Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl

The Rules of Engagement

6 Rounds

Each round of the HRRB lasts about 15 minutes when all goes well.

The beginning of each round

Team members enter and sit at designated seats. Alternates sit close by.

Coaches sit near their team.

Turn off cell phones

•Refrain from talking

•Remain silent, avoiding any interruptions or questions

Moderator addresses guests and visitors to:

Announcement to begin round

• Moderator opens sealed envelope for that round.

• Moderator welcomes everyone and introduces self, scorekeeper, and console judge.

Console judge

• Sits at the desk (table) between the two teams facing the console unit.

• Holds the buzzer in one hand and a stop watch in the other

Console Judge

Asks team members to buzz in to test their buzzer one at a time.

Identifies each team member by color and number (such as red 1-5 or yellow 1-5).

Presses the console buzzer to clear it after each team member buzzes in.

Score keeper• Records

team names on the white board score sheet and on the coaches’ verification forms.

• Students may hold the buzzer.• Students have 10 seconds to buzz in. • Student must wait to be

acknowledged by the console judge before rendering an answer.

• The answer must be given within 10 seconds by the student who buzzed in.

• If the answer is incorrect, the question will be repeated for the other team. They will have ten seconds to answer after buzzing in.

• If neither team buzzes in, the moderator will answer the question and proceed to the next question.

Moderator Reads the Rules of the Game

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 and the opposing team has an opportunity to answer the question within 10 seconds.

Rules of the Game continued

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 moderator’s decision is final.

Rules of the Game

Moderator• Wait for loud

horn to begin round

• Select the question sheet for the announced round.

• Then say “Let us begin. Question 1, In the book…”

During the round

• Moderator reads questions.• At end of question the

console judge starts stop watch.

• A student buzzes in within 10 seconds.

• Console judge announces color and number of person to answer the question.

• Console judge starts stop watch.

• Team member has 10 seconds to answer.

If the answer is correct…• Moderator affirms the

answer is correct• Console judge clears

the console by pressing buzzer

• Console judge clears the stop watch

• Score keeper records 10 points on score sheet for answering team

If the answer is incorrect…

• Moderator states the answer is incorrect.

• Moderator announces that the question will be read in its entirety for the opposing team.

• Console judge clears the console by pressing the buzzer.

• Moderator re-reads the question in its entirety and the opposing team has the opportunity to respond

If someone buzzes in before moderator has read entire question• Moderator stops reading immediately• Console judge identifies team member’s

number and color (red or yellow)• Person must answer promptly.

If an answer is unclear

• Moderator can ask student, once, for more information.

• Moderator may seek help from console judge and scorekeeper.

• If moderator does not feel the answer given matches the answer on the sheet, the moderator informs the student the answer is incorrect.

Challenge

• If an answer is challenged by a team member to their coach

• The moderator may seek help by asking someone in the hall to verify the answer that the student has challenged

Moderator Announces last question• Moderator asks the

final question• The final question is

answered• Scorekeeper tallies the

final score for each team

End of Round• Moderator announces the end

of round• Scorekeeper announces the

final scores• Moderator asks everyone to

remain in the room until given permission to leave

• Volunteers keep noise level low while waiting for the end of the round

• Coaches sign verification form.• Door is opened to indicate

round is finished.

Scorekeeper at End of Round• Record scores on coach’s

verification form• Fill in

– Team school names– Team scores– Open Classroom Door

• Have each coach sign form• Wait for a runner to pick up

verification form• Keep noise level low while

other teams are still competing

• Wait for signal to move to next round

Scorekeeper at the end of round• Fill out the coach’s verification form• Have each coach sign

Coach’s Verification Form

Room ___

Round ___

Team#________ Team#_________

School__________________ School_________________

Total Score______________ Total Score_____________

Coach Signature______________ Coach Signature___________

End of Round

• When you hear the loud horn proceed to the next round

• At this time team members and visitors may leave the room and proceed to their next room.

• A break is scheduled at the end of round 3 – listen for horn to move to round 4

Final Scores

• Final scores will be announced at the closing ceremonies

• The team with the highest number of cumulative points for all rounds will win 1st place, next highest score will win 2nd place

Final Scores for Cobb County HRRB• In case of a tie both

teams will receive 1st place trophies at a later date and no 2nd place trophy will be awarded.

• The two top scoring teams in each division will advance to the North Georgia Regional Bowl to represent the Cobb County School District.

Keep in mind

• Every student should walk away from this experience feeling like a winner.

Thanks for volunteering