Scholar Bowl Advisory Committee - Meeting Summary Final
Held May 20, 2019
1. Recommended that the Board of Directors present a proposal on the 2020 Annual Ballot to amend the junior high contest limitations to include an option of 11 tournaments and 0 duals.
2. Recommended a rule modification on Page 5, Letter C-1-c: Add the word “verbally” to the phrase “wait to be verbally recognized” and to remove the words “or recognized” from the phrase “without being buzzed in or recognized, they will…” to further clarify the recognition rule.
* 3. Recommended to survey the scholar bowl schools in regard to changing the number of players required to play or start a scholar bowl game from four to three.
*** 4. Recommend two rules modifications in regard to the scholar bowl overtime procedures: On page 9, Letter E-2, Break Before Overtime, to amend the phrase “no more than five (5) minutes” to “no more than 60 seconds” and on page 10, Letter H-2, Overtime, to remove the phrase “randomly selected” and amend the phrase “first team to correctly answer three (3) questions” to “first team to correctly answer one question.”
[Amended: The same change was made in the Advancement procedures.]
*** 5. Recommended to add an item to the Scholar Bowl Manual to discourage schools from entering districts if they are unable to commit to completing all rounds of competition for which they qualify, and to penalize schools that do not complete all rounds for which they qualify with a fine of $250. An item would also be added to the agenda for the District Coaches Meeting to have the District Manager ask for a commitment to finish the tournament before play begins. Any school unable to commit to all rounds should not be allowed to initiate play [, and would be penalized with the “no-show” fine of $50.] [Amended portion in bold]
* Denied
** Tabled
*** Approved as Amended
**** No Action
All Others Approved