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The Holding Room: you will see a Spontaneous competition time on the tournament schedule. Report to the area marked Spontaneous Holding Room 10 minutes before your scheduled time. One coach may accompany you. Here, one team member will register the team by giving the judge your long-term problem, division, and membership name and number. You will wait in the Holding Room until a judge escorts you to the competition room. Your coach will remain in a designated area until you are finished. If you haven't already decided, your team should pick which team members will compete in each type of problem. Entering Spontaneous: Everyone on your team may enter the room, however, only five will compete. The judge will tell you what type of problem you will solve: hands-on, verbal, or verbal/ hands-on. The members competing will go where directed. If your team has five or fewer members everyone must compete. Those not participating can stay and watch or leave the room. If staying but not participating, you must not talk, signal, or intervene. If that happens, you will be asked to leave while time continues. Starting Spontaneous: The judges will read your problem aloud -- be sure to listen carefully because each problem has its own set of rules. Once the judge finishes reading, you will get a copy of the problem for reference. Then, the judge will say "Begin" and time starts. You may ask questions, but your time will continue. Judges will make every attempt to clarify the problem to make sure you understand what it requires; but, judges cannot help you solve the problem. Judges will also interrupt you if they cannot hear your response during a verbal problem. Competition is over: leave the room quietly and meet your coach! While it is exciting to complete Spontaneous, it is important not to discuss the problem with others outside of your team until after World Finals. Spontaneous problems are not subject to the grievance process; but if you have a concern, someone from your team should ask to speak to the Spontaneous Problem Captain, who will then speak with the judges and the entire team, if necessary.
~ Joy Kurtz
International Spontaneous Problem Captain |