Rules

NEW in 2019-20

Three separate competitions: Junior (Year 7-8), Intermediate (Year 9-10) and Senior (Yr 11-13). There are no individual year group requirements.

Each competition will involve 4 students, making 2 teams from each house. There will be 2 debates in every competition, each debate involves 4 houses. All debates are conducted in the British Parliamentary Format. If a team is incomplete, they will still compete, but at a disadvantage with fewer numbers, and a (non-scoring) stand in will be found to give the missing speech.

Competitors will be presented with a motion 15 minutes before the debate and a side to debate for will also be given to them. They will present a speech, arguing for their side of the motion (Maximum speech lengths – Junior 3 mins, Intermediate 4 mins and Senior 5 mins).

Speakers are judged against a mark scheme and will receive a score out of 30.

Judges are any of: DB, LG, AI, KH, OB, HB, MS, CC, RH, PR, PA, AH

The competitions will take place over 2 lunchtimes. It is important to be prompt to these, so they can run smoothly.

The results of each competition will have equal weighting in deciding the winner of the event overall.

Three separate competitions: Junior (Year 7-8), Intermediate (Year 9-10) and Senior (Yr 11-13).

Each competition involves two students reading prose (set) and verse (the student’s choice - but within a set length) and two different students delivering a public speech that they have written themselves (length set - Senior 6-9 min, Intermediate 4-6min, Junior 3 or 4 min).

Every competitor to speak is awarded 2 points (although any ‘extra entrants’ above the allocated two heard at TM’s discretion will not be awarded any extra points). In each competition first place gains an additional 6 points, second place 5 points, 3^rd place 4 points and 4^th place 3 point 5th place 2 points and 6th place 1 point.

The scores are aggregated equally for each competition to form overall rankings.

Heats are held during lunch times and are judged by TM.

Six teams. One for each of year 7,8,9,10,11, and Seniors. Year 7 to 11 have four in each team and the Seniors have six in each team.

First boards are split into two pools of four. Each first board player plays each of the other first board players in their pool. After the pool rounds. 1st in each pool plays second from the other pool (effectively semi finals) and 3rd plays 4th (effectively plate semi finals). After the semi final rounds in the final rounds SF winners play, SF losers play, plate SF winners play and plate SF losers play.

The competition for second boards is played in exactly the same way as the first boards and likewise for third and fourth boards.

On each board the players are ranked 1 to 8 with the top placed player earning 8 points, 2nd 7 etc. The scores for each board are then aggregated.

Within each year scores are aggregated to decide a winner with the winner being awarded 6 points, second 5 etc.

The scores are aggregated equally for each year to form overall rankings.

For each year group matches are played during lunch and after school (typically until 5pm) on one day.

Each house writes, produces and performs a play which is 20 min long. There are heats and a final with the final rankings being decided by a judge. Each production must involve at least one representative from each year group (an exception is made for Y11 while house drama heats takes place during Y11 mock fortnight). The date of the final is near the end of the Autumn term.

Five teams each consisting of 2 pairs. One for each of year 7,8,9,10 and Seniors.

1st Pairs play 1st Pairs only. Ditto for 2nd Pairs. Every 1st pair in a year group plays every other 1st pair in the year group (seven games). Each match is the first to 15 for Y7-9 and 21 for Y10-13 (MW discretion on the day). The scores for each game are recorded and the winning house is the house whose two pairs have amassed the highest number of points in their fourteen matches. For each year group matches are played during lunch and after school (typically until 5pm) on one day. The senior competition is open to male and female students with no restrictions.

After all games are completed 1st in each year group is awarded 8 pts, 2nd 7 pts etc. and these points are added to form overall rankings.

Four teams of 5 a side. One from year 7 and one from year 8 (which together form the Juniors), one from Years 9&10 (the Intermediate team) and one from years 11,12&13 (the Senior Team). Teams which span multiple year groups must have at least one person from each year group in the team.

For each team the ranking is decided based on questions correctly answered with the winner being awarded 8 points, second 7 etc. Some questions are set on pre-released book lists and others on general literary knowledge. Book lists are distributed about 1 month before the competition.

The year 7&8 rankings are added to give an overall ranking for the Junior competition and then the Junior, Intermediate and Senior rankings are added to give an overall ranking.

The competition takes place during one lunch time. The Senior competition is usually in the second half of the Autumn term, the intermediate in the second half of the Spring term and the Y7 & Y8 competitions both in the second half of the Summer terms.

Three teams of four. One senior team (all students eligible), one intermediate team (years 7-10 eligible), one junior team (Years 7 to 8 eligible). No student may compete at more than one level (i.e. once a student has competed at intermediate level they can no longer compete at Junior or Senior level).

Each team consists of two pairs.

A match consists of three boards. Each board is played by both pairs with polarity reversed.

Bidding will take place in the seniors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_bridge ,

minibridge rules apply to the intermediates: https://www.ebu.co.uk/minibridge/11-easy-steps

Each board is scored as usual with bonuses for part and game scores in the intermediate and senior competitions only. For each board, after both pairs have played, the house with the most points wins. A win scores two match points and a draw scores one. There are three rounds in each of two pools and the total points after three rounds will determine pool rankings for a final round of play-offs.

For seniors 1^st gets 40 pts, 2^nd 35 pts, 3^rd 30 pts etc. For intermediates 1^st gets 32 pts, 2^nd 28 pts, 3^rd gets 24 etc. For juniors 1st gets 24 pts, 2nd 21 pts, 3rd 18 et.

The senior, intermediate and junior points are then aggregated to determine an overall score.

Each age group is played on one or two days during lunch and after school. Intermediate: October, Senior: March, Junior: June

Teams of 5 (plus subs). One for each of year 7,8,9,10 and Seniors.

Years 7,8 & 9 will be played on half size courts. Y10 & Senior will play on full size courts. The senior competition is open to male and female students with no restrictions.

Four teams play in each of two pools with everybody playing everybody in the pool. Fourth place in each pool play off for 7th and 8th place. Third place in each pool play off for 5^th 6^th place, 2^nd place in each pool play off for 3^rd 4^th place and top of each pool play off for 1^st and 2^nd place.

The scores are aggregated equally for each year to form overall rankings.

Matches are played during games afternoons in the Spring term.

Yr 7 to Yr 10 run during games afternoons. Senior (combined Yr 11 to 13) run on the last Wednesday afternoon before Christmas holidays. There are trophies for the first place male and female runners in the senior competition.

Within each year group total places added up for the fastest 15 runners and the lowest total wins. If a house does not field 15 runners for the Senior run then the place of the non-attending runners is deemed to be 30 places behind the last finisher. If a house does not field 15 runners for the Y7 to Y10 runs the number of scoring athletes for every house will be reduced to the number of athletes in the worst represented house.

The winner for each ‘year’ group is awarded 6 points, 2^nd 5 points etc.

The scores are aggregated equally for each competition to form overall rankings.

The runs take place during the autumn or spring terms - the Senior house run has been on the last Wednesday of the Autumn term in recent years.

Six A teams: one for each of year 7,8,9,10,11 and Seniors (Yr 12-13). Yr 7 is 12 a side, Y8 is 13 a side, Y9 is 15 a side, Y10 is 10 a side, Y11 is 7 a side, Seniors are 7 a side. Y7 and Y8 also have B teams who play 7 a side.

If a house cannot field a full team due to absence or injury then the opposing team will match numbers on the pitch. For Y11 upwards if a side is asked to match numbers they will start the game with 5 fewer points for every player they have to drop. In Year 7 and 8, A teams should never be short of numbers as replacements should be found from B teams.

Y7: Teams are split into two pools of four. Each team plays each of the other teams in their pool. After the pool rounds. 1st in each pool plays second from the other pool (the semi finals) and 3rd plays 4th (the plate semi finals). After the semi final rounds in the final rounds SF winners play, SF losers play, plate SF winners play and plate SF losers play to determine final positions. In the pools teams score 2 for a win and 1 for a draw. If teams are tied on points in the pool then a coin toss is used to determine finishing order – points difference is not used to decide the outcome of the competition.

Y8-11 & Senior: The competition is played in one afternoon using the Ladder-Playoff Format.

Currently, the senior rugby competition is only open to male students.

The winner for each competition is awarded 32 points, 2^nd 28 points etc. (except B teams where the winner is awarded 8 points, 7 points etc.)

The scores are aggregated equally for each competition to form overall rankings.

The competition is played during games afternoons usually in the week before half term and (if a second round is needed) the week before the Christmas holidays.

Teams of 8. One for each of year 7,8,9,10,11 and Seniors (Y12 &13 only). Players may not play out of year group. The senior competition is open to male and female students with no restrictions.

Each year group is played as a tournament. The first round is a round of 64. The second round is a round of 32 etc. Students score 1 point for each match won.

Within each year group the house with the most points wins

The scores are aggregated equally for each year to form overall rankings.

Matches are played during games afternoons in the Spring term. However the final (and the semi finals if there is insufficient them to complete these) will be played on a finals day at lunch time after all the year groups competitions have taken place.

Senior team of 4 (Y13,Y12,Y11 + another from Yr 11-13)

Intermediate team of 4 (Y9s and Y10s only. Max 2 year 9s)

and a Junior team of 4 (Y7s and Y8s only. Max 2 year 8s)

Two pools of four houses are formed such that every house plays three matches. In the pools 3 points are awarded for a victory, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss and 0 for no-show. 1st in each pool play off in the final, 2nd in each pool play off for 3rd, 3rd in each pool play off for 5th, and 4th in each pool play off for 7th.

During each match 10 points are awarded for correctly answering a starter question, and five points are awarded for each correct bonus question answered. If a team correctly answers all three bonus questions they are awarded an extra 5 points. Maximum points awarded for a round is 30. Interrupting the quiz master with an incorrect answer, will result in a 5 point penalty. Some questions are year group specific. In these individual year group rounds, no student(s) may answer outside of their year.

Matches start on time and continue regardless of whether team has four members - teams will be at a disadvantage and lose points during individual year group rounds.

Within each competition the ranking is decided based on questions correctly answered with the winner being awarded 8 points, second 7 etc.

The points are aggregated equally for each age group to form overall rankings.

Seven teams with Yr7, 12-13 being 7-a-side and the remainder being 11-a-side. Years 7-8 will have a B team. The senior competition is open to male and female students with no restrictions.

Teams are split into two pools of four. Each team plays each of the other teams in their pool. Students score 3 for a win and 1 for a draw with dead heats decided on head-to-head then goal difference.

After the pool rounds. 1st in each pool plays second from the other pool (the semi finals) and 3rd plays 4th (the plate semi finals). If matches remain drawn after the semi finals then the team that finished higher in their group is deemed to have won. After the semi final rounds in the final rounds SF winners play, SF losers play, plate SF winners play and plate SF losers play to determine final positions. In the final penalties may be played if time allows, otherwise points will be shared. (If the competition needs to be shortened to a single games afternoon the Head of Games (AB) may change the format at his discretion. This may involve removing the semi-final stage so 1st in pool A plays 1st in pool B 2nd plays 2nd etc.)

The winner for each team competition is awarded 16 points, 2^nd 14 points etc. (except Year 8B who will be awarded 8 points, 2^nd 7 points etc.)

The scores are aggregated for each competition to form overall rankings.

Matches are played during timetabled games afternoons, except for year 7 who play after school on Wednesdays on Fairfield from Sept to Nov.

1 Unison Song involving all boys in year 7 and 8 (directed by seniors) and any older students who choose to sing. The song must be predominantly unison. MO is prepared to accompany (on piano) on the night if required but student accompaniment is preferred. Points awarded Winner: 22, 2^nd 19, 3^rd 16, 4^th 13, 5^th 11, 6^th 9, 7^th 7, 8^th 5.

1 part song consisting of students from any year group. Group size varies. Points awarded Winner: 15, 2^nd 13, 3^rd 11, 4^th 9, 5^th 7, 6^th 5, 7^th 3, 8^th 2.

Unlimited entries are possible for the SATB Solo. Points awarded Winner: 3, 2^nd 2, 3^rd 1.

Unlimited entries are possible for the Treble Solo. Points awarded Winner: 3, 2^nd 2, 3^rd 1.

The best conductor of a unison piece also gets 2 points (‘the conductor’s batton’).

Song choices need to be agreed by MO/JD.

Heats take place before the final which is one evening in the spring term (4th Feb 2020).

Senior Competition:

Team of four: one year 13, one 12, one 11 and one 10 (but younger students may play up a year).

Matches consist of a starter round, a mental round, a team round and a race round with points being awarded for correct answers.

Four first round matches with the four winners going through to a semi-final and the other losing teams going to a plate semi-final. The two winning semi-finalists go through to a final and the losing semi- finalists go through to a 3^rd /4^th place play off and similarly in the plate.

The competition is played during three lunch times in the Autumn term.Thus Senior teams are ranked 1 to 8 with the 1st placed team being awarded 24 number brain points, 2nd: 21 3rd 18 etc.

Questions from the 2017 Competitions can be found here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SRyclrNYzKerdr9kYMoW9Xo_Lv8GaeoV

Junior Competition:

Team of four from Y9 or below with no more than 2 year 9 boys. All teams playing on the same day in the Dance Studio using a format similar to the UKMT Team Maths Challenge see http://www.tmc.ukmt.org.uk/ and in particular the two relay rounds. Junior teams will also have to provide a responsible Sixth form mathematician to help the event run. Teams who fail to do so will start with -1 points and a house who, in this situation, provides a replacement Sixth former will be awarded a bonus point.

Junior teams are ranked 1 to 8 with the 1st placed team being awarded 16 number brain points, 2nd: 14 3rd 12 etc.

Junior and Senior Number Brain points are aggregated to form overall rankings.

Teams of four (2 pairs). One for each of year 7,8,9,10 and Seniors.

All pairs (for a certain age group) are entered into a single tournament starting with a round of 16. First round losers go into the plate competition.

In the main competition the winning pair scores 10 points, the runner up 8 points, the two pairs who lose in the semi-final score 6 points and pairs who win the first round but loose in the quarter final get 4 points. In the plate competition the winner scores 3 points, the losing finalist scores 2 points and the losing semi-finalists score 1 point each.

Within each age group the winning house is the one with the most points.

The scores are aggregated equally for each competition to form overall rankings.

For Year 7 to 10 matches are played during timetabled games afternoons during the penultimate week of the Summer term. The Senior matches are played during the morning of the last Tuesday of term and it is open to male and female students with no restrictions.

There are three competitions:

1/ Set Music (2.5-3 min long)- set by KB/RG and given to all Houses

The team must choreograph a dance based on an extract from the music given and can use any style of dance. The music can’t be changed or edited.

2/ Free section/ creative (3- 3.5 min long)

The team must choreograph a dance based around a theme and submit a written explanation of the theme (max 100 words, to be handed in before the performance).

Any style or any music can be used.

3/ Solos/Duos (1.5-2 min long)

Any individual/pair can perform solo dance routine.

Points system:

Participation Points: 1 point per performer up to a maximum of 10 points per house (a student who dances in multiple categories will only count for one participation point). At least five different year groups must be represented. The maximum participation points available will be reduced by one for each year group underrepresented (i.e. if only three year groups participate the maximum participation points would be 8)

Performance points: Performances will be judged and in each team category: 8th place receives 1 point, 7th place: 3 points, 6th place: 5 points, 5th place :8 points, 4th: 11, 3rd 14, 2nd: 17, 1st place receives 20 points.

In the solo categories the winner receives 3 additional points for their house and the 2nd place dancer receives one additional point.

House Points: The participation and performance points are added up to give overall places and determine house points.

After the preliminaries the best performances (usually 3 or 4 from each category) will qualify for the finals the following week. Preliminaries and finals are planned to take place during lunch times in October.

Teams of 11 for each of years 7,8 and 9. A team of 8 for Seniors and year 10. In year 7,8 & 9 there is additionally a B team softball tournament that takes place alongside A team cricket for all remaining students in that year group. The senior competition is open to male and female students with no restrictions.

Each age group plays a knockout competition. Four first round matches with the four winners going through to semi-finals and the other losing teams going to plate semi-finals. The two winning semi-finalists go through to a final and the losing semi- finalists go through to a 3^rd /4^th place play off and similarly in the plate.

The winner for each competition is awarded 32 points, 2^nd 28 points etc. (except Softball teams where the winner is awarded 8 points, 7 points etc.)

Year 7 to 10 games are 10-10 limited overs matches. 5 bowlers must bowl (max 3 overs per bowler). Wides + no-balls are not re-bowled (except in the last over of an innings). They count for 2 runs. For every ball not bowled within 35 min: penalty = 4 runs. Batting side time wasting: penalty 4 runs per infringement (the next 2 batsmen should always be padded up).

Matches are played during extended games ‘afternoons’ during exam week in the Summer term.

There are five competitions, one for each of year 7 to 10 and one for seniors (Yr 11-13). The senior competition is open to male and female students with no restrictions.

The Maximum entry per competitor is;

All of the following: both relays and individual medley

Plus

One from the following: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke or butterfly

The House swimming gala takes place on the last Tuesday of the Summer term and competitors are excused lessons.

No student may 'swim up' (except in a relay, in the event that a house failed to enter a student in an individual event in an age group and provided that the student swimming up does not enter a relay in their own age group or any other age group)

In the ergo competition there is one 500m race and one 1000m race for each year group (including years 11,12 and 13) for male students, and one 500m ergo for female students.

16 points are awarded to the winner, 14 to the 2nd place,.. (0 points for no shows)

On the water there is a Senior (open) competition and a junior (Yr 10 and below) competition. In each competition there is a quad in which 80 points are awarded for first place, 70 for second, … , an A scull (who is also allowed to compete in the quad) and a B scull who is not allowed to row in or cox the quad. For the sculls 40 points are awarded for first, 35 for second, …

No male student may compete both on the ergo and on the water.

Female students compete with male students on an equal basis on water and may only compete in 2 competitions (could be ergo and quad or ergo and scull but not all 3).

Detailed rules and results as they appear can be found here:

The House rowing takes place on the last Monday of the Summer term and competitors are excused lessons.

Y7-11 boys may enter a maximum of one track, one field and one relay.

Y12-13 male and female students may enter a maximum of two track and one field or two field and one track plus one relay.

The following female event will be offered: 100m, 800m, high jump, javelin. As many girls as choose to may compete for each house in each event. The points awarded to each female competitor will be a function of the number of competitors, n, who complete each event and will be (1+ n - finishing position) for n<9 and (8 - finishing position) for n>9 (e.g. if there are 6 competitors, first place will get 6 points, 2nd place 5 points etc.)

There is only one 4 x 400m race (senior but open to all ages) but no competitor can compete in both 4x100m and 4x400m. Senior relay teams may be comprised of girls and/or boys there are no quotas.

Tug of war requires a team of eight. The team should comprise of eight students who have not competed in any other competition (scored as a relay). Two students should be from Y13 and one from every other year - however students my 'play up' (so if a house cannot field a Y12, for instance, an extra Y7 could pull in their place.

Students not competing in any other event may compete in the team 600m (scored as a relay).

In any male event final 1^st place scores 8 points, second 7 points etc. Relays count for double points.

The winning house is the one with the most points at the end of the day.

Sports day takes place on the last Wednesday of the Summer term and the whole school are off timetable.