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Junior Activities

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Junior Activities

This section explains the protocols and policies for NCFCA Juniors when they participate in activities while their parents are working in staff positions or judging.
NOTE: Please check back for updates for the 2024-2025 season. 

  1. Junior Activities Overview

    The goal of NCFCA Junior activities is to encourage purposeful, educational, social, and service-oriented endeavors that allow our future competitors to be more fully engaged in the tournament. The NCFCA Juniors program provides three types of activities.

  2. Junior Participant Supervision Guidelines

    NCFCA policy is that children under 12 must be involved in a specific tournament related activity or under the direct supervision of their parent or other designated adult. Junior Activity Teams and Junior Tournament Teams are not responsible for childcare or direct oversight of junior participants, except during the specific directed activity periods described below and during the Junior Tournament. Parents must take responsibility for their children by the end of the scheduled Junior activities and tournament.

  3. Check-in and Check-out Process

    All children must be checked in and checked out by parents or other previously designated individuals. Upon check in, they must indicate where they will be and who will be picking the child up. All children will wear name tags during the entire time they are checked in. No child will be released to anyone other than individuals previously designated by the parent(s).

  4. Passport Activity Card

    Children work throughout the tournament to complete a variety of activities to earn stickers on a bingo-style card. They receive prizes for completing five activities in a row and for completing an entire card. Completing the activities listed on the Passport Activity Card is intended to be a fun and educational challenge for our junior participants.

  5. Junior Registration and Safety

    For Junior Activity Programs – Parents of junior students must complete a Junior Program Participation Agreement and submit it to the Junior Coordinator prior to their child’s participation. Children who wish to participate must be mature enough to sit quietly through rounds and must be able to use the restroom independently. For Junior Tournament – Children participating in an official Junior Tournament must be separately registered through NCFCA’s online registration system.

    Please note: Parents are responsible for the supervision of their children during independent activities; NCFCA is responsible during group activities only.

    Click here for a Print-Friendly .PDF version of this Junior Program Participation Agreement.

  6. Directed Games

    At specified times, the Junior Activities Coordinator will gather participants for predetermined games and other activities. Junior participants will help clean up the junior area in preparation for game times.

  7. Junior Tournament Practice

    The Junior Activities Coordinator may plan a designated time for participants to practice speeches in the fellowship area.

    During Junior Tournament Practice, the Junior Activities Coordinator and helper(s) are directly responsible for oversight of the children. At least two adults will be present to assist with Junior Tournament Practice. Junior participants will help clean up the fellowship area in preparation for tournament practice.