1. F.I.S.H. stands for “Fishing In Schools Happening”
What Does “F.I.S.H.” Mean?
F.I.S.H. stands for “Fishing In Schools Happening”

2. What Is A “F.I.S.H. Tournament?”
A F.I.S.H. Tournament is a competitive fishing tournament for states, districts, schools and students participating in the National Fishing in Schools Program.

3. F.I.S.H. Tournament Structure

4. F.I.S.H. Competitions

5. Nebraska F.I.S.H. Tournament Elements
Projected participants:
LPS
“Outstate” schools outside Lincoln: 50?
Total est = 400
2 Competition venues:
Indoor – Cook Pavilion, UNL
Outdoor – Bowling Lake or Holmes Lake
Structure:
2 Groups of participants:
Group A = 200; comprised of +/- 20 teams of 10 each (outstate schools < 10?)
Group B = 200; comprised of +/- 20 teams of 10 each (outstate schools < 10?)
Each group comprised of students from each participating school – i.e., students from each school will be split between the 2 groups so as to compete with other schools at each venue
Schedule:
Session
Time
Indoor venue
Outdoor venue
Morning session
9-11 AM
Group A
Group B
Afternoon session
1-3 AM
Awards (Cook)
4-5 PM

6. Nebraska F.I.S.H. Tournament - Logistics
Transportation
LPS – 5 schools?
Other non-Lincoln schools
Staff/volunteers
School staff: # teachers per school/per team = ratio of students to school staff = 1:10 ?
Volunteer staff: “fill in” for school staff when necessary
Staff is “group specific” – i.e., move with each group between the 2 venues
Total supervisory “bodies” needed = +/- 40
Lunch – UNL ? Store-next-to-LPS?
Rod outfits:
Outdoors – need one outfit for each student = 200
Indoors – fixed number at each of the 5 events; requires +/- 50 rods
Total rods needed = 250 outfits
Sources for rods:
each school bring their own rods: 10/school X 5 LPS = 50 (LSW has ___);
outstate will have 10 each
Fishing licenses
Sponsors –
Schools /students must have completed the NFSP course in order to participate

7. Nebraska F.I.S.H. Tournament – Registration, Contests, etc.
Each student pre-registers for the tournament
On NFSP site? NGPC? School?
Each is assigned a competitor number in advance: ID’s school, grade, division (male/female)
Consider having everyone come to/start from a central location, such as Cook Pavilion at UNL, at start of the day:
Brief “briefing” for all
Pick up registration/competitor badges
Scorecards: 1 Outdoor Scorecard, 1 Indoor Scorecard
Competitor Packet of materials: flies, hat/t-shirt, etc.
“Scorekeepers”
Outdoor venue: 1 for every “group” of 10
Indoor venue: 1 for each competitive event station – 2 to 10 for the 5 contests
Scoring done by 2 master data scorekeepers on spreadsheets; 1 outdoor, 1 indoor results
Prizes & Awards
School Division Winners; top 1-2 places: Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Individual Winners in each of the 3 Divisions; male and female; top 1-3 places
“Competitor Packet” for each student: box of competition flies, leader ?, hat?, t-shirt, etc.

8. Nebraska F.I.S.H. Tournament – Registration, Contests, etc.
Potential non-Lincoln schools:
Cross County Community School Stromsburg
Elkhorn Middle School Elkhorn
Elmwood Murdock Jr/Sr High School Murdock
Lewis & Clark Middle School Omaha
Norris High School Firth
School 117 Foundation Benkelman
Superior Junior-Senior High School Sutherland
Thayer Central Community School Hebron
University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney

10. F.I.S.H. Fishing in Schools Happening