SCHOLARS BOWL MANUAL
The 2024-25 KSHSAA Scholars Bowl Manual was mailed to schools and is accessible online at the KSHSAA site. This is a vital resource all coaches and administrators will want to become familiar with. The manual covers topics such as rules of play, hosting guidelines, and postseason information.

CPR/AED TRAINING REQUIREMENT
Alert! All coaches (head and assistant) are required to be CPR/AED trained every two years. Are you? Follow up with your activity director (school administration) about this KSHSAA coach education requirement.

RULES MEETING REQUIREMENT
High School Head Coaches are required to complete an annual online rules meeting. This meeting will be available for completion between September 17 and October 21. The rules meeting is taken online using coach/sponsor login information provided to school activities directors.

KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS BOWL COACHES (KASBC)
A link to the Kansas Association of Scholars Bowl Coaches (KASBC) NEW Website is posted on the KSHSAA Scholars Bowl Homepage. Additionally, there is a link to this year’s KASBC Mailing including information for their Fall Coach Clinics being held across the state on Saturdays in September. Great opportunity to network and learn!
Those who attend one of the KASBC Coaches’ Clinics will complete the KSHSAA Online Rules Meeting requirement for head coaches.

QUESTION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT
A KSHSAA requirement for participating schools is the online submission of 35 questions for postseason competition. The deadline for online question submission is October 25. The question submission link is active; it may be accessed when logged-in on the KSHSAA site under "Activities – Scholars Bowl". For more information regarding this process, refer to pages 12-14 of the KSHSAA Scholars Bowl Manual. Schools not submitting the required questions to the KSHSAA will not be given a regional assignment unless a double entry fee is paid.

IMPORTANT DATES
Aug. 19 = Practice May Begin
Sept. 17 – Oct. 21 = Online Rules Meeting is accessible.
Oct. 21 = Earliest Possible Competition
Oct. 25 = Submit Online 35 Required Postseason Questions
Nov. 15-16 = Postseason Question Validation Committee
Dec. 22-26 = Winter Moratorium (No Practice or Competition)
Jan. 31 = Submit Online Regional Entry Form
Feb. 6 = Regional Competition
Feb. 10 = Submit Online State Entry Form
Feb. 15 = State Competition

Please notify Rod Garman at the KSHSAA by October 8 if your school is willing and able to host a Regional and/or State Scholars Bowl Competition for the 2024-25 School Year

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