Battle of the Books 2009 Coach Details

• Battle of the Books 2009 runs from June 1 through August 5.
  • June 30^th  – last day of registration
  • July 29^th – Battle One - 4^th Grade teams at 6:30; 5^th grade at 7:15; 6^th grade at 8:00 p.m..
  • August 5th – Battle Two - 4^th Grade teams at 6:30; 5^th grade at 7:15; 6^th grade at 8:00 p.m..
• Students must have a completed registration form to the library by the deadline to participate. 
• Registration forms must be turned into the library by June 30th (preferably earlier).
• Coaches coordinate reading logs (attached to the BOB book truck in the library) with their team to ensure that all the books have been read and at least 2 questions are submitted for each book.
• Questions should not be in the “yes/no” format.  Coaches should review their team’s questions and answers.
• Questions can be turned in to the library at any time but must be received at least 3 days before the battle.
• Reading lists will be available on June 1st. Books can be requested from other libraries at any time.  This can be done from your home computer or by speaking with a librarian.
• Team meetings are not mandatory but do help the players feel like a team and help ensure that all the books have been read, questions have been submitted and answers/knowledge is shared.
• Coaches are not permitted to sit at the table with their team during the battle.  They can sit near the team but CANNOT help with answering questions.
• Team sizes are not restricted but might be altered to evenly distribute players.  Your team may have players added to it.  All players can enrich your team and question-answer performance!
• If you have any questions please contact Elizabeth Schwertfuehrer at the library at 412-531-1913 or schwertfuehrere@einetwork.net  There is also a Q & A sheet available online here.
• Please send Elizabeth an email at schwertfuehrere@einetwork.net to register as a coach.
• Online forms are available here.

  
Coach’s packet includes:

·         BOB Instructions (Your Information) ½ sheet [yellow]

·         Participant Registration sheet [blue].  Must be returned to the library by June 30, 2009.