1) The document provides information about the Cobb County Reading Bowl competition taking place on January 16th at McEachern High School. It outlines the schedule and rules for the elementary, middle, and high school levels. 2) Key details include registration deadlines, requirements to provide an adult volunteer, rules for game play and challenges, and awards for the top finishing teams. 3) The document emphasizes promoting good sportsmanship and making it a fun experience for all participating students.

1. HTTP://COBBLEARNING.NET/READINGBOWL
January 16, 2016

2. SATURDAY, JANUARY 16TH
MCEACHERN HIGH SCHOOL
A super intense,
super fun day with
kids celebrating
reading.

3. COMPETITION DAY FOR ELEMENTARY
8:30 - Volunteers report to the Freshman Center.
- Coaches register, submit final team rosters, &
pick up packets in the lobby of the
Performing Arts Center (PAC)
9:00 – Welcome and Parade of Teams – PAC
9:15 – opening Ceremonies begin in PAC
9:30 – Competition begins.
Closing ceremonies
immediately following
competition in the PAC.

4. COMPETITION DAY :
MIDDLE & HIGH
1:30 – Volunteers report to the Freshman Center
at McEachern HS
- Coaches register, submit final team rosters & pick
up packets in the Main Lobby of the
Performing Arts Center
2:00 – Welcome and Parade of Teams
2:15 – Opening Ceremonies begin - Performing Arts
Center
2:30 – Competition begins.
Closing ceremonies
immediately following
competition in the PAC.

5. No food or drink in the competition
rooms.
Refreshments are permitted ONLY
before competition begins

6. DEADLINE TO REGISTER
October 30, 2015 is the deadline for application
into the CRRB competition.
Your volunteers must also be listed for the
application to be “completed”.
Both the non-refundable $60 application fee and the
application must be turned in by then.
There are NO exceptions.
Send payment and application
to:
Renée Crumley

7. COMPETITION DAY –
VOLUNTEERS
Each team must provide
one adult volunteer.
** This volunteer will NOT be with your team at all during the day**
We highly suggest providing a volunteer for the
alternate competition. (Elementary volunteer for MS/HS
and MS/HS volunteer for Elementary)

8. A NEW PERSPECTIVE…
Consider volunteering for the other grade
level competition.
It’s a completely different experience
from the other side of the buzzer!

9. GAME FORMAT
1. A school may have no more than one
team at each level.
2. Coaches must remain in the room with
their teams.
3. Each school will participate in six
rounds unless there is a tie-breaker.
4. Each round will consist of 10 questions.

10. GAME FORMAT
5. Alternates may be substituted between
rounds.
6. Teams will receive 10 points for each
correct answer.
7. There will be no penalties for wrong
answers.
8. Each team has 5 members and 5
alternates. No more than five students
may compete during a round.

11. PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Schools with students in multiple levels for
competition may have more than one team.
For example, a school has grades 4 – 6 they may have:
 one elementary team - students in 4th and 5th grades
one middle school team for 6th grade
6th grade students may not compete at the elementary
level. However, 4th & 5th grade students may compete at
the middle school level.

12. GAME RULES
1. Each student participating in the round will hold the
buzzer, and will buzz in when he/she knows the answer
to the questions.
2. When the student buzzes in, the console judge must
acknowledge the student and team. The student must
wait to answer the question until the judge
acknowledges him/her. If a student shouts out an answer
without being called upon to answer, that team loses the
opportunity to answer. The Moderator will repeat the
question for the other team.

13. GAME RULES
3. The student must answer the question within ten seconds.
a. If a contestant buzzes before the completion of a question,
the moderator stops reading and, after being recognized,
the contestant must answer immediately. If an incorrect
answer is given, the moderator reads the entire question
to the opposing team. The team then has an opportunity to
answer the question within 10 seconds.
b. If neither team buzzes in within ten seconds, the
moderator will answer the question and proceed to the
next question. No points will be given for an unanswered
question.
c. If a team member answers the question without
buzzing in, the moderator will ignore the
answer and wait for someone to buzz in
correctly.

14. 4 . A C H A L L E N G E C A N O N LY
B E I N I T I AT E D B Y A
P L AY E R .
A C O A C H C A N N O T
I N I T I A T E A C H A L L E N G E .

15. GAME RULES: CHALLENGES
At no time may a coach speak with any team
members unless a question is challenged by a
student. Any concern about an answer to a
question MUST be addressed by the student to
the COACH before the next question is asked.
The student will get the attention of the coach by
raising his/her hand. The student and coach will
discuss the challenge. The coach will decide if
the challenge is credible. A coach may decide
not to raise the challenge to the moderator.

16. GAME RULES: CHALLENGES
If the coach decides to continue with the
challenge, he/she will inform the moderator,
who will take the appropriate steps of sending
the challenge to the challenge room for a
decision.
The moderator may offer the coaches the
opportunity to throw out the question in lieu of
spending time challenging the question. In that
case, an alternate question will be substituted.
A challenge is for when the student feels the question
or answer is incorrect. NOT because no one answered
the question correctly!

17. GAME RULES
5. Sportsmanship – If the moderator notices that
a coach is speaking with a team member
during a round, whether or not he/she is
providing answers to questions, the Moderator
will push the call button in the room to alert the
challenge officials to come and remove the
coach from the competition. That coach will
also be disqualified from the following year’s
competition as well.

18. GAME RULES
6. Team members are not allowed to confer with
each other during the rounds, and coaches are
not allowed to speak with team members
during the round unless a student initiates a
challenge.
7. Talking during the competition is prohibited.
Team violations may include team members,
coaches, and/or visitors. Once the round
begins, there should be no noise of any kind.
This includes clapping and cheering from
visitors. Help the teams FOCUS!

19. WINNERS!
THEY ARE ALL WINNERS,
SO LET’S MAKE SURE EVERY ONE FEELS LIKE A WINNER!
• Determined by total points from all 6
competition rounds
• Top 2 teams advance to Regional
competition (First Saturday in February in Carrollton)
• Top 3 teams receive special trophies
• Participation trophies for everyone else

20. GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
MAKES IT FUN!
Smile and be happy!
No dirty looks
No sneers or mean comments toward your
own or the other team
Thank the volunteers for donating their
Saturday

21. FINAL REMINDERS:
1. Registration is due by October 30th
2. You must provide an adult volunteer on your
registration form
3. No food/drink in the competition rooms.
4. Please remind your team to thank the
volunteers.
5. Encourage good sportsmanship among your
team members, parents, coaches, teachers and
administration.

22. THANKS, COACHES
IT‘S ALL ABOUT THE
KIDS!
P R O M O T I N G T H E L O V E O F R E A D I N G