For all rookie (and veteran) teams:
Here is a link with a very useful scouting information database.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...t=836+scouting
I would encourage that all teams reiterate how important scouting is, because nobody wants to walk into a match blind. In this scouting database are forms that are used for the pits and another used gameplay. We tend to like quantitative stats versus opinionated stats. We rotate team members through scouting an assigned player station on the field, and also divide up the teams in the pits among 5 or 6 scouts. Often times we have teams of 2 go around the pits and both fill out reports (for quality control).
Please let me know if you have any other questions!
On a side note, I am interested to see how strategy changes from quals to elims this year. i don't expect much defense during quals, but elims is an entirely different story.
-Tim