[GreyingJay]

Lots of great suggestions here. I echo the number one principle is:

Ensure the team realizes how important scouting is.

But this statement is predicated on:

Scouting IS important to my team.

So the first step is making sure that scouting data IS valued by your team. Is it just used for pick lists or do you use the data for every match? What happens to the raw data being compiled by the scouts? When does the drive team review it? Does feedback get acted upon? Is scouting seen as the "well there's nothing else left" position or is it valued, even revered?

This year's game offers some excellent opportunities for scouts to see their data get used and have a real impact in influencing the match score. It is easy to build a profile of what defenses each robot can and can't cross. This is crucial data to give to the drive team in advance so they can set up the alliance defenses.

Even if your team isn't expecting to perform well and end up in a picking position, having good scouting can still help. If you know your capabilities will mesh well with one of the picking teams, you can go sell yourself to them. If you can back up your offer to work with them with solid scouting data (that should match their own) then you'll have an even easier sell.