Clarifications:
- Click on the Team Support tab. When the dropdown menu appears, click on Clarifications.
- Published Clarifications. When the International Challenge Masters feel there is an issue about a Team Challenge or the Rules of the Road that all teams should know about, they write a Published Clarification. A Published Clarification supersedes the Rules of the Road and the Team Challenge, as well as a Team Clarification. Every team is expected to know the Published Clarifications for its Challenge. At the time of this blog post, every Challenge except WeightyNews has had multiple Clarifications published. It is critical that you visit this Web page on a regular basis. Assign this task to a team member and have him/her report new Published Clarifications at each meeting.
- Team Clarifications. You may not be sure whether you understand something about your Team Challenge or the Rules. When you have a question and you can’t find the answer in the Challenge, the Published Clarifications or the Rules of the Road, it’s time to ask for a Team Clarification. A Clarification is a statement that explains the boundaries of a stated rule or Team Challenge requirement. Questions asked by your team are answered by the International Challenge Masters (ICMs) in charge of your Team Challenge. The ICMs will answer your team’s questions and send them directly back to you. The question and answer will not be shared with any other team. Each team is allowed to ask 10 questions. The deadline for submitting questions is February 15, 2010, Pacific Standard Time.
Travel Guide for Teams:
- The Travel Guide for Teams is a Tournament guide that is released every January. You may download it here.
- The Travel Guide for Teams explains who's who at the Presentation Site, site procedures for Team Challenge and Instant Challenge, how teams are scored, awards that are presented, and information for your parents and other supporters. It provides tips from experienced teams, a Tournament checklist and calendar, and suggestions for what to do after the Tournament. This handy guide will answer many of your Tournament concerns.
Tournament Data Forms:
See attached files or Visit the Resource Area (accessible beneath the Login tab) to download Tournament forms for the Challenges that are "interactive" (i.e., your teams can type on the forms using the computer).
So far there isnt a Declaration of Independence or an Expense Report, so we are attaching the 2009 versions as there doesnt seem to be any change. See below.
- For Challenge A, these include Interactive TDF-p1 and Interactive TDF-p2.
- For Challenge B, these include Interactive TDF-p1 and Interactive TDF-p2.
- For Challenge C, these include Interactive TDF-p1 and Interactive TDF-p2.
- For Challenge D, this includes Interactive TDF-p1.
- For Challenge E, these include Interactive TDF-p1 and Interactive TDF-p2.
- For projectOUTREACH, this includes Interactive TDF.
Challenge-Specific Documents:
- Visit the Resource Area (accessible beneath the Login tab) to download Challenge-specific forms.
- Challenge A, DIrect DIposit - Intersection Cards
- Challenge E, Breaking DI News - Structure Checklist
- projectOUTREACH - Planning Process Form, Project Timeline Form, Project Activities Form, Community Partners Form, Financial Resources Form, Project Results Form, Bibliography Form
Support Documents for Team Managers:
- Visit the Resource Area (accessible beneath the Login tab) to download miscellaneous support documents.
- Side Trip Specialties Inventory - The purpose of this form is to help teams discover their collective strengths and interests. This information can help them determine what Side Trips to explore. This document can also help teams discover in what areas they might wish to explore new skills.
- General Rubrics - This extremely helpful document explains the criteria Appraisers use for scoring.
- ABCs of DI - This document is an explanation of the DI program in ABC form.
- Interference Role Plays - Not sure what is and isn't Interference? This document provides a basis for some interesting discussions.
- Teambuilding Activity 1 and 2 - These two documents are self-explanatory.
- Team First Aid Kit - If you're not sure what your team should bring to the Tournament to repair parts of their solution that may become damaged, this document tells you all you need to know.
- Expectations for Teams - Although it's best to distribute this document to team members and parents at the beginning of the program season, it's better to do so late than never.
As the program season continues, visit both the Resource Area and Clarifications regularly to discover new additions.