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Woodland Hills SD event staff remind teams of driver-only questions and conduct rules at IQ Challenge
Summary
Event staff at a Woodland Hills School District IQ Challenge reiterated match rules: only student drivers may ask referees questions before retrieving robots, teams cannot receive scores once the field is cleared, and judges may factor conduct into judge awards.
Event staff at the Woodland Hills School District’s IQ Challenge reminded teams that only student drivers — not adults — may ask questions of referees before retrieving a robot, and that teams cannot receive match scores once the field has been cleared.
The announcement, made during event instructions, said all students and adults associated with a team are expected to “conduct themselves in a respectful and positive manner” while participating. Event staff also told attendees that judges may consider team conduct and ethics when determining judge awards.
Those rules were framed as part of maintaining fair play and a positive competition environment. Staff emphasized the timing restriction: questions to referees are permitted during the match and before a team retrieves its robot; once the field is cleared, teams can no longer receive a match score. The guidance applied to both student team members and any adults linked to a team.
Event staff closed the instructions with an encouragement to participants. As the announcer put it, “Have fun, enjoy your best IQ Challenge experience, and thank you for your support.”
No formal votes, motions, or policy changes were recorded in the transcript; the comments were presented as event rules and reminders to participants.
