INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOLASTIC BOWL

Scholastic Bowl is a competitive, team-based trivia game that tests students’ academic, cultural, and political knowledge. A match consists of three rounds of trivia as described below:

Round One 

Four players per team WITH buzzers.  15 questions.  Each question is read by the judge.  Questions are long, starting with obscure information and ending with more obvious clues. The first player to buzz and correctly answer the question gets 10 points for their team.  

If a player buzzes BEFORE the question is finished being read AND gets it wrong, the team receives -5 points and NO OTHER players from that team may buzz (meaning the other team gets to hear the whole question).  

If a player waits until the question is finished being read, buzzes, and answers incorrectly, no negative points are assigned.

There is no conferring about answers in Round One. 

Round Two

Four players per team WITHOUT buzzers. 20 questions - 10 directed questions per team (including two pencil-and-paper math questions per time). Teams alternate being asked questions. Players may confer for 10 seconds before giving their answer (20-30 seconds per math question as noted on the question).  10 points per correct answer.  Answers are given by the team captain unless the captain defers to another player (by saying ‘Defer to…’).

The team losing after Round One chooses if they want to answer the ‘A’ set of questions or the ‘B’ set of questions. 

If a team gets their directed question wrong, the other team may steal the 10 points by providing a correct answer within 3 seconds.

Round Three

Same as Round 1.

The team with the highest total number of points wins the match.

Scholastic Bowl Resources

Blank Excel Scoresheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1clbXEu005i2DWnbia8IhifG9AzIK0HTnKcvhL655NUs/edit?usp=sharing

Protobowl - website where students can practice answering questions in chat room format:

https://protobowl.com/

VHSL Website (including official rules, rules clinic info, etc…):

https://www.vhsl.org/scholastic-bowl/

NAQT Tournament Finder:

https://www.naqt.com/schedule/

NAQT Practice Questions:

https://www.naqt.com/samples/

Job Description:

The Head Coach organizes, coordinates and promotes a comprehensive athletic program that is designed to:

• Meet the needs and interests of the school community
• Provide effective leadership that will ensure a positive learning environment and will stress the importance of academic achievement
• Demonstrate a high degree of ethics, professionalism, human relations, and be a positive role model for all students.

This job reports to Director of Athletic/Director of Student Activities.


Qualifications:

• ACPS staff preferred.
• Knowledge and background in assigned sport.
• Previous coaching experience in assigned sport is desirable.

Essential Functions:

• Instructs athletes in individual and team fundamentals, strategies, and physical training necessary for them to realize a degree of individual and team success.
• Instructs participants on personal hygiene and safety procedures and in the need to report injuries to the coach and /or trainer immediately.
• Informs students of the insurance program available through the Alexandria City Public Schools.
• Provides all students involved in the program a safe environment through adequate supervision.
• Compiles and maintains accurate individual and team performance records.
• Issues, collects, inventories, and stores equipment and provides accurate records of equipment to the assistant to the Director of Athletic/Director of Student Activities.
• Conveys the policies of the team, local school and ACPS (e.g. regulation on Student Responsibilities and Rights and Extra Curricular Activities) to all participants.
• Ensures compliance with rules, polices and regulations of the Virginia High School League, regional and district councils, and ACPS.
• Submits forms to the Director of Athletic/Director of Student Activities (e.g. eligibility rosters, players’, addresses, etc.) to meet requirements by the Virginia High School League, the School Board, local school and ACPS.
• Follows School Activity Funds Manual and local school policies involving financial transactions.
• Establishes procedures for communicating with parents/guardians.
• Informs students about athletic program and encourages their participation.
• Responsible for public relations and conveying information on athletic program.
• Implements appropriate procedures when handling injury situations.
• Ensures availability of first aid kit and emergency care cards at all times.
• Inspects facilities, equipment and environmental conditions to ensure the safety of participants.
• Participates in professional growth activities.
• Participates in the award program(s) in adherence of school procedures.
• Provides an atmosphere conducive to good sportsmanship.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Clearances

• Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.
• Tuberculosis Skin Test.

Public Health Compliance

• Must follow safety and health protocols.

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