Quizzing

 Mission and Purpose of Bible Quizzing*
 To encourage meaningful Bible study.
 To increase fellowship and interaction among youth around the world.
 To become a part of the outreach and discipleship aspects of the local church youth ministry.
 To provide a medium for training and mentoring youth leadership.
 To encourage active participation in ministry and mission projects.
 To bridge relationships between youth of different world regions.
 To provide an arena for exciting Christian competition.

 Rules for Competing at Regional Quiz
 All regional competition shall follow the rules set forth in the Official Rules and Guidelines**.
 Levels of competition shall be determined by the regional quiz director prior to regional competition.
  When two levels of competition are provided, the levels shall be defined as follows:
 “A” division quizzing will consist of those teams that are considered to be the experienced and/or top district teams.
 “B” division quizzing will consist of all other district teams wishing to compete at the regional competition.
 Each district may select as many teams as it chooses to compete at the regional competition.
  Districts may enter their teams in their choice of "A" or "B" divisions.
 Only those quizzers competing in the “A” division are eligible to compete for placement on the regional quiz team.

 The Quizzing Tournament
 Quizzing competition will consist of a round-robin tournament.
  Should more than one level of competition exist, each level shall have a round-robin team competition.
  Round-robin competition will determine the individual placement for both the regional awards and qualification for the regional team competition.
  Round-robin competition will determine the team placement for the elimination tournament.
  Partial round-robin competition will be allowed if time and/or resources do not allow for a full round-robin.
 An elimination-style tournament shall be held following the round-robin competition.
  The style of the elimination tournament shall be decided and announced by the regional quiz director prior to regional competition.
  The elimination tournament will determine the final team standings for the regional competition.

 Determining the Regional Team
 A South Central regional “All Star” team(s) will be chosen to compete at the yearly national competition, (i.e. General Assembly, NYC, and national invitational quizzes during the off years).
 The regional team(s) shall be chosen based upon one of the approved methods as set forth in the Official Rules and Guidelines**.
  Adaptations of the approved methods may be made by the regional quiz director and will be announced prior to regional competition.
 The regional “All Star” team(s) may be chosen at Extravaganza or on an alternative date. Should an alternative date be chosen, sufficient notice will be provided to the district quiz directors of the change.

 Coaching the Regional Quiz Team
 The regional quiz director will coach the regional team(s) at the national tournament. Should the regional director choose not to coach the teams or should an additional coach be needed, the regional director may appoint an additional and/or alternate to serve as coach.