The league does the curriculum lift.
A 13-week regular season is a meaningful step up from past Brain Bowl cadences. Match attendance is flexible, and the league handles the study materials so coaches can focus on coaching.
What coaching looks like
Brain Bowl in Leon County has historically been a few-events-per-year activity. A 13-week Thursday season is a real change, and the league is designed so a single coach can run it without burning out.
Match attendance is flexible. Coaches do not need to be at every match. Schools may pre-authorize a responsible adult chaperone: an assistant coach, a teacher, or a vetted parent. The chaperone signs in with the match reader and is responsible for the team during play.
Materials and support
The league provides:
- A full onboarding kit: rules, scoring sheets, eligibility templates, and the season calendar.
- Study guides organized by subject area, refreshed each season from NAQT and KAAC question archives.
- A suggested practice structure for weekly team meetings.
- An optional preseason clinic in August. Coaches who attend come away with a buzzer-room setup, a sample practice plan, and contact with coaches from other schools.
A central judging committee handles protests and close calls. Student readers and scorekeepers are not on the hook for hard rulings.
Stipends
Coach stipends are the Board's first call on incremental sponsor funds after equipment. The Year 1 target is $750 per coach, contingent on how the founding-sponsor round closes. This is a deliberately conservative starting point for an unproven league; the Board's intent is to grow it to $1,500 in Year 2 and $2,000 or above in Year 3 as sponsor support deepens. Coaching this league is a real time commitment, and stipends should reflect that as soon as the program can support it.
Coaches