Virginia* high schools and secondary level education organizations are eligible to compete. 

*Public and private high schools in Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax City, Fairfax County, Falls Church, and Loudoun County in Northern Virginia should apply to the Chesapeake Bay Bowl, coordinated by the Consortium of Ocean Leadership's Washington office. Contact: Regional Coordinators Leslie Orzetti and Staci Lewis at chesapeakebaybowl@hotmail.com.

A team consists of four competitors (a captain and three team mates), plus one alternate player and an adult coach.  The coach must be a teacher, official or designate from the team’s school or an employee, official or designate with an education program that is sponsoring a team.  The Coach of Record serves as the primary and official contact for the team in all communications with the Blue Crab Bowl/National Ocean Sciences Bowl.  

Please review the Blue Crab Bowl complete policy on team composition, coach responsibilities and sportsmanship, as well as competitor behavioral expectations.

Who else can attend?
Classmates, teachers and parents are encouraged to support their school team.  There are, however, space limitations in some competition venues and activities.  Space permitting, spectators are welcome in competition rooms, but special guidelines apply.  Spectators may participate in special BCB activities on a space-available basis and will be responsible for associated fees.

Please review the Blue Crab Bowl policy on event spectator participation and behavioral expectations.

Blue Crab Bowl 2008 Competition Teams

A total of 22 schools from across Virginia submitted Statements of Intent, expressing interest in participating in Blue Crab Bowl 2008.  From the field of 24 possible teams, a lottery was used to select those to compete in Blue Crab Bowl 2008. Sixteen teams competed in the Blue Crab Bowl 2008.

Questions? 
Contact the Blue Crab Coordinators:

2008 Teams Coordinator
Carol Hopper Brill, VIMS

phone 804-684-7735

e-mail <chopper@vims.edu>

2008 Competition Host
Elizabeth Smith, ODU

phone 757-683-5842

e-mail <exsmith@odu.edu>.