2008 Nebraska State Chess Association Scholastic Team Championships

• Team Guidelines
  • Team Eligibility Requirements
    • Team participants must currently be enrolled in and attending the school they represent.
      • Membership in one school's chess club does not make a person eligible to represent that school if the person is enrolled elsewhere.
    • The NSCA director reserves the right to confirm a student's enrollment and/or to have the student and/or parents sign a statement confirming enrollment.
    • Home−Schooled Students
      • To be considered a homeschooled student, the student must have received a Rule 12 or Rule 13 acknowledgement letter from the State Department of Education.
        • The tournament director reserves the right to verify a homeschooler's grade level by reviewing his/her Rule 12 or Rule 13 documentation.
      • Home−schooled students may form teams.
      • A home−schooled student may participate in a school team if:
        • the student is eligible to attend that school, and
        • the student has written verification from the school principal that the student is a member of that school's team or club
          • (i.e. the student meets and practices with that school's team)
    • Refer eligibility questions to the tournament director.
  • Team Score
    • "Team Score" will be the total of the scores of the top four chessplayers from a school in a section.
    • To be eligible for a team trophy, a school team must have a minimum of two players within the same section.
  • Pairing of Teammates
    • Team members may be paired per the "Plus-two method" outlined in the 5th edition of the U.S. Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess.