Adherence to Arkansas Science Olympiad Policies
Teams are expected to adhere to all posted Arkansas Science Olympiad policies, requirements, and clarifications from https://ualr.edu/scienceolympiad/ as if they were included in the official event rulebook.
Team Registration
Head coaches are required to complete registration with Arkansas Science Olympiad for the season before their team competes in any tournament, even those run by organizations other than Arkansas Science Olympiad.
Tournament Day Participation
School-approved, adult representatives are required to be on site for the duration of their team’s presence at the tournament location. Head coaches are expected to fill this role and to be reachable via phone and/or email by tournament officials for the duration of the tournament. In the event that a head coach is unable to attend a tournament, it is the responsibility of the coach to designate a replacement who is authorized by the principal to represent the school, and to inform the tournament director of this change.
Participating teams are encouraged to provide volunteers to supervise and/or assist in events on tournament days when their team is competing.
Conduct
Each sponsoring school is responsible for the conduct of its participants. Students, coaches and other adults are responsible for ensuring that any applicable school or Science Olympiad policy, law, or regulation is not broken.
Vandalism
If a member(s) or person(s) on, or associated with a team, commit(s) an act of vandalism, the team may be disqualified from the competition. In egregious cases of vandalism, as determined by tournament officials, no member of that team will be awarded a medal in ANY event and persons may be barred from future competitions.
Each sponsoring school agrees to pay the cost of repairing damage from any act of vandalism. Vandalism means a deliberate action that results in damage to property, including, but not limited to, graffiti, damage to facility property, and damage to others’ personal property.
