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Let us know how many team you expect and how many rounds you wanted to run. We can come up with several scenarios for you.

What they said about the field size is accurate. I once used the card system with 9 teams. A bad, bad idea.

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My team C would really like to earn a berth to Chicago (not that I'm sure they would actually go, but..)

So we want 27 teams at this tournament cuz 27 * 0.15 = 4.05. That should be enough room for CR A, MP A, Charter A-C.

Addendum: I put in that we are using 92. Anything else?

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Could people check this for accuracy, etc.

http://www.charterschool.org/clubs/acad ... esinfo.php

I will send it out by next Monday to coaches.

Addendum: Is everyone good with using set 92? Close tournaments using the set are the William and Mary event on 2/13 and Pittsburgh on 3/20.

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It's possible I'm underrating some of these teams, and some of you are probably raising your eyebrows at where I put Charter. Honestly, Charter seems far, far better at NAQT than they are on ACF-style questions: their performance at QuAC was not spectacular. We'll see if that was an aberration or t...

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They are being mirrored in Illinois by David Riley, next week I believe.

Eventually, they will land here:

http://www.charterschool.org/clubs/acad ... stions.php

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-Three-line, pyramidal tossups and progressive-difficulty bonuses of no more than one line per part. I believe this is the best compromise between good quizbowl and what middle schoolers can actually handle. You are accurate in this statement, at least based on our experience. Our tournament last S...

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We needed added to the field above. 1 team and 2 buzzers.

Thanks.

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Provided we are at HSNCT, there are probably at least 4 Charter team members including myself that would like to participate.

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I read for them at LIFT, and they were quite good. They were very much a Chip team. I got asked at one point how many times they were allowed to protest.

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[disclaimer: this is all from memory, and subject to revision] I played in the Summer 1995 version, which I seem to remember had 30 teams in two groups of fifteen. My teammates were Eric Hilleman, Tom Drucker, and someone whom Eric knew. We (or more appropriately Tom and Eric) won one of the bracket...

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bt_green_warbler wrote: 1. No public transit, so everyone has to rent cars, offsetting the savings on hotels and airfare.

Really?

Granted, this was in 1999, but I seem to recall going downtown via a bus.

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What happened was the jv file was left at school the day of the tournament. So I was able to work on the varsity file, but jv (which I think was missing a scoresheet that I still have to dig for) is not done. Then what happened was I worked on getting our Penn Bowl packet finished before the discoun...

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Don't forsee any problems with the Feb. 20 date -- and I would volunteer Mount to host the tournament (we have a lot of food options just off-campus, easily accessible from I-95, and we have more than enough space) but I'm not sure how much support one needs from the building administration to pull...

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Oh! This is pretty much directed to Mr. Tressler, but at some point, I would like to have a discussion about what is going to happen with the DE NASAT team (assuming we will be having one, that is). I have to get back to you on that. Frankly, it's my third priority after HSNCT and PACE. After I hav...

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Charter has several scenarios given, but I don't always agree with all of their pairings. If you have an alternate version of any card system, please feel free to pass it along to me and I'll include it in those listed. The "Brackets" section of our page is intended to be a resource. The ...

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Besides the 6 teams and me reading, you can put us down for 4 buzzers.

Thanks.

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With the caveat that these will be tweaked in the days ahead to fix errors and reflect the playoff brackets, here's what I have. I may not be able to get to the fixing until next weekend due to looming deadlines. http://www.charterschool.org/clubs/academicbowl/tournaments/fallresults/varfall09/varpl...

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The quizbowl gods smiled on me today

Our new QuikPro system was just delivered.

We should now only be down 1, or maybe 2, systems.

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Let me apologize preemptively: despite efforts to procure buzzers from several sources, including local middle schools, I fear there will be slapbowl in a small number of rooms tomorrow.

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No problem at all. I just found a voicemail from the Ranney coach, so we are back at 30 in varsity.

Does anyone have a buzzer we don't know about that they can bring to the tournament? Our estimate today left us about two short.

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No problem at all. I'm used to changes up to and including the morning of the event. It just helps with the planning. I'm hoping JV stays right at 24, that would fit into the intended schedule well. On another note, the Delaware ACC promises about ten people coming to help with the event. So I think...

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Put Charter down for 1 team, 1 reader, and 2 buzzers.

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Regrettably, it appears this will be the first time in several years we won't be able to attend this. I will, however, volunteer to moderate and supply buzzer if you'd like. This is an offer I will gladly accept. I am slightly concerned about the buzzer and reader counts, but am working on both. We...

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Sorry everyone. I've been out for a week.

I'll update the team list tomorrow and try to figure out where things stand.

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We have now reached 48 teams. I will continue to admit teams if I think I can find moderators. As a courtesy, if there are any teams still interested please contact me in the next few days. Also, buzzers seem a little on the low side. (The retirement of the Concord coach may have ramifications here....

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(Since spots opened up...) We are in the process of getting Charter D together.

If someone else can take the last spot, that would be best.

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Field update:

Charter (probably 2 teams)
Delaware House (probably 2 teams)
"Gene Stoye"
Penn (said 1-2 teams, Rob would like confirmation)
Temple (2 teams)

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We like the top 12 idea.

Charter D can be on standby, but our registration check is already cut.

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I have recently been informed that we have indeed been promised Set 10 for use at this tournament. Once Fr. Meehan looks over the announcement I sent him, full details will be posted, and info will be sent out. We promise! Sorry this is taking so long to get ironed out. Is this the same set being u...

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Let Rob know since he's keeping the team list. I'm sure he can help pair you up with someone.

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Duly noted.

You can keep track of the registered teams here:

http://www.charterschool.org/clubs/acad ... lfield.php

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So, this is a high school issue, but this thread is the NAQT scheduling thread. According to NAQT's tournament calendar, http://www.naqt.com/schedule.jsp?hs=yes&day=yes&long=yes ,Bel Air High School in Bel Air, MD is hosting a A-set tournament on the 21st. This is notably the same day as Qu...

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There is nothing "sacred" about 2-part or 3-part bonuses. Good quiz bowl can use either. Just decide which you'll use and try to make them consistent. Add me to those voting in this camp. There is nothing wrong with deviations from 20/20 quizbowl to suit local preferences. A disturbing tr...

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Now that I've been exposed to two current NAQT IS sets, I'd like to praise NAQT on the improvements they've made. Other than the usual remarks made about some categories' prevalence, I really like what NAQT has been producing. In fact, as I was reading at LIFT, I wasn't bothered by the geography, bu...

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Their top six teams might be able to beat our B and C teams with no problem. That wasn't our top six teams, we left several seniors at home for ACT/College applications. Notably, team B suffered in what might have been the most competitive bracket. I want to thank Brother Nigel for running a good t...

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Woody Paige wrote:Aw, Bill! Those are all AWESOME! The correct answer was "Montgomery-Ward".

Really? We thought the question was headed towards On the Road.

We checked out those wireless buzzers. I can only hope the price comes down in the future, since you could get two other systems at those prices.

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Virginia Woolf's To The Outhouse?

Webster's Extra Abridged Dictionary?

The Taliban's Women's Bill of Rights?

Nixon's Enemies List? (oh wait....)

War and Peace?

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The University of Delaware will be mirroring the FOGHAT set on Sunday, November 22nd. The base fee is $60, with five dollars off for buzzers. We expect to have enough readers, but if there is someone who wants to participate in that capacity, let us know. The tournament will be held in Purnell Hall....

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As long as this doesn't conflict with the University of Delaware's Blue Hen Invitational (i don't think it does but it might be a week different), we'll be there. The current plan is for the Blue Hen to be on the 20th. I specifically counseled them to not use the 13th so that both of us could poten...

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I could be wrong on this, but I think that negs were to discourage interrupt buzzing on the early College Bowl shows so that the audience would hear the entire question.

I personally wouldn't mind if negs went away. You're already punished in that the other team can hear the balance of the tossup.

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To clarify, that is Henderson High from West Chester.

Could we see the first six rounds of stats if they existed before the crash? We're having a discussion about who gets to play on A this year, and seeing any kind of numbers would be appreciated.

btressler · Re: Princeton High School Academic Tournament 10/03/09- Results 360-235

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Here was how the main playoff bracket went: Octos: (1) Charter A defeated (16) Conestoga (2) Bergen A defeated (15) Moravian A (3) Dorman A defeated (14) High Tech (4) Kellenberg A defeated (13) St Joes B (12) Charter B defeated (5) Livingston A (6) Dorman B defeated (11) East Brunswick (7) Seton Ha...

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Do I understand that we are now using all 15 packets (9 prelim, 5 playoff, 1 championship)? In 2004 we did 11 prelim rounds and 4 playoff rounds. "This Tournament Goes to 11" was not a joke. The TJ coach told me she got home after 2am. Since many years there are lots of new moderators, eve...

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I disagree. Excluding teams from championship contention based on one prelim loss is kinda lousy. Two I can live with.

And they've probably already bought their trophies anyway.

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Barring any more unwelcome surprises from any level of our bureaucracy, this invitation should be complete and accurate. A paper version is available should anyone need one. Please send us email to have your team(s) added to the list. I'll talk to the coaches... hopefully this will be the first tour...

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Unless you are all in dual credit classes at UD, I'm pretty sure Penn Bowl is not traditionally an open. Well yes we do offer UD classes here at Charter. But I've already asked Mehdi for permission, which was granted on condition of a packet being submitted and that we are not eligible for any titl...

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I asked for 89A. I hope to send my freshmen to Bel Air so I needed something different. And this tournament is designed with newer teams and the locals in mind. Since the median team at the DE state championship last January went 112.5 PPG on a regular strength set, I think this is probably the best...

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As long as the timing is convenient, I imagine several U Delaware and Charter people will participate.

EDIT: Mike, if you do have trouble we might be able to do this at UD. I'm pretty sure Mark has a key to at least one building with classroom space. Let me know and I'll ask.

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Yes, there will be JV bracket. The whole point of this tournament is to have a JV bracket, and I wish more tournaments (esp. in the beginning of the year) would do so.

Note that I had to change my date (again!). Hopefully this is the "final answer".

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