Instant Challenge Training for
Rising Star Team Managers
John Stromp & Nikhil Dhoble
Challenge Masters for Instant Challenge
November 9, 2015
www.next.texasdi.org
Agenda
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Team formation and Challenge Selection
What to expect on Tournament Day
Rising Stars Instant Challenge
What is an Instant Challenge?
Why Practice an Instant Challenge?
When to practice Instant Challenges?
How to practice Instant Challenges?
What to Practice
Debriefing – 6 questions
Instant Challenge best practices
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Team Formation – Challenge Selection
• Teams formed from enrolled students
• Ages pre-K through College
• 6 competitive STEaM challenges for K through College
– Can be any combination of ages on a team
– Level determined by oldest member
• 4 levels:
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Elementary
Middle
Secondary
University
(EL)
(ML)
(SL)
(UL)
Kindergarten through 5th grade
6th through 8th
9th through 12th
Full time post-secondary
• Rising Stars – preschool through 2nd grade
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Noncompetitive (RS)
In Texas DI we follow rules of the road
All teams scheduled for an Instant Challenge
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RS Instant Challenge Example
• Instant Challenge activities
• See the handout for a couple of Instant
Challenges for the Team Managers to
perform
• Reading the Instant Challenge
• No Score – just positive feedback
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Instant Challenge for Rising Stars Teams
• All teams will have a time scheduled for their Instant
Challenge at the Regional Tournament on February 20th
• Team Manager helps appraise their own team
• All competitive teams do an Instant Challenge
• Good practice – no score – positive feedback
• Better prepares team when they move to the Elementary
level and compete
• Lots of fun
• Helps improve team in all areas
• Since teams are not scored, and if you know you will not
be showing up, please let us know
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What is an Instant Challenge?
• Secret…teams take pledge of secrecy
• Types – creative problem to solve
– Performance based
– Tasked based
– Combination
• Timed event - 5 to 8 minutes
• Usually has materials, might make props,
imaginary props, could be silent
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Why practice Instant Challenges?
• Fun, Fun, Fun
• A nice change of pace
• Teaches
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Spontaneity
Creative Problem Solving
Teamwork
Time Management
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How to Practice Instant Challenges
• “Perfect Practice makes Perfect”
• Practice DI skills
– Brainstorming, critical thinking, creativity,
communications, collaboration, improvisation,
presentation, story telling, problem solving, material
use and management
• Simulate tournament conditions
– Secret, keep time, no advance notice, score
• Always debrief
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When to Practice Instant Challenges
• When the team needs a change of pace
• Older teams practice at least 25% of meeting time
• Enroll your team in our Winter Workshop
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When to Practice Instant Challenges
• Enroll your team in our Super Saturday
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What to Practice?
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What to Practice
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What to Practice?
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Debriefing – 6 Questions
1. Did you work as a
team?
4. What could you do
differently?
2. Did you finish?
5. Did you try
something new?
3. Did you have fun?
6. What did you learn?
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Tournament Day and IC
• Each team is scheduled for
their central challenge and
for their Instant Challenge
• Half of the teams do IC
first
• Half do IC after their
Central Challenge
• IC Check-In is located in a
special place – follow the
purple signs
• Teams check in 15
minutes prior to IC time –
only ONE team manager
and no spectators
• Teams escorted to holding
room, then to IC room,
and then to Cool Down
room
• During IC, the TM will be
an appraiser
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Thank you for coming!
Any Questions?
John Stromp, [email protected], 214-316-0300
Nikhil Dhoble, [email protected], 214-764-6932
www.next.texasdi.org