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Explaining the Quiz Bowl Dress Penalties
SkillsUSA showcases many technical and leadership contests at the local, state, and National Leadership Skills Competitions.  For the last few years, several talented teams lost points due to dress penalties.  The important question to ask oneself, when in doubt about a dress item, is:  Do I want to risk losing a point for this item?  To help illustrate how the Quiz Bowl judges score dress, please study the following information.
 
Dress Item

Females

Males
 

Acceptable

Penalty

Acceptable

Penalty
Polo Shirt

Official White Polo with SkillsUSA embroidered on left chest

Image of the Outer Banks OB11 Men's Ulitmate Polo Shirt - Blank / Plain

not official polo

Official White Polo with SkillsUSA embroidered on left chest  

Image of the Gildan 84800L Ladies Pique Combed Ringspun Sport Shirt - Blank / Plain

not official polo
Blazers, Windbreakers, Sweaters

Any official coat, clean and properly pressed, is acceptable.  SkillsUSA, SkillsUSA-VICA, or VICA patches may be worn.

 

Missing buttons, trading pins, and unofficial additions can earn penalties.

  

Any official coat, clean and properly pressed, is acceptable.  SkillsUSA, SkillsUSA-VICA, or VICA patches may be worn.

 

Missing buttons, trading pins, and unofficial additions can earn penalties.

 
Tops

long- or short-sleeved white, ironed blouses

 

 

wrong color

 

fashionably un-conservative

 

 

long- or short-sleeved white, ironed shirts

 

 

Casual shirts, those designed to be worn without ties, are not acceptable.
Bottoms

 

 

 

too short

 

fashionable but not professional

wrong color

 

 

 

grey, not black

 

jeans are not acceptable, regardless of color
Shoes

and

 Hosiery

Knee-High Support Hose

 

boots not acceptable

open toes or heels not acceptable

bare legs are not acceptable

 

 

 

 

 

sneakers and boots are not acceptable

 wrong color - only clothing penalty in 2009 was grey socks

 

 
Accessories

 

 

  

  

 

 

solid black tie

official logo acceptable but not required

multi-color pattern

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following items are always questioned; our advice is to lean toward the conservative and avoid any penalties:

 

 

visible tattoos     visible piercings                                           technicolor hair


Last modified: 11/16/09           Hit Counter