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Joshua Rutsky

Admittedly, I’m not in the reading loop at the same level I was once, but I was unaware of the boldface/underline/no format conventions. It might be a good thing for those of us who are once a year hosts or infrequent readers to add a note at the front of the set to this effect.

Joshua Rutsky

Important dates for 2019-20: August 30-31, 2019, Division I TV Tournament Filming (APT, Montgomery, AL) September 21, 2019 West Point Fall Invitational December 6-7, 2019, Division II TV Tournament Filming (APT, Montgomery, AL) December 14, 2019 West Point Winter Tourney January 16, 2020, Junior Var...

Joshua Rutsky

Just a note regarding the Quik Pro- These were redesigned a couple of years ago and now use much sturdier Cat5 cable as their connectors; the quality of the set is now significantly better in this regard.

Joshua Rutsky

Coaches/Players: Right now, the Alabama Scholastic Competition Association is discussing our current policies regarding players competing in our state tournaments. As of now, our rules specifically state Players must be enrolled at the represented school or, if their school has no program for their ...

Joshua Rutsky

Congratulations to all the great teams at HSNCT this year. The competition was tough! Did your team finish where you hoped? Was your performance where you wanted it to be? Qwiz Camp can help you get take the next step in your QB career! With four locations and a week of classes, practices, and tourn...

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Congratulations to all of our Qwiz Camp winners so far! We still have one drawing left, so get your entries in!

Joshua Rutsky

I guess we're doing the prediction thing so I'll take Aptakisic, Churchill, Challenger-Almaden, Daniel Wright, Hunter, Odle for top six. My biggest prediction is that at least one of the top six teams will be someone nobody in this thread picked for top six. There's always at least one surprise. We...

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It is unquestionably the case. It was a remarkable performance, but what really makes it important is what it says about the nature of this game--that a group of students who are willing to put in the time and effort and work together can achieve at the highest levels, and anyone who dares to dismis...

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Congratulations to West Point on their top 20 finish at SSNCT! Congratulations to Altamont (50th) and East Lawrence (57th) for their performances as well.

Joshua Rutsky

If you do some poking around here on this site, you'll find that this is a question many of us have tried to grapple with over the years. Alas, there is no simple answer. Your basic problem is that you have motivation, but you don't have contacts at other schools or other teams to work with. The que...

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There is really nothing more important to a team than team chemistry. Toxic team stuff will destroy your chances of success. While it is certainly part of the coach's job to prevent this from happening, what bothers me more is that you have other teammates who apparently are not responding to this. ...

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Added this week: Qwiz5 entries on Robert Browning and the Boer War.

Find them at http://www.qwizbowl.com/qwiz5!

Joshua Rutsky

Recently added to Qwiz5:

Robert Browning
Modest Mussorgsky
The Mughal Dynasty
Things Fall Apart

Find out more at the Qwiz5 page. Also, don't forget that there's still time to enter the April drawing for a free camp session! Details are at the Qwiz site!

Joshua Rutsky

This was an outstanding tournament. I didn't get to watch Div II, but I know TR Miller had a great day, and Good Hope repeated as 4A State Champions as well. Elkmont continues to impress me with their top four finish every year. They have a good program! In Div I, the big surprise was absolutely Alm...

Joshua Rutsky

We at Qwiz owe a great deal to quizbowl. Each of us counts our time playing and coaching among the best of our lives, and each of us are grateful to those who have shared that experience with us. The coaches we have worked with, players we have coached, and the organizations that have made this poss...

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For the record, Eleanor, I cannot answer you without noting that I am no longer affiliated with ACE camps. I worked with ACE for many years, and during that time I staffed camps in several places, and I helped to bring them to Alabama, but as of last year I decided that I wanted to pursue a differen...

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That does look like something I wrote, even if I can't find it. How would I rank things going into State? What, you want me to provide bulletin board material for everyone? :) I think that at the moment, anyone who looks at the state field dispassionately and at the results from this year sees that ...

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Does this system accommodate lightning rounds or other regional oddities?

Joshua Rutsky

Another big congratulations to KEVIN LYVERS of Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, IL! He's the March winner of our free registration to attend Qwiz Camp!

We're not done yet! Head to www.qwizbowl.com to enter for April and a chance to win free camp!

Joshua Rutsky

Qwiz5 has added the following Qwiz5 guides to the website:

The Glass Menagerie
Shays's Rebellion
Johannes Kepler
Loki
Stanford Prison Experiment

This brings us to over 20 Qwiz5 guides you can browse at www.qwizbowl.com/qwiz5!

Joshua Rutsky

Welcome to the forums! To echo what Brett said, making it to State is a big deal in and of itself. That’s a place to start and to take pride in. That said, when you go to state, you are always going to have to play the best teams, but why can’t Enterprise be one of the best teams? There are three th...

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You might have more luck by looking at your competitive math team, if you have one; such teams often have their own class period to practice and study more advanced material. I found that starting small was a good way to get a foot in the door until the opportunity for a full period presented itself...

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This week, you can learn more about Max Planck and Carl Jung from our Qwiz5 resources.

Is there something you'd like us to create a Qwiz5 on? Let us know!

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New this week at Qwiz5:

Boston Tea Party
One Hundred Years of Solitude

Learn more at http://www.qwizbowl.com/qwiz5!

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Moderators: I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this, but we want to reach out to the college/grad community, and this seems like the best forum match for the College level. Apologies if it belongs elsewhere. [ Collegiate Discussion seems like a better fit. --mgmt ] Qwiz is now accepting ...

Joshua Rutsky

Qwiz is now accepting applications to work at our 2019 summer camps! Because we are committed to offering the best possible camp experience for our campers, we are looking for applicants who share our love of quizbowl, have a variety of skill sets, and want to be part of something special. Duties of...

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Congratulations to JOYCE LI of Eastside High School in Covington, GA, the February winner of a free registration for Qwiz Camp!

We still have free camp registrations to give, so visit the Qwiz website to enter for the March drawing!

Joshua Rutsky

Added to Qwiz5 this week:

George Seurat
Brown v. Board of Education
Their Eyes Were Watching G-d

Check them out at Qwiz5 at our site, and happy Qwizzing!

Joshua Rutsky

Question 1: Virtually no chance of splitting the dates for Div 1 and Div 2.

Question 2: Changes of that sort are all discussed and handled over the summer.

Here's some stats for you:

ASCA Districts - Jeff State

MS State

JV State

ES State is being entered and should be up in a day or so.

Joshua Rutsky

Congrats to Hoover! I heard that Kapil was excellent. I’ll just take a moment to plug Altamont for improving from 6th to 2nd from 2018 to 2019. I’m looking forward to a Varsity Hoover rematch (with the A-squad present). Hoover and Altamont should be quite a matchup, and the matches between those tw...

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At Hoover High, Mr. Caine will be taking over the head coaching duties, with help from Mr. Hamley. As far as the state MS/JV/ES tourney goes, I think that given the size of the ES field now and the quality JV players out there, ASCA will be looking closely at breaking these events up somewhat. We kn...

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Congratulations to the winners from yesterday’s state events: Middle School champions Liberty Middle School Elementary School champions Opelika Middle School JV Champions Hoover High School Varsity championships will be this April. As for Division II, I think that the top four are Miller, Good Hope,...

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Just a reminder- our first drawing deadline for entry is this Thursday, so show us how you Qwiz before then for your chance at free camp this year! Visit our website for details.

Joshua Rutsky

Qwiz now has the following Qwiz5 entries available as free resources: Zoroastrianism A Doll's House Ramses the Great Prime Numbers Cupid James K. Polk You can check these out here ! We hope they are useful to you as you study! If there's a topic you'd like to see us do a Qwiz5 on, please let us know...

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ASCA District Results - State Qualifiers from each district: Athens: Sparkman, Grissom (Div 1), Elkmont (Div. 2) Bevil: Demopolis (Div 1), Lamar County (Div 2) Central: Sylacauga (Div 1), Leeds (Div 2) Coastal: Alma Bryant (Div 1) Enterprise: Enterprise (Div 1), T. R. Miller (Div 2) Gadsden: Gadsden...

Joshua Rutsky

Hey, folks! Do you love quizbowl? Do you want to check out Qwiz Camp? Here's your chance! Qwiz is giving away five free camp registrations for this summer! Want a chance to claim one? It's easy! Just "Show us how you Qwiz!" Snap a selfie with your friends having fun with quizbowl, get out on social ...

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Ready to power more tossups? Tired of thinking “How did they get that?” after your opponent buzzes? Qwiz is ready to help! Today we are launching our Qwiz5 Quizbowl Essentials, a free resource to help you boost your game! In each Qwiz5 installment, we’ll explore an answer line and its five most freq...

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Congratulations to Liberty Middle School, who defeated Discovery Middle School in the Hoover MS Melee this past Saturday. Liberty averaged over 600 points per game in this tournament, and won handily in each match, even against other strong teams. They are a very strong team that ought to be plannin...

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Results are in, but individual scores are not. Those are awaiting processing by one of the board members, who has to enter all the matches into SQBS when he gets a couple free hours. Expect them shortly, but not immediately.

Joshua Rutsky

Joshua, this is an odd error. I got the same results, and even tried doing a little fiddling to get something back that was more usable. When I went to the stats to see what I could learn, it appears to me that what happened with these matches is that your scorekeeper or your data person who did the...

Joshua Rutsky

If you could be a bit more specific, I might be able to help. Alternatively, if you give full rights to my account (jrutsky), I will look at the event from here and see if I can figure out what is happening.

Joshua Rutsky

Results are up: https://www.naqt.com/stats/tournament/s ... nt_id=9710

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Currently , Liberty is definitely the best middle school team in AL. At today's Decatur Middle School tournament, Liberty finished prelims with ~550 ppg, and the closest competitor was Baldwin with ~440 ppg. Liberty continued to sweep the playoffs and got 1st, even without Ethan Xu, one of their co...

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Probably, yes. Field update: Monrovia Middle : 3 teams, no buzzers Gadsden Middle : 4 teams, 1 buzzer Highlands School: 2 teams, 1 buzzer Thompson Middle: 1 team, 1 buzzer West Point Middle: 3 teams, 2 buzzers Haleyville Middle: 4 teams, no buzzers Opelika Middle: 2 teams, no buzzers Columbiana Midd...

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Here is an update on the Hoover Middle School Melee , which is near capacity at this time. As we are currently almost full, we are asking coaches to please double-check your reservation on the list below, and update it if necessary. We understand that there are times when you are planning far in adv...

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According to the ASCA MS Rules , The moderator shall not read the correct answers. At the LAMP Fun Tournament last month, there was a particular worksheet where the question was looking for Black Thursday, as in the beginning of the Great Depression. However, the answer was listed as Black Friday. ...

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Would it be plausable for ASCA to write good, letter categorized worksheets and distribute them to tournaments that use worksheets? I feel like that this would be a good way to make sure that at least we have good quality worksheets (for however long we still have to have them). Short answer: No, f...

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All of the errors I get are syntax errors.

Joshua Rutsky

We are excited to announce the launch of Qwiz Camps! Our mission is to provide a place where people who love quizbowl can learn, compete, and make friends, all with the help of experienced staff members who care about teaching as well as winning. Quizbowl season runs from September to June, but what...

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I have tried to do this multiple times, and I keep getting syntax errors when entering the command to launch the parser. My QBJ file is titled HIT, and my json file is HITSET; would you please post the syntax as it should be entered into the python prompt using these names to see if I'm making a big...

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