If you're on that tight of a budget and can't afford scoops here's a quick and very functional fix-
Find one real scoop, whether that means buying it or borrowing one from another team at a show for a few minutes. Then trace the scoop on a sheet of posterboard, cut it out and laminate it.
I've done homemade scoops before, too, but I used sheets of plastic from our local
TAP Plastics store. Other than the lack of a manufacturer's logo, our scoops were pretty much identical to Yamaha scoop we used as a template.