4Captain's on-line form - submit team points
4Weekly Point Record - calculates automatically
4Team's optional spreadsheet - calculates automatically (save to desktop)
4Cumulative Information Form - calculates automatically (save to desktop)

Team Captain General Information and Rules

This year’s Fitness Challenge has been taken to the next level.  Not only are we being challenged individually and from our team, but now we are joining forces and challenging other county offices.  Joining the challenge this year are San Joaquin and Tuolumne County. 

You may continue to add and subtract members to your team up to February 1 - after that your team is set.  Enter team roster names online or send to Judy Leitz before February 1 at 5:00 p.m.

TEAM CAPTAIN duties:

Ø   Input the Team Roster/Team Name online by 2/1/08

Ø   Distribute Materials to team and review process

Ø   Scoring: Individuals must submit his or her own point totals, weekly point record sheet, each Monday by 5:00 p.m.  The captain's form will track and average each team’s and team members’ points earned on a weekly basis (coming soon).
For example, 200 points divided by 8 team members = 25 points. Team captains may review each team member’s total points earned each week.  

Ø   Input team points online form each Monday at 5:00 p.m.  On a holiday input the points by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

Ø   Individual recognition.  Submit the team member with the highest total points and most inspirational by March 4 at 5:00 p.m. Individual with most points will receive recognition. 

Ø   Track and report the following at the end of the challenge: total number of community service hours, gallons of blood donated, gallons of water (or total points for water) number of pounds lost, number of people who quit smoking and total number of miles walked or jogged, number of point for fruits and vegetables, individual workout points, exercise machine points, and miles riding a bike. (If you use our system, it will automatically calculate this information.)

Ø   Motivate and support your team

RULES
You may multiply points in a given day.  For example, 32 oz. of water is worth 1 point.  If you drink 64 oz. of water in one day you can receive 2 points for that day.  However, you cannot receive a 1/2-point or round up.  So if you drink 48 oz of water – that is still only one point.  Maximum points for water this year is 2 points per day or 64 oz.

You cannot “Double dip” points.  You cannot receive points for a Spinning class plus riding a stationary bike or points for riding the stationary bike plus taking an exercise class. You must select one category or the other.

Weight loss, inches, and body fat are BEGINNING to END calculations only.  You cannot lose two pounds one week, earn the points, put the weight back on and then lose it again.  Points in those areas will only be scored on the last day of the competition.

Moving: This is considered heavy house or yard work.

If you work as a PE teacher, or have someone on your team who does, points cannot be earned during work time.  Remember, this competition is designed to raise awareness, and to help people embark on a health lifestyle.

Mountain biking and Road biking separated!
Please note riding your mountain bike on the road is road biking. The reason these were separated out was several people felt that the rough terrain of mountain biking and the increase in hills makes it a more difficult sport or harder to get the same amount of miles in the same time.

BONUS POINTS
Bonus points are the only exception to double dipping.  If you eat 9 servings of fruits and vegetables you get 1 point for the 5 fruits and veggies and 3 bonus points for eating 9.  If you eat 10 servings you get 2 points for your daily intake and 3 points for eating more than 9.  Keep in mind that fried vegetables don’t count.

Arbitration – submit question to Judy.  Arbitration committee makes the ruling with response posted on the Fitness Website.
Top three teams will be awarded prizes at the March 11 Board meeting.  The Perpetual SCOE Fitness Challenge Trophy will go the first place team.

The overall top scoring County Office of Education will be awarded a perpetual trophy the first week in March at the COE with the highest points.    

Last updated 02/05/2008