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quizbowllee · Re: Good Hope Invitational Tournament (Cullman, AL)-10/17/15 Field update?

Field update?

quizbowllee

Fair enough.

SMART I: Lee Henry's House Party.

As for format, it will be NAQT-style tossups and bonuses, complete with powers and negs.

I will decide whether to do pools, power-matching, etc. when I get a definite number of teams.

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This annual tournament will now officially be known as SMART (Student-Made Academic Rivalry Tournament). Here is the up-to-date field. We still have plenty of room for more teams, and I'd love to get up to 30+! Field Update (as of 9/17/15): Cordova - 1 team Covenant Christian - 2 teams East Lawrence...

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Would there be interest in attending a Grissom hosted JV invitational in the weeks leading up to the JV State qualifiers? We would most likely look to use NAQT sets, but may resort to using house written questions. We'd possibly be interested, but it would depend on the date. We're already booked p...

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Would there be interest in attending a Grissom hosted JV invitational in the weeks leading up to the JV State qualifiers? We would most likely look to use NAQT sets, but may resort to using house written questions. We'd possibly be interested, but it would depend on the date. We're already booked p...

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If you need a set of questions, but don't have to have a ton of rounds, West Point is creating our first-ever house-written tournament this year. Named SMART (Student-made Academic Rivalry Tournament) - in honor of Mr. Kaleb Smart who made a nice donation to our team, this tournament will have 10 ro...

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sharathun wrote:James Clemens plans to bring one team and one buzzer system. Can the registration fees be paid onsite on the tournament date?

That will be fine. Thanks.

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West Point will be there with 3 teams.

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Field Update:

Cordova - 1 team
Covenant Christian - 2 teams
East Lawrence - 2 teams
Good Hope - 1 team
Hewitt-Trussville - 3 teams
James Clemens - 1 team
Hoover - 3 teams
Spain Park - 2 or 3 teams
Springville - 2 teams
Springwood - 1 team

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cwest123 wrote:Will there be discounts for additional teams?

Sure. $55 for each additional team.

We will also likely have JV division if there are enough interested JV teams. At the very least, we will give a trophy to the top JV team(s).

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We are hosting a house-written tournament on Sept. 19. Details can be found here:

http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewto ... =1&t=17723

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West Point High School in Cullman, AL will be hosting our first-annual house-written tournament on Sept. 19. We will be shooting for a difficulty level somewhere between NAQT A-series and Regular IS-sets. We will also still be hosting a tournament on NAQT questions in December. Registration for this...

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The pipeline of talented students coming up from Bumpus is going to keep the Hoover machine running strong for years to come.

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It seems like every time we host a tournament, regardless of the date, there are several Alabama teams that can't make it because of "mandatory Saturday AP Study Sessions" on that Saturday. What is the deal with that? Is it because of A+ College Ready? I ask because we (West Point) just go...

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No blog or predictions for SSNCT? Sad....

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Also, we will be using the SCT-Div II set from NAQT. So, the questions will be slightly more difficult than IS-series and should serve as a good practice for HSNCT for those of us attending.

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I've been updating the field over the past few days. If you plan to attend, please let me know ASAP. I want to be able to get definite numbers soon.

Thanks!

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Has it been determined whether the format will be power-matching (cards) or pools?

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But, you're not taking into account that James Clemens's best player is a Freshman who didn't play on varsity at all until - I think - Regionals. This kid is GOOD. He almost single-handedly beat our full A-team at CCA.

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I think Pool D is fairly obvious. It will be Grissom and James Clemens. I think our pool is probably the hardest to predict. I think West Point and Spain Park would be favored to come out of that pool. But, we are 1-1 against Buckhorn this year and barely beat them at Regionals. Spain Park is the on...

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State is this Friday. Pools: Pool A: Brindlee Mountain High School Covenant Christian School Enterprise High School Gadsden City High School Huntsville High School Oak Mountain High School Pool B: Donoho School Hoover High School JCIB High School LAMP High School Russellville High School Springwood ...

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Actually, the varsity division used the GSAC XXII set by Maggie Walker's team. It was a bit tougher than IS and the questions were much longer. The tournament went fairly well for a first-time host. I strongly would have preferred doing a straight 20 TU/20 Bonus format with all three parts of the bo...

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Thank you for announcing this so early. You have no idea how much easier it makes things for us.

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Here in Alabama, we still have worksheets. I'm hoping they become a ghost some day soon. As for lightning rounds, we got rid of those sometime in the mid 1990s. I remember, because I was still in high school at the time. We replaced them with worksheets, which are terrible. But, they are better than...

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Out of curiosity, what is the FEWEST number of standby teams that have been used in an HSNCT?

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I always liked the old NSC format. The old NSC format was interesting. The Category Quiz is something I miss just because, when practicing for it, I would yell "CHOOSE!!!" in an overly dramatic and ominous manner after every single tossup. Imagine the "Choose your fate" voice fr...

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With over 20 teams on the waitlist, I have to think that they will expand the field to at least the number of teams that they had (at the same location) last year.

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Also:

List bonuses.

Also, I miss this bonus lead-in:

"For 5 points for one, 10 for two, 20 for three, or 30 for all four..."

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As for the food issue, here is my experience: I wanted the first high school invitational I ever hosted to be an EVENT. We hired a caterer and had a massive meal for all the teams. It hurt our profit, but I wanted to establish our tournament as something "classy" that teams would remember ...

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Apologies if this shouldn't be in the "Theory" section. I debated whether to post here or in "Miscellaneous," but ultimately I felt that this was the right forum. I think that what we are going to discuss falls under "theory" because these are things that have fallen ou...

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Field Update (5/6/15):

Arab - 2 teams
Cullman - 2 teams
Mountain Brook - 2 teams
Russellville - 2 teams
Sylacauga - 2 teams
Cordova - 2 teams
Springwood - 1 team
Hoover - 2 teams
CCA - 2 teams
Good Hope - 1 team
Muscle Shoals - 1 team
West Point - 3 teams

Expressed Interest:
Northridge

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Coaches/Sponsors: We will officially be hosting our Spring Invitational this year on Saturday, May 9 at West Point High School. I know this is later in the year than most tournaments, but it will be an excellent opportunity for your Senior students to bid farewell, for your young students to get a h...

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Results from ASCA Regional at West Point site:

Pool A:
1st Place - West Point (5-0)
2nd Place - Buckhorn (4-1)

Pool B:
1st Place - James Clemens (5-0)
2nd Place - Sparkman (4-1)

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Advancing from Wallace District:

West Point (4-0)
Arab (3-1)
Brindlee Mountain (3-1)
Good Hope (3-1)

There will also be a 5th team, since Brindlee already had an automatic bid due to winning their Small Schools Tournament.

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Let me reiterate that I love the idea of NASAT. I hope that Alabama gets involved - and I'm quite sure that we will someday. And - while admittedly unclear upon review of my previous posts - I wasn't trying to explain why ALABAMA could't attend, but rather why LEE HENRY won't be the one doing it rig...

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You could have the members of the team pay for part of the cost. Sure. But, the idea of being selected to represent your State due to your hard work and dedication to the game being sullied by "Also, please write us a check" is hard for me to deal with. You also then run the risk of facto...

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Here's the problem with NASAT: No one in Alabama is going to pay for it. I don't think I'm being too bold is saying that Rutsky and I are probably the two people MOST likely to coach the NASAT team, and I know that I'm just not going to do it. I already attend (at least) two nationals a year with We...

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I don't know who won the JV. We (West Point) were undefeated in prelims but lost a nail-biter to Huntsville High in the quarter-final. Boy, I hate single-elimination. I'm pretty proud of my JV crew, they spend every practice just getting demolished by the varsity team, so I forget sometimes that the...

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Out of curiosity, how often will these polls be done? Will it be monthly?

I appreciate that everyone chose to vote for us in the Small Schools poll. I'm hoping we can move up a few spots over this semester.

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Is the Matthew Dean on your team any relation?

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Not really sure what to add to this thread after the West Point Invitational this weekend. The takeaways are pretty clear: 4) It is dangerous to judge anyone based on results on A sets. Herein lies our problem. We have lost a grand total of 5 matches all year. We lost 3 at UA tournament and 2 at ou...

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This tournament happened. Awards went to: 1st Overall: Gadsden City 2nd Overall: Hoover A 3rd Overall: Buckhorn 1st Small School (4th Overall): West Point A 2nd Small School: Russellville 1st JV: Hoover B 2nd JV: Arab B 1st Private/Magnet: JP2 Catholic 2nd Private/Magnet: Covenant Christian Full sta...

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Absolute last call for teams! If you are interested in attending, please email me at [email protected] before Thursday. I can take a few more teams.

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I'm trying to finalize this field. The following is what I currently have, pending some confirmations: Arab - 3 teams (1 varsity; 2 JV) Buckhorn - 1 team (Varsity) CCA - 1 team (Varsity) Danville - 1 team (Varsity) Gadsden City - 3 teams (1 varsity; 2 JV) Good Hope - 1 team (Varsity) Hewitt-Trussvil...

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mriggle wrote:I know I've indicated this to you already, but I am definitely planning to come down to moderate again!

I've got you down. Thanks!

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Field has been updated!

I'm not sure how many more teams I will be able to take, so please let me know ASAP if you are interested!

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The Hoover Invitational gave us some interesting information. Grissom is good, even when they are "rebuilding." The difference between the Grissom team that we played in the prelims and the (same) Grissom that we played in the playoff bracket was staggering. It's like they were getting bet...

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Thanks for an awesome tournament. The field was huge and very tough, but you did a great job of making sure everyone got to play a quality schedule and that the best teams all got to fight it out for the championship. Also, the moderators in the Varsity division were excellent. There were no problem...

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Field Update: Arab - 3 teams Covenant Christian - 1 team Buckhorn - 1 team Danville - 1 team Gadsden City - 2 teams Springwood - 1 team Springville - 2 teams St. Bernard - 1 team Hoover - 2 teams Priceville - 1 or 2 teams Loretto (TN) - 1 team West Point - 2 teams Leeds - 1 team James Clemens - 2 te...

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Speaking only for our team, this is the best possible weekend in April to hold it.

Thanks. We're looking forward to it!

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