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January 16, 2016

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16TH

MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL

A super intense,super fun day withkids celebrating reading.

COMPETITION DAY FOR ELEMENTARY8:30 - Volunteers report to the Freshman Center.

- Coaches register, submit final team rosters, & pick up packets in the lobby of the

Performing Arts Center (PAC) 9:00 – Welcome and Parade of Teams – PAC 9:15 – opening Ceremonies begin in PAC 9:30 – Competition begins.

Closing ceremonies immediately following competition in the PAC.

COMPETITION DAY : MIDDLE & HIGH

1:30 – Volunteers report to the Freshman Centerat McEachern HS

- Coaches register, submit final team rosters & pick up packets in the Main Lobby of the

Performing Arts Center 2:00 – Welcome and Parade of Teams 2:15 – Opening Ceremonies begin - Performing Arts Center 2:30 – Competition begins.

Closing ceremonies immediately following competition in the PAC.

No food or drink in the competition rooms.

Refreshments are permitted ONLY before competition begins

DEADLINE TO REGISTEROctober 30, 2015 is the deadline for application into the CRRB competition.

Your volunteers must also be listed for the application to be “completed”.

Both the non-refundable $60 application fee and the application must be turned in by then.

There are NO exceptions.

Send payment and application to:

Renée CrumleyLovinggood Middle

School

COMPETITION DAY –VOLUNTEERS

Each team must provide one adult volunteer.

** This volunteer will NOT be with your team at all during the day**

We highly suggest providing a volunteer for the alternate competition. (Elementary volunteer for

MS/HS and MS/HS volunteer for Elementary)

A NEW PERSPECTIVE…Consider volunteering for the other grade level competition.

It’s a completely different experience from the other side of the buzzer!

GAME FORMAT1. A school may have no more than

one team at each level.2. Coaches must remain in the room

with their teams.3. Each school will participate in six

rounds unless there is a tie-breaker.4. Each round will consist of 10

questions.

GAME FORMAT5. Alternates may be substituted between

rounds.6. Teams will receive 10 points for each

correct answer.7. There will be no penalties for wrong

answers.8. Each team has 5 members and 5

alternates. No more than five students may compete during a round.

PRIVATE SCHOOLSSchools with students in multiple levels for

competition may have more than one team. For example, a school has grades 4 – 6 they may have:

one elementary team - students in 4th and 5th

grades one middle school team for 6th grade

6th grade students may not compete at the elementary level. However, 4th & 5th grade students may compete at the middle school level.

GAME RULES1. Each student participating in the round will

hold the buzzer, and will buzz in when he/she knows the answer to the questions.

2. When the student buzzes in, the console judge must acknowledge the student and team. The student must wait to answer the question until the judge acknowledges him/her. If a student shouts out an answer without being called upon to answer, that team loses the opportunity to answer. The Moderator will repeat the question for the other team.

GAME RULES3. The student must answer the question within ten seconds.

a. If a contestant buzzes before the completion of a question, the moderator stops reading and, after being recognized, the contestant must answer immediately. If an incorrect answer is given, the moderator reads the entire question to the opposing team. The team then has an opportunity to answer the question within 10 seconds.

b. If neither team buzzes in within ten seconds, the moderator will answer the question and proceed to the next question. No points will be given for an unanswered question.

c. If a team member answers the question without buzzing in, the moderator will ignore the answer and wait for someone to buzz in correctly.

CHALLENGE:

4. A C H A L L E N G E C A N O N LY B E I N I T I AT E D BY A P L AY E R .

A C OA C H C A N N O T I N I T I AT E A C H A L L E N G E .

GAME RULES: CHALLENGESAt no time may a coach speak with any team

members unless a question is challenged by a student. Any concern about an answer to a question MUST be addressed by the student to the COACH before the next question is asked.

The student will get the attention of the coach by raising his/her hand. The student and coach will discuss the challenge. The coach will decide if the challenge is credible. A coach may decide not to raise the challenge to the moderator.

GAME RULES: CHALLENGESIf the coach decides to continue with the

challenge, he/she will inform the moderator, who will take the appropriate steps of sending the challenge to the challenge room for a decision.

The moderator may offer the coaches the opportunity to throw out the question in lieu of spending time challenging the question. In that case, an alternate question will be substituted.

A challenge is for when the student feels the question or answer is incorrect. NOT because no one answered the question correctly!

GAME RULES5. Sportsmanship – If the moderator

notices that a coach is speaking with a team member during a round, whether or not he/she is providing answers to questions, the Moderator will push the call button in the room to alert the challenge officials to come and remove the coach from the competition. That coach will also be disqualified from the following year’s competition as well.

GAME RULES6. Team members are not allowed to confer

with each other during the rounds, and coaches are not allowed to speak with team members during the round unless a student initiates a challenge.

7. Talking during the competition is prohibited. Team violations may include team members, coaches, and/or visitors. Once the round begins, there should be no noise of any kind. This includes clapping and cheering from visitors. Help the teams FOCUS!

WINNERS! THEY ARE ALL WINNERS, SO LET’S MAKE SURE EVERY ONE FEELS LIKE A WINNER!• Determined by total points from all 6

competition rounds• Top 2 teams advance to Regional

competition (First Saturday in February in Carrollton)

• Top 3 teams receive special trophies• Participation trophies for everyone

else

GOOD SPORTSMANSHIPMAKES IT FUN!Smile and be happy!No dirty looksNo sneers or mean comments

toward your own or the other teamThank the volunteers for donating

their Saturday

FINAL REMINDERS:1.Registration is due by October 30th 2.You must provide an adult volunteer on

your registration form3.No food/drink in the competition rooms.4.Please remind your team to thank the

volunteers.5.Encourage good sportsmanship among

your team members, parents, coaches, teachers and administration.

THANKS, COACHESIT‘S ALL ABOUT THE

KIDS!P R O M O T I N G T H E LOV E O F R E A D I N G