State 4-H Council Iron Clover Competition

Iron Clover is a Georgia 4-H State Council Tradition. During Council several opportunities are available for districts to score points to earn the covetted Iron Clover. This year, in addition, to new activities, Iron Clover participation may be done online. When you enter the online site, you will see each Iron Clover event listed. Please select your first, second and third choice for the events you would most like to participate in. You may only have one first choice. You also have the option of selecting willing to participate. You may select as many "willing to participate" as you like. We will fill teams for each district for each event from this survey.

Iron Clover registration (this link will direct you to another website) 

Iron Clover Events

Click for pdf printable list of events 

SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT- Teams are 5 boys/5 girls Each game is a maximum of 3 innings. There is a 10 run limit per inning. Slinging the bat is an automatic out. All batters & runners must wear shoes and the decision of the official is final. Any disputes with the official will cause for a district forfeit. If a district is up by 11 points at the close of the 2nd inning, the game is called.  Northwest vs Southeast (rd 1), Northeast vs Southwest (rd 2), loser rd 1 vs loser (rd 3-for 3 rd & 4th), winner 1 vs winner 2 (rd 4 for 1 st & 2nd) 

MINIATURE GOLF TOURNAMENT- 2 boys/2girls (may have one adult) Four groups will consist one member from each district. Teams will putt in the order placed by the official. Each team putts as directed. 

POOL RELAY 5 racers (no more than three of any gender)  Race may be adapted. This is an example of the skills that may be completed SHALLOW END—Player one fills the canteen without placing under the pool water & walks to their partner on the eagle symbol with a beach ball With the  beach ball & canteen & swims (no walking) to the wall and hands the canteen & beach ball to the third person. The third person holding the canteen pushes the beach ball without using their hands. The fourth person takes the canteen, empties it & then hits the beach ball to player five. Player five swims with the beach ball to the finish line. 

VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT— 6 delegates, may have one adult Northeast vs Southwest Southeast vs Northwest Loser round 1 plays loser round 2 for 3 rd & 4 th Winner round 1 plays winner round 2 for 1 st & 2 nd Six players play. Rotate for serve. Each game is 15 minutes. Ties will be broken with three minute over time. Officials are final 

4-H IDOL SHOW- 2 performers, 3 voters – all youth performers, one adult can serve on voting team but is not required.  Each district will have two performers and three voters. Voters will sit in the front row. Each voter has four votes. Performers will draw numbers for performance order and wear numbered tags. Following all eight performances, voters will vote for four idols with one indicated as top choice. Each vote is worth 1 point, and top choice is worth 2. Ties will be broken by a vote off by voters. All performances must meet standard 4-H competition standards and must have appropriate music. 

 KNOWLEDGE BOWL- 4 youth Quiz bowl with questions relative to 4-H, science, engineering & technology. Each round will consist of a minimum of five toss up questions. Additionally, two team questions will be asked. Team questions may be discussed before answering. Toss up questions are worth 1 point, team questions are worth 2 points. Ties will be broken by three additional toss ups until a winner is named. Northeast versus Northwest Round One Southeast versus Southwest Round Two Loser Round One vs Loser Round Two for 3 rd and 4 th Winner Round One vs Winner Round Two for 1 st and 2 nd 

BINGO - 4 competitors, one may be an adult All competitors will be given one card. Caller will announce BINGO's styles. Play will proceed for 30 to 45 minutes at the discretion of the caller. 1 point is scored for each BINGO called. Winners will be determined by number of points earned by a district at the tournament. Ties will be broken by elimination games. An individual may play one card only. Cards may be traded in every 15 minutes. 
 

CANOE RACE- 3 youth, atleast one boy and one girl On go, all three canoers board canoe and paddle around the island to the sailing beach.   Beach the canoe and everyone out. Carry the canoe to point on land and return to beach. Reload and paddle back. Race ends with Canoe docked and all players out of the canoe. 

ONLINE HUNT- 3 competitors, one may be an adult Teams will be seated together in the computer lab. Each team must complete a series of clues to finding information on line and documenting URL's. The race is won when the team finds all of the information. 

RELAY RACE - 4 competitors one adult is allowed but not required.  Racers begin with a crab crawl to the next racer. Second racer runs four times around a bat & runs to the next station. Third racer foot races uphill around and back down. Final racer eats three crackers and sings I'm a little teapot and sit down 

ROPE PULL- 4 boys, 4 girls Northwest versus Southeast round one Northeast versus Southwest round two Loser round one versus Loser round two for third and fourth Winner round one versus Winner round two for first and second 

For more information email jwj4h@uga.edu with Iron Clover in the subject line.