2008-09 Governor's Cup Rules Changes

 General

  1. If a student competing in a Governor’s Cup event uses a cell phone or other electronic communication device during a Quick Recall match, that match is forfeited. If a student uses such a device during FPS, the team booklet is disqualified. If a student uses such a device during Composition or Written Assessment, that student is disqualified from that event. If a student’s device is put away, but creates a disturbance by ringing or vibrating, the phone shall be confiscated and returned to the student after the competition.
  1. KAAC shall no longer require that the Inquiry Panel be sequestered on-site during competition. The Chief Official must still have all subject areas represented by those who are “on call” when content area assistance is needed.
  1. Students who wish to take part in Governor’s Cup must be enrolled in the school for which they wish to compete on January 15 of that competition year. Students who have made a bona fide residence change after that date may petition KAAC in writing for an exemption. If a student transfers to School B after competing for School A and advancing to Regional or State competition, that student may compete under the name of School A for personal recognition only and is not eligible to earn an official award or team points.
  1. Administrators from schools that are closed for flu or other public health reasons may insist that a Governor’s Cup event be postponed. If that school, however, does not cancel all activities, including athletic events, the administrator’s request will not be honored.
  1. The FPS date for Elementary, and the FPS/Composition date for Middle and High School, shall be moved to Tuesday of each respective competition week.

 

Future Problem Solving and Composition

  1. A renewed effort must be made to correct mathematical errors on FPS and Composition scoresheets. The FPS and Composition Coordinator should be certified in FPS and knowledgeable about FPS scoring.  This person must check the FPS and Composition scoresheets for mathematical mistakes using the directives found in the Coordinator’s Guide.  If a certified FPS person is not available as FPS and Composition Coordinator, either the Head Scorer, Chief Official, or a certified FPS coach chosen by the coaches at the Competition Planning Meeting will check the scoresheets for errors. Whenever two or more people are involved in error-checking, they must be from different schools.

 

Quick Recall

  1. To assist the spotter, coaches must provide for each player a placard or piece of folded paper bearing the school name and player name.
  1. If the moderator accepts a student answer from Team A, but the judge overrules the moderator and calls the answer incorrect, a correctable moderator error has occurred. Team B receives a chance to answer the question if they would have done so under normal Quick Recall rules.
  1. The Quick Recall schedule for a 5-team District shall be amended as shown. This saves one round of play.

Present Schedule

Round 1                         Match 1
Round 2                         Matches 2 & 3
Round 3                         Match 4        
Round 4                         Matches 5 & 6
Round 5                         Match 7
Round 6                         Match 8
Round 7 (if needed)                   Match 9

New Schedule

Round 1                         Matches 1 & 2
Round 2                         Matches 3 & 4         
Round 3                         Matches 5 & 6         
Round 4                         Match  7
Round 5                         Match 8
Round 6 (if needed)                   Match 9 

  1. The Quick Recall Manual shall clarify the issue of moderator error to distinguish between tossup and bonus questions. This occurs when the question is read in such a way that it is SUBSTANTIALLY altered or when the moderator inadvertently gives the answer. On a tossup, the next question should be read and a replacement question should be given at the end of the match if time permits.  On a bonus, the question shall be immediately replaced with a  question from the extra questions, following normal bonus replacement question rules.
  1. To maintain the integrity of the competition, anyone who serves as a Quick Recall judge or moderator may not help coach their team later in the day, nor may they be involved in the inquiry process. 
  1. Quick Recall officials must be at the disposal of the Contest Manager for the duration of the Quick Recall event.
  1. Quick Recall coaches shall be granted one additional timeout per match. The coach shall request this timeout by saying “Substitution timeout” at times during the match when timeouts are allowed under present rules.  Regardless of which coach calls the substitution timeout, both coaches may substitute players.   Coaches may not interact with students during this timeout. If they do so, they will be charged a full timeout.
  1. “5 to 12” is not an acceptable way to answer a question that calls for a fractional response.
  1. State Finals Quick Recall pool play shall continue to use the shortened question and time constraints: Middle Grades teams shall play 10-minute, 30-question halves while High School teams shall play 12-minute, 40-question halves. All matches following pool play shall return to traditional District and Regional formats: 12-minute, 40-question halves for Middle Grades and 15-minute, 50-question halves for High School.

 

Written Assessment

  1. Elementary Written Assessment exams shall now feature 30 questions on the main body of the exam, and six tie-breaker questions.
  1. State Finals Written Assessment exams shall feature two 10-question tiebreakers sets. The second set shall only be evaluated if the first set does not break the tie.