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- Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:06 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: MSU's Ninth Annual Rube Goldberg Invitational (1/21/12)
- Replies: 15
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Re: MSU's Ninth Annual Rube Goldberg Invitational (1/21/12)
Even though I wasn't at this tournament,I must say kudos to "Central." It'll be nice to have another competitive team in the area other than the usual suspects for Michigan. 20 ppb for a team that is a relative newcomer is great. We've been waiting far too long to make an appearance in th...
- Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:02 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Motivating Teammates
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4249
Re: Motivating Teammates
Your story sounds a great deal like mine. I wasn't as motivated as you are now in middle school, but I wish I had been. Here's some advice I can give. 1. Find more people who would be interested in Quiz Bowl in high school. There'll inevitably be more people, so you'll most likely find people from o...
- Sun Jan 22, 2012 4:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Michigan 2011-12
- Replies: 76
- Views: 31217
Re: Michigan 2011-12
This is a rather old discussion, but I'd like to chime in with my own experiences. Northville is a school that doesn't go to any extra tournaments or invitationals, and our "practices" consist of a once-a-week, hour-long session where the coach reads non-pyramidal questions out of a twenty...
- Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:06 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Talking to the coach
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3973
Talking to the coach
Some background: I'm a senior now at a school that never put a whole lot of competitive emphasis on its Quiz Bowl program. The coaches are relatively lax about it. Our practices are both short and infrequent, but a friend and I started to study and practice on our own a few years back. Now, our team...