would be fantastic.