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The selected Bible books for
2010 are Genesis
chapters 26-50.
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All Questions will be taken from the
King James Version , and
shall be multiple choice
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Each congregation may have one
Junior Team and one Senior
Team to represent them in the Tennessee State Regional Bible
Bowl Competitions. [A
Junior Team shall consist of student’s 6th grade and below; and a
Senior Team shall consist student’s 7th grade through 12th; for the
ongoing school year.].
"Note: A “junior” may participate on a Senior Team, but a
senior will not be allowed to participate on a Junior Team."
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Though all participants may not be baptized members, each
participant must be a regular attendee of the congregation they
represent. All participants must follow standing guidelines for
Tennessee State Youth Conference activities.
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A team will consist of
four (4) players. One
(1) alternate may be assigned to each team...
Team information, which includes the name of team members and the
alternate, shall be submitted to the Regional host by that regions
established deadline. Failure to comply may constitute
disqualification.
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Team participants and the alternate that compete and qualify for the
State Bible Bowl are expected to participate. Any substitution,
[other
than the original team and its alternate],
shall require approval of the Tennessee State Bible Bowl
Sub-Committee. A team winning the Regional Bible Bowl must be
registered for the State Youth Conference by the established
deadline. Failure to comply will constitute disqualification and
that Region's 2nd place team will be the state
representative. In the event a region cannot provide a team for
either category for the Tennessee State Youth Conference Bible Bowl
Competition, the regional coordinator should contact the Bible Bowl
Sub-Committee Coordinator verifying this information. The Bible
Bowl Coordinator will contact the other two regions and the next
placed teams, “not already participating,” in the State Bible Bowl,
from the other two regions will compete in a ‘semi-final’ round
prior to the State Youth Conference Bible Bowl Competition. The
‘semi-final’ round will consist of seven (7) questions requiring a
“word” or “fill in the blank” answer. The first team to receive
four (4) points will be the State Conference Bible Bowl
participant. If either of the requested teams forfeits, the other
team will automatically become the State Bible Bowl participant
without engaging in a ‘semi-final’ competition.
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Congregations in the same region may be able to participate as a
“joint-team” upon approval of the regional Bible Bowl Coordinator
and/or the Bible Bowl Sub-Committee. Small congregations, without
an adequate number of youth (4) to form a junior or senior team, may
be able to combine with another congregation within the same region
who also does not have a sufficient number to submit a team. In
order to do this, a request must be submitted to the “Regional Bible
Bowl Coordinator” and allowances of the “joint-team” will be made on
a case by case basis. The regional coordinator must ensure the
congregation has less than an adequate number of youth and select a
team or teams from two or more congregations. The team or teams
shall be submitted to the other Bible Bowl Sub-Committee members
prior to regional competition for confirmation. The combined team
will be allowed to compete in the regional competition upon approval
from the Bible Bowl Sub-committee. Congregations with four or more
students in an age group (Junior of Senior) or a junior that
could feasible be moved up to the senior level will “not” be allowed
to combine with another congregation.
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Each individual congregation shall develop their own study questions
from the selected Bible book(s) in preparing their team(s) for the
region and state Bible Bowls.
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The Regional Bible Bowl Coordinator(s) shall select questions from
the same selected Bible book(s) for Regional competition.
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The Regional Bible Bowl Coordinator(s) shall determine how the
competition in their particular area will be carried out. Multiple
choice questions, from the selected Bible book(s) shall be used to
determine each region winners. Regional Bible Bowl competitions
shall be held using the same buzzer systems as the State Bible Bowl
competition.
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The Regional Bible Bowl Coordinator for the
[host
area]
shall be responsible for assisting the host with the State Bible
Bowl whenever the State Conference is hosted in that region.
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Regional sponsors (congregations or groups of congregations that
host the regional competitions) shall provide incentives and
awards for all Bible Bowl Teams participating in their regional
activities. (A small fee will possibly be required from each
participating congregation to provide these services. The
host of the Regional Bible Bowl will be responsible for setting this
fee.
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The regional Bible Bowl coordinators are:(Charles Caruthers -
East @ (865-524-0064), Vanessa Gardenhire - Middle @ (615-331-0531),
and Richard Clark - West @ (901-546-0625)
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The Alvin Adkisson Junior Bible Bowl/Trophy and Thomas Gill, Sr.
Senior Bible Bowl/Trophy will be given to the winners of the TSYC
Bible Bowl Competition each year starting in 2006.
These bowls/trophies shall be returned and competed for each
year.
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Each congregation participating in the State Bible Bowl will also
receive a “Trophy” based on the congregation’s rating in the State
Bible Bowl Competition. A total of six (6) congregation trophies
shall be provided (Two (2) 1st places, two (2) 2nd
places, and two (2) 3rd places).
[Individuals
trophies shall also be given to each participant (five
(5) for each team) based on their rankings at
the completion of the competition. This means that a total of
10
first place awards, 10 second place awards, and 10 third place
awards shall be provided for all participants in the State Bible
Bowl for a total of 30 individual awards.
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Names of regional winners shall be provided to the State Conference
Bible Bowl Rules Coordinator at least one (1) full week prior to the
State Conference. (Send Winners list to: Cedreck Davis; 119
Hunter Brown Road; Huntsville, AL 35806; Telephone = 256-837-2584;
email: misterce@bellsouth.net). Failure to comply may
constitute a disqualification.
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At the State Bible Bowl Competition, an audio visual buzzer system
(a 12-port system with a light and a buzzer that activates when a
team is ready to answer) shall be used.
The Tennessee State Youth Conference will
provide the buzzer system for the State Youth Conference
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Each Region will be designated by color, East Tennessee (Amber),
Middle Tennessee (Blue), and West Tennessee (Red).]
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The Youth Conference Host shall select a
Bible Bowl Operations
Team. This team shall consist of “a moderator, three
judges, a buzzer operator, and three official score
keeper.” Note: [The moderator shall call on the judges as
needed to make decisions that will assure those conflicts and
disturbances are avoided. The judge’s
decisions are final up to and including disqualifications, if
necessary].
The Judge’s response to any and all
questions shall be “YES” or “NO” with no
additional input, which may affect the teams. One judge
(plus an alternate) and one score keepers (plus an alternant)
shall be selected from each region, and should be provided to the
Bible Bowl coordinator at least one (1) week prior to the State
competition. Members from a congregation that has a
competing team cannot be a part of the Bible Bowl Operations Team.
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A
Bible Bowl Sub-committee and Bible Bowl Operations Team meeting
shall be held before the State Bible Bowl competition. The host
shall designate a time (say 30 minutes) for this to happen
before the competition.
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In the competition, when
a team buzzes-in, the moderator will acknowledge that team and state
that the team has Ten (10) Seconds to answer. The
team may converse during this period and will be awarded a point so
long as the correct answer is given before time is called. If the
moderator completes the reading of a question before a team
buzzes-in, the moderator will state, “You Have Ten (10)
Seconds to answer,” From that point a team must buzz-in and
answer the question correctly within the allotted time to be awarded
a point.
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The moderator shall read the question to all teams. If a team, at
anytime, feels that it is ready to answer the question, the team may
buzz-in. The moderator will stop reading, acknowledge that team,
and allow the team to answer the question with the available
information. If the team answers correctly, a point will be awarded
and the moderator will go to the next question. If the team answers
incorrectly, the moderator will disqualify the team that answered
incorrectly from buzzing-in during the remainder of the current
question and read the entire question to the other two teams. If
either of the remaining teams answers correctly, a point will be
awarded and the moderator will continue the competition. If either
of the teams answers incorrectly, each
team will receive zero (0) points. The moderator will
read all questions in their entirety and give the correct answer to
teams and the audience following a correct or an
incorrect answer. If a disqualified team buzzes-in or
interfere in any way during the period that the question is being
read to the other two teams, one (1) point will be deducted from
their total score for any kind of disruption. If that
team has not received any points at that time, they will receive a
negative point.
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The correct answer or the correct letter will be acceptable when the
question is read in its entirety. (A team that buzzes in early must
give the correct answer
as written in the official questions;
no multiple choice letters will be accepted until the question has
been read in its entirety by the moderator.)
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The Bible Bowl Sub-Committee will provide all questions for the
Tennessee State Youth Conference Bible
Bowl competition. (Questions will be provided through a
collective effort of all Bible Bowl Committee members).
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A total of
25 questions will be asked in each competition.
In case there is a tie, a “sudden-death” or “sudden-life”
competition will begin and the first team to get a correct answer
will be the winner of the State Competition.
A minimum of five (5) sudden-death
question will also be provided by the Bible Bowl Sub-committee.
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Any complaints about the Regional or State Bible Bowl shall be made
(in writing) to the Regional Bible Bowl
coordinator for regional complaints or to the Bible Bowl Committee
for state complaints within 30 calendar days of a competition.
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Registration Fee
to the Southeastern Regional Conference will be paid for the
winning “Senior Team” [a total of, up to, five
places]. The Tennessee State Youth Conference host shall
provide a budget to cover these fees.
(The regional coordinator and the youth director of the winning
Senior team shall assure that these fees are received by
the local congregation allowing ample time to meet the
registration deadline of the Southeastern Regional Conference,
and a copy of this transaction shall be sent to the secretary of the
Tennessee State Youth Conference Steering Committee.)
Transactions shall be sent to, [Amparo Atencio; 118 Beverly
Circle; Oak Ridge TN 37830, email: ampatencio@comcast.net].
The Youth Director/Counselor of the winning team shall
verify, to the regional Bible Bowl
Coordinator, the status of their teams’ attending the Southeastern Regional Conference within 30 days after the
Tennessee State Youth Conference. In the event that the first place
team cannot attend the Southeastern Regional Conference,
the Regional Coordinator will contact ‘runners-up’, in the order of
placement and they shall be given an opportunity to attend the Southeastern Regional Conference. If Tennessee State Youth
Conference Bible Bowl participants are not able to attend the
Southeastern Regional Conference, these funds will be
retained by the Youth Conference Steering Committee.
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The winning
“Junior Team” [consisting of five (5) people],
will be provided ‘FREE’ Tennessee State Youth Conference
registration for the upcoming year. Certificates will be
provided, at the State Conference for each member of the winning
“Junior Team.” [To receive credit, this certificate shall be
attached to the registration form the following year. The host will
be responsible for providing a budget to cover this expense.
The Regional Coordinator of the winning
Junior Team will send five (5) copies of the past year’s
winning certificates for Junior’s to the host for verification].
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A
Bible Bowl Report of Participants, Winners, Trophies or Metals
received, and disbursement of funds shall be provided in the Hosts
exit report. This is requested to provide a record of all
activities and the responsibilities of the upcoming Host.
