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WHEP Rules and Guidelines - National

This event will comply with all "Policies and Guidelines for National Competitive Events" as approved by ECOP.

I. Contestants and Eligibility:

A. Each state is allowed to enter only one team or up to two individual contestants. A team will consist of three or four official entrants who are within the age requirements and are living in that state during the current year. If a state is unable to assemble a team, it may send up to two contestants to the individual events only.

B. All contestants must have passed their 14th birthday on or before December 31 of the preceding year and must not have passed their l9th birthday before January 1 of the contest year.

C. An individual or team may enter the National Wildlife Invitational event only once.

D. The team of contestants must be certified as the official state entry by the State Extension Director or by a person designated by the Director. The individuals or team may be selected by any procedures which a state considers appropriate. It is recommended that each state obtain medical authorizations for participants and have participation contract agreements signed by coaches and participants before conducting state and local events.

E. Contestants in the National Wildlife Invitational must not have participated in official post-secondary (university, college, junior college, or technical school) competitive events of a similar nature in the same subject matter area. Neither can participants be a member of a post-secondary team undergoing training in preparation for an event. For example, a contestant who has competed in an official collegiate wildlife contest, on or off campus, is ineligible to compete.

II. General Contest Rules and Information:

A. State team entries must be submitted on an official entry blank.

B. Each team shall have no more than one coach and two assistants (or other non-contestants) accompanying the team to the Invitational.

C. Adult representatives from states not competing in the current Invitational are welcome to observe. They may be asked to assist in the Invitational administration.

D. Each contestant will work independently, except for Activities IV and V, and will turn in the scorecard to an official committee member immediately after each event. Lowest total score for the individual parts will be dropped.