Team required list form
at a glance
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Specifics
This form is the most likely to be forgotten, yet it is probably the most important. OotM has started putting up templates in the Member’s Area on their website, however, until recently, the only place to see that you needed the form was written in the problem specifics. The description of what is required on the form is found in section B of the problem as the last entry. It requires teams to submit a list of the judges of the major scored elements of their performance. The reason I claim it is the most important is because it tells the judges exactly what to judge.
How to write the form
The most important thing is to actually have the form. I didn’t have it my first year and as a staging area judge, it is practically guaranteed that no first year team will have the form. The best way to actually write the form is to give the order exactly as it shows up in the problem. This means not only should you do what is in the outline, you should do it in the order of the problem. For example, if you have to accomplish two tasks listed in the problem and a team created task, you should list the problem’s tasks first, followed by yours. This helps judges keep everything in order. In addition, the judges love a well written and neatly written form, so it helps if the team member with the best handwriting writes the form or do it on the computer. Ensure that the team knows exactly what they want judged, because oftentimes they will forget about certain scored items. Come to a consensus before finalizing the form.
How to write the form
The most important thing is to actually have the form. I didn’t have it my first year and as a staging area judge, it is practically guaranteed that no first year team will have the form. The best way to actually write the form is to give the order exactly as it shows up in the problem. This means not only should you do what is in the outline, you should do it in the order of the problem. For example, if you have to accomplish two tasks listed in the problem and a team created task, you should list the problem’s tasks first, followed by yours. This helps judges keep everything in order. In addition, the judges love a well written and neatly written form, so it helps if the team member with the best handwriting writes the form or do it on the computer. Ensure that the team knows exactly what they want judged, because oftentimes they will forget about certain scored items. Come to a consensus before finalizing the form.