This is information is for churches that have decided to host a team meet.

There are six parts that you should familuriz your self with.

Introduction

Orientation Room

Stats Room

Quiz Rooms

Lunch

Clean-up




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for more information on hosting contact your quiz coordinator.
 

 Introduction
Thank you for agreeing to host a JBQ Match at your church. These guidelines are a collection of our experiences. These are by no means mandatory--these are just guidelines. If you have any questions, please call your quiz coordinator.

Prior to the meet, provide a map and/or directions for teams who are traveling to your area.

Arrive 30-45 minutes before Orientation time to set up and to find out where all the rooms are. Please let the quiz coordinator know the name and phone numbers of the person who will be opening up the facility for us.

 Orientation Room
  We will need one room where we can meet in the morning before quizzing and in the afternoon after quizzing. This should be big enough for all quiz teams, coaches, officials, parents, and spectators. This group can be as large as 8-12 people per team. A sound reinforcement system is not required, but is helpful in larger rooms. Contact quiz coordinator to see how many teams are expected to attend this session.

 Stats Room
We usually try to keep up with scores during the day. We need a desk or table where we can tally scores, or maybe even set up a computer. This needs to have an electrical outlet nearby. Let us know if a photocopier machine is available.

 Quiz Rooms
Quiz rooms need to have three tables with chairs--two tables with four chairs each for quizzers, and one table with three chairs for officials. A podium or music-type stand is desired. There needs to be at least four chairs behind each quiz table for coaches, substitutes, and helpers. Some teams have spectators who will want to see the action. Most quiz boxes have less than 12' electrical cords that need to be plugged in. If the tables are not near outlets, we will need extension cords. If the room is large (e.g., chapel, sanctuary), position the tables such that the officials are facing the spectators.
Contact quiz coordinator to see how many quiz rooms we need.

 Lunch
We request that the host church provide lunch, if possible. This keeps the quizzers at the facility and keeps Quizzing on schedule. You should collect a modest fee to cover your costs (suggested: $3-$4) and get a head count first thing in the morning or before. Please do not try to make this a fund-raiser, but do not come short.

Here are some ideas of what others have provided

• Cold cuts, cheese, and bread 
  
• Soup and sandwich
• Fried chicken
• Spaghetti 

• Hot Dogs

• Pizza 

• Lasagna (purchased frozen and baked at church)

• Tacos - build your own 

• Chips

• Drinks - punch, tea, soft drinks, water.

• Nacho Bar - chips, cheese sauce, lettuce, sour cream, ground beef, salsa.

• Potato Bar - baked potato, cheese sauce, sour cream, ground beef, salsa.

• Salad (like a small dinner salad, can be purchased in bags and served in dispsable bowls.) 
• Fruit Bowl - apples, bananas, ect.

  
Be creative! It's nice to have something different. Keep it simple. We are serving primary-aged children--they can be messy. Some coaches prefer the quizzers to have complex carbohydrates (fruits and grains) rather than pizza and candy bars

 Clean-Up
Let us know what we need to do to help restore your facility. We recognize that most churches do not have a maintenance staff to restore on Saturday afternoon for church on Sunday. If we can move tables and chairs, it helps to have a map or an inventory (count) of what to leave in the quiz room or move to the hall.

E-mail: craig.johnson@comcast.net for more information.