Given: 10 white balls, 10 yellow balls, 2 balloons, 3 3″ x 5″ cards, 3 toothpicks, 2 straws, 2 rubber bands, 2 mailing labels, 6″ piece of string.
The team is to get as many balls into the plastic cups without knocking down the foam cups within the three minute completion period as possible. Team members are to roll balls from behind the file line (set 10 feet away from cups) towards the cups. The six plastic cups are lying on their sides, and their bases are placed against a wall and spaced 12″ apart. Seven Styrofoam cups are spaced midway between each plastic cup and on the two ends. Foam cups are placed upright on their bases and set 12″ in front of the open end of the plastic cups. The plastic cups are taped in place; the foam cups are not taped in place. Foam cups cannot be reset if knocked over, and plastic cups may not be relocated or moved in any way. While balls are rolling past the foul line, no team member shall be between the wall and the foul line. When no ball is rolling, the team may be in the area between the foul line and the cups to retrieve balls to be rolled again. Materials provided may be in any area and can be moved or adjusted at any time. The team is allowed in the area. The team cannot use the material to push, pick up, or place a ball into the plastic cups. The team will have a 2 minute practice period when the team may place material, practice, and talk. Balls will be counted for score only once at the end of the 3 minute competition period.
During the competition period, the team may not talk.
Scoring:
10 points for each yellow ball in the plastic cups at the end of the time period.
5 points for each white ball in the plastic cups at the end of the time period.
Minus 10 points for each time a cup is touched or a ball is directed past the foul line.
Minus 5 points for each ball still rolling and a team member is beyond the foul line.
Minus 10 points for each time a team member talks during the competition period.