1. Presented by Megan Malone (RD) Megan.Malone@gmail.com 972-998-7557
Instant Challenge
Presented by Megan Malone (RD)

2. DI SCORE 2/3 Central Challenge (A, B, C etc) 1/3 Instant Challenge
Why?
A great way to learn and practice CPS tools for use in the Central Challenge
An excellent way to practice reflection skills, setting goals, and teambuilding skills.
Team members can use techniques to help solve “challenges” in their daily lives
Team members can use techniques to help solve “challenges” as adults
Instill confidence in younger people

3. How Does IC work?
A couple of weeks before the tournament you receive 2 times, an IC time and a Central Challenge time
You go to the IC check in with just your team and ONE team manager. The challenge cannot be recorded or spoken about outside of your team until after global finals
Team
Number
IC Time
Challenge Time
Rockin Robins
9:15 am
1:00 pm
Jazzy Jets
10:45 am
8:00 am

4. How Does IC work
The team will enter the room at their time and the appraisers and the challenge will be in the room. They will be read the challenge and will then complete it. They will spend about minutes in this room.
When it is over they go to a “chill out” room where they can talk about the challenge among their team.

5. 3 Types of Instant Challenges
Performance-Based: The focus is to create and perform
a theatrically-oriented solution for the Appraisers.
Teams may use words, language, conversations to solve
the Challenge or the solution may be non-verbal.
Task-Based: The focus is on the team working together
to build, move, change, protect or communicate with
provided materials in order to complete a task. Teams may
or may not be allowed to talk during the Challenge.
Hybrid of the two types is the most common instant challenge

6. Lets Look at an IC

7. Guiding your team through an IC
Read the team a challenge
Do it
Debrief- Pay special attention to the scoring, Have them examine the rubric and answer what they are getting scored on.
Then do it again – only this time change the rules
Give less time
Use fewer materials
Change an objective etc
Debrief

8. Building up to an IC
Materials Cards (IDODI.org) to practice how to use materials
Pieces of a challenge
Work on elements your team struggles on
Practice ICS your team doesn’t do well on
Work on Team roles in an IC