[Xenosthebest]

One scout per team is fine... for really small teams, which isn't as abundant as one may think. The scout team should be anyone not working in the pits, on the field, or miscellaneous work that cannot be left for later (such as getting that one, specific wrench out of the truck in the parking lot). Let's face it, there are always those seniors that don't work in the mechanical field, such as chairmans or animators, etc, and all they do is sit in the audience and cheer. Give 'em a scout sheet and have them keep an eye on a team and it's human/robot players.

This way, when/if you get into the top 8 and need to pick alliance partners, you have more teams to look at than that one, single freshman recorded in the 2-minute rounds. Also, video footage is helpful, so if you have a camera (with a tripod?), make good use of it.