PROBLEM5
ToBeCon(nued:
ASuperheroCli3anger
NCOMECoachesTraining
October22,2016
SuzanneLadd,NCOMEasternRegionProblemCaptain
[email protected]
TOURNAMENTPOINTS
•  SPONTANEOUS=100points
•  LONG-TERMPROBLEM=250points
ProblemElements=200points
StyleElements=50points
minusanyPenal,es
TOTALPOINTSAVAILABLE=350
TOURNAMENTDIVISIONS
Teamscompeteinagegroups:DivI,DivII,orDivIII.
IfmanyteamsregisterforProblem5,cansplit(Ex:DivIA&DivIB).
Allteamsineachdivision(Ex:Problem5,DivisionIA)willbejudged
bythesameproblemandstylejudges,willbegiventhesame
spontaneousproblem,andwillbejudgedbythesame
spontaneousjudges.ToptwoteamsadvancetoStateFinals.
What We Are Going to Cover
1)HowtoReadaLong-TermProblem
problemelements,scoring,style,penal\es,
spiritoftheproblem,\melimit,andmore
2)Clarifica\ons
howtocheckpublicandrequestprivate,and
whytheyareimportant
3)WhattoExpectatRegionalTournament
procedures,judges,andformsyourteambrings
4)CostLimitandRules
5)Resources
PROBLEMSECTIONS:
•  A.TheProblem(page1)
•  B.Limita\ons(bobomofpage1totopofpage3)
•  C.Site,SetupandCompe\\on(page3)
•  D.Scoring(ofProblemelements)(page3–page4)
•  E.Penal\es(page4)
•  F.Style(andscoringofStyleelements)(page4)
•  G.TheTournamentDirectorWillProvide(page4)
•  H.TheTeamMustProvide(page5)
•  I.ProblemGlossary(page5)
A.THEPROBLEM
B.LIMITATIONS
I.PROBLEMGLOSSARY
Highpoints:performance,superhero,superpower(s),sidekick,
nemesis,threedifferentsitua\onswherecrea\vityisthreatened,
choreographedbable,clieangerending,humor
Beawareofmay/areallowedversusmust/will.
AllitalicizedwordsaredefinedintheProblemGlossaryonpage5.
Otherhelpfuldefini\onscanbefoundintheProgramGuideGlossary.
Teamsshouldread(aloud?)andre-readandreallythinkabout
theproblematthebeginningof,andthroughout,theseason.
D.SCORING
Problemelements,D1-D9(Styleisseparate)
Maximumpossible=200points
“1to20points”=subjec5ve,judges’scoresvary
“0or5points”=objec5ve,judgesmustagree
Subjec\veElements(175of200points):Crea\vity,
Originality,Effec\veness,Quality,Appearance,Humor
Objec\veElements(25of200points):yesorno
ques\ons,“DidXoccurwithinproblemlimita\ons?”
F. STYLE
1.Crea\vityofaspecialeffectusedintheconfronta\on1to10points
2.Originaluseofatrashiteminasepngcomponent 1to10points
3.(Freechoiceofteam)
1to10points
4.(Freechoiceofteam)
1to10points
5.OveralleffectofthefourStyleelementsinthe
performance
1to10points
Maximumpossible:50points
E.PENALTIES
#1SpiritoftheProblem.Boththegeneralidea(Sec\onA)andtheproblem
requirements(Sec\onB)whicharenototherwisescoredinSec\onsDorF.
#3MembershipSign.Thisistheonlymen\onofmembershipsigninProblem5.
Easytomiss.SeeProgramGuidep44-45forwhatmustbeincludedonsign!
#6TimeLimit:8minutes
Over\melimitpenalty=-5ptsforevery10secondsorfrac\on,max=-30pts.
Timekeeperwillstopperformanceat9minutemark.
Prac\cesepngup!Teamworkisimportanttousing\meeffec\vely!
Thisisnotacompletelistofallofthepossiblepenal\es.
ReadingtheProgramGuideiscrucial!PrintitoutfromtheMemberAreaofthe
OotMwebsiteifyoudon’thaveahardcopy.Don’tbeputoffbyhowlongitis.
Mostcoachescanskipmanysec\ons(membership,formingateam,etc.),butthe
sec\onsthatareimportanttoyourteamareVERYIMPORTANTTOYOURTEAM!
CLARIFICATIONS
PUBLICCLARIFICATIONS
applytoallteamsandare
postedon
odysseyothemind.com.
Checkregularly!
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PRIVATECLARIFICATIONS
areresponsestoques\ons
fromindividualteamsand
maybeaboutteam-specific
solu\onideas.TheseareNOT
sharedwithotherteams–
onlywiththereques\ng
teamandOotMofficials.
Teamsmaysubmitrequests
Howtocheckpublicclarifica,ons:
Howtorequestaprivateclarifica,on:
CLARIFICATIONS(cont’d)
DEADLINEFORREQUESTSISFEBRUARY15!
DO
-Knowthatclarifica\onswillsayaslibleaspossiblesoframe
ques\onsthoughwullytomaximizethehelp.
-Submitearlysoteamcanusetheinforma\on.
DON’T
-Asktoconfirmproblemwordingoraboutregionaltournament.
-Confuse“penalize”with“lowscore.”
WHYIMPORTANT?Mayhelpteamavoidlosingpoints,avoid
last-minutestress,Improveteam’ssolu\on,and/orlessenrisk.
Evenifdon’tneedaclarifica\on,beliketheteamsthatdo:
(1)  Thoughwullyreadandre-readtheproblem;
(2)  PlanStyleelementsinadvance;and
(3)  Consideroutoftheboxthinkingandrisk-taking.
H.THETEAMMUSTPROVIDE
RefertoNCOME’sTournamentFormsInforma,onhandoutformoreguidance!
1)STYLEFORM2)TEAMREQUIRED3)OAFORM
4copies LISTFORM,4copies1copy
H.THETEAMMUSTPROVIDE(cont’d)
4)COSTFORM
1copyandreceipts
Also,extensioncords/outlet
adapters/clean-upmaterials
*Ajudgeandavolunteer!*
5)ANYTEAM-SPECIFIC
CLARIFICATIONS
C.SITE,SETUPANDCOMPETITIONand
G.TOURNAMENTDIRECTORWILLPROVIDE
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•  7’x10’performancearea(maybelarger)
•  Three-prongelectricaloutlet(somewhere)
•  Judgingteam–HeadJudge,StagingAreaJudge,
Timekeeper,ProblemJudges,StyleJudges,Scorechecker
Ques\ons?SuzanneLadd,[email protected]
AfewdaysaterJudgesTrainingonFeb.18,Iwillsendan
emailtoallP5coaches’addressesusedfortournament
registra\on(only1perteam)withspecificinfoaboutour
venuesandprocedures.Iwillincludephotosifpossible.
COST
CostLimit=$125,foritemsusedinpresenta\on
CostRules,pages47-49ofProgramGuide
ThreeMainCategoriesofValues:
•  Actual(receiptorvalueoffound/donated)
•  Assigned(ex:laptop$10,musicalinstrument$5)
•  Exempt(ex:cardboard/recyclables,safetyitems)
RESOURCES
1.TheProblem
2.TheProgramGuide
3.Glossaries–inproblemandprogramguide
4.ncome.orgwebsite,especiallytheWiki
5.odysseyothemind.comwebsite,especiallyMemberArea
6.Clarifica(ons!
7.ProblemCaptain–tournamentdayproceduresand
iden\fyingresources
TournamentRegistra\on
EarlyBirdDeadline:December17,2016($100/team)
FINALDeadline:January21,2017($145/team)
ncome.org
EasternRegionalTournament,March4,2017
WakeTechnicalCommunityCollege
[email protected]
Questions?