SCHOLASTIC BOWL COACH MRS. FERREE

WHAT IS SCHOLASTIC BOWL? A competition in which teams of 5 compete to see who knows their trivia.

TEAM MAKE UP Each team will have 5 players that start the competition. Each team has a captain who leads the team. Teams may make one player substitution. Will there be tryouts? Yes if there are more than 30 students interested. Teams will also be divided into 2-3 teams (Red, Blue, White) and rotate to try to even out playing time. When your team is not playing you will not need to attend matches.

WHEN IS TRYOUTS Thursday, January 8 th from 2:50-3:50 or Wednesday, January 7 th & Thursday Jan. 9 th from 7:45- 8:15 (Must attend both mornings if you can’t make after school).

WHEN ARE THE PRACTICES? Thursdays either in the morning from 7:30-8:15 or after school from 2:50-3:50. You may attend both or one. But unless there is an excused absence you must attend at least one practice a week. The complete schedule will be on my website at all times under Scholastic Bowl Updates. Paper schedules will not be passed out.

HOW CAN I PREPARE FOR SCHOLASTIC BOWL? There are a ton of websites linked to my webpage under Scholastic Bowl that I would like you to use throughout the season. There is also a Quizbook that I will be using.

TYPES OF QUESTIONS Toss-up- single answer questions, may be answered by anyone. Bonus- questions with 4 parts may only be answered by the team that answered the corresponding toss-up question, unless they answer incorrectly and it is rebounded to the opposing team. Question topics include the following: Science, Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, Fine Arts/Performing Arts, Vocational Education, and General Information.

MATCHES Each match consists of 2 halves with a 2 minute break in between. There are 24 toss-up questions (12 per half) and 20 bonus questions for each match. We play mostly conference teams in the area with a few matches outside our conference. We will play one tournament on Saturday in March- Date is TBD. We will end our season with a Conference Tournament on 4/22 from 4-8 and a Regional Tournament on 4/29. If we win regionals we would move on to Sectionals and then maybe STATE!!!

TIMING Teams are given 15 seconds to answer a toss-up question. If a team member buzzes in they are given 3 seconds to answer once their name is called by the moderator. If a team answers a toss-up incorrectly the question rebounds to the opposing team and they have any remaining time from the 15 seconds to answer or 3 seconds if time has already run out (clock runs while answer is given). Teams are given 30 seconds for a bonus question. Just like on a toss-up the rebounding team would receive remaining time or 3 seconds.

BONUS- TEAM COMMUNICATION Teams may not confer during a toss-up question, only the team member who buzzes in may answer the question. Teams are allowed to confer after a bonus question has been read. Teams are also allowed to have a pencil and paper to use during the bonus or for mathematical computations. During a bonus teams must put down their pencils and pass any answers to the captain when he calls time or when their 30 seconds runs out. The opposing team must do the same. There is no more conferring once the captain begins to answer (this goes for both teams).

SCORING Every toss-up is worth 10 points. Bonus questions are 4 parts, each part worth 5 points. If all parts are correct the bonus is worth 20 points.

END OF MATCH There are 3 ways a match can end, they are as follows: a) When all 24 toss-ups have been used, the team with the most points would win the match. b) All 20 bonus have been used, highest scoring team wins match. c) One team has accumulated 301 points.

GENERAL RULES 1) No talking while question is read (lose chance to answer). 2) When you buzz in, wait until moderator calls your name to give your answer. If you answer before the moderator recognizes you the question will only be worth 5 points (blurt rule). 3) On a toss-up the person who buzzes in must answer the question. 4) After a bonus has been read to the team that answered the toss-up correctly each team has 30 seconds to confer until the captain of the team being read the question calls time (pencils down & pass answers) 5) The team captain must answer the bonus question unless he defers to another team mate.

GENERAL RULES 6) Once the team captain begins to answer the bonus question the team may NOT communicate (talking, passing papers, or looking at paper near you). Pencils must be down when ready to answer bonus question. 7) Any part of a bonus answered incorrectly is rebounded to the opposing team. 8) When answering math questions, fractions must be in lowest terms and no improper fractions are allowed. 9) In math questions units are required. 10) NEVER, NEVER, NEVER question the moderator or the validity of a question!!!!! (save questions for coach after the match or during a time-out)