Team Battle Day Tips | Battle of the Books

Arrive with your team 15-20 minutes before your battle begins. Check-in to receive your specific battle schedule.
Take a moment to “huddle” with your team: calm nerves, take a few photos, and give a pre-battle pep talk.
Reassure your team captain and give last-minute reminders about rules and strategy.

Take a seat in the battle room that is least distracting for your team. Tell them where you are planning to sit.
Model positive behavior during battles and keep a smile on your face.
Between battles, take a moment with your team to diffuse any issues from the first battle and focus on a clean slate
for the next battle. Losing a battle does not mean your team is out of contention.

Proceed to your designated auditorium after the three battles.
Gather your team together and take some time to recap the positive moments from the battles and from your team's whole journey.
Many students experience a “let down” or “low” feeling after competing. It is important to debrief together and perhaps even
arrange a post-battles celebration to end the day on a high note (see ideas below).
Provide each team member with their Superlative Award Certificate.
Finalize your plans to attend the Championship & All Team Finale to share in the pizza party, team prizes, meeting the author, and seeing the final battle.

Go to a restaurant or coffee shop for a meal, ice cream, or hot chocolate.
A few nearby options: Thats’a Pizza, Jimmy Johns, Dickies BBQ, Culvers, Biggby Coffee, Tropical Smoothie Cafe.
Ask a parent to host everyone at their house with a potluck, ice cream sundae bar, or popcorn with a movie.
Go bowling or to the arcade at Lucky Jack’s.