Requirements
REQUIREMENTS TO HOST A 2023-2024 HIGH SCHOOL BBQ, INC. REGIONAL COMPETITION
The host sponsor must provide 1 choice or better brisket which must be 10-12 lbs., 1 full rack of pork spare or St. Louis cut ribs, and 1 full 3-5 lb chicken for each registered team.
The host sponsor site must be able to accommodate level surface with a 20' by 30' cooking area for each registered team.
The host site must have a covered area for check in and registration, trash dumpsters in an easy access area for teams, sanitary wash station with running water, hot ash receptacles or a place to dump hot ashes, fire extinguishers, and a staging and judging area large enough to accommodate at least 10 - 8' tables with chairs and protection from inclement weather.
The host site must provide personnel to help set up and take down of cook and judging areas.
Personnel must be provided to help in the judging area and judges for each category. The number of judges will be based on the number of teams participating.
The host site must provide at least 10 - 8' tables, 65 chairs, 6 rolls of paper towels or 2,000 napkins, clorox wipes or spray disinfectant cleaner, disposable forks, knives, spoons, 100 bottles of water, 3 boxes of saltine crackers, 1 large jar of hamburger sliced dill pickles and tongs. The amount of utensils will depend on the number of teams participating.
The host site will be required to have a printed schedule with turn in times for each team.
The host site must provide a location for awards large enough to accommodate 400 people with a stage area to present awards. This area must have provisions to protect the teams and families in case of inclement weather. This same area must be available Friday night at 6pm for the cook's meeting. 5 - 8' tables must be available in this area. Also, a PA system must be available so everyone can hear the cook's meeting and award ceremony.
The host site will be responsible for the coordination and setup/tear down for any educational sessions and must be completed at least 30 minutes before the cook's meeting at 6pm on Friday night.
Restrooms must be available for the participants, coaches and families.
Please feel free to email pictures of facilities including judging area, restrooms, pit area, etc. to hsbbqboard@outlook.com
Although High School BBQ, Inc. provides awards at each regional, the host school can provide additional prizes if they want.
High School BBQ, Inc. will provide the host school $150 per competition team. The judging official, cook's meeting presenter, award's presenter and competition official will be provided. The Grand Champion, Reserved Champion and 3rd place trophies, ribbons, turn in trays, hand sanitizer will also be provided.
