Search found 1272 matches
- Thu May 24, 2012 1:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2012 NAC
- Replies: 189
- Views: 71899
Re: 2012 NAC
Unfortunately, I think most of Indiana is country, despite the efforts of Phil Blessman and others.
- Sat May 12, 2012 4:04 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Newsletter
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4060
Re: Newsletter
FYI: Panasonic (more recently the National Tournament for Academic Excellence) is pretty much defunct. Once long-time director Peggy Harrod retired and Panasonic withdrew its sponsorship, it went into decline and hasn't happened for several years. They had a policy of one team per state or territory...
- Sat May 12, 2012 1:33 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Newsletter
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4060
Re: Newsletter
How about writers? Who writes for you? Do you solicit articles from people, or is there a group that is responsible for putting them out? Both; articles are solicited and members of the association write them as well. Check out the recent issues that are posted and you'll get an idea, contributors'...
- Sat May 12, 2012 9:18 am
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Newsletter
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4060
Re: Newsletter
If you can maintain it, go for it. Our coaches' association in Illinois publishes a quarterly newsletter ( Scholastic Visions; back issues may be found at http://www.ihssbca.org. Good luck!
EDIT: Fixed. Sorry about that.
EDIT: Fixed. Sorry about that.
- Tue May 08, 2012 4:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Metro areas without enough good high school quizbowl
- Replies: 55
- Views: 17294
Re: Metro areas without enough good high school quizbowl
Just curious...given their stature in college quizbowl, has Brown tried any outreach with the Providence area?
- Wed May 02, 2012 9:14 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Competition Parents
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2047
Re: Competition Parents
Another thing: Daniel in another thread mentioned a problem with "entourages". If the rooms are of a size that cannot handle a crowd, then the TD needs to announce well ahead of time something along the lines of "maximum six players per team" or some such. I think the problem wit...
- Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:21 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: ATROPHY 3 @ Northern Illinois University (4/28/12)
- Replies: 52
- Views: 26085
- Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:26 am
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: How do you keep newer players involved?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 17839
Re: How do you keep newer players involved?
Coach Rutsky:
1) I concur. 35? How DO you do it?
2) Re your wife: sounds like we need to start an Alabama chapter of "Spouses who think I spend way too much time with this". We've had one in Illinois for years
1) I concur. 35? How DO you do it?
2) Re your wife: sounds like we need to start an Alabama chapter of "Spouses who think I spend way too much time with this". We've had one in Illinois for years
- Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:37 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2012 NASAT: June 16-17 at Ohio State
- Replies: 112
- Views: 44002
Re: 2012 NASAT: June 16-17 at Ohio State
Any updates?
- Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:44 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '11-'12
- Replies: 211
- Views: 52675
Re: IHSA
Thanks for posting, Ned, but All-State is independent of IHSA. Just saying.
- Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The Art of the Cold Call: Contacting High School Teams
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4285
Re: The Art of the Cold Call: Contacting High School Teams
If you do blind invites via snail mail, be sure to address them to the "Quiz Bowl Coach" or "Academic Team Coach". if you send it c/o the school only then it will probably get buried on someone's desk. I'm assuming that you're hosting high school level tournaments.
- Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:56 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IHSA
- Replies: 125
- Views: 34824
Re: IHSA
Good luck to everyone tomorrow!
- Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Fond Farewell IV
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2673
Fond Farewell IV
With the advent of the IHSA State Series, we come to the end of our regular season. Thus, it’s time to bid a formal farewell to our graduating seniors who have contributed so much to our activity. Feel free to add anyone I missed (my apologies). Obviously, the better I know them, the longer my testi...
- Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:36 am
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: Jr. Wildcat III at Northwestern (3/3/12)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 16766
Re: Jr. Wildcat III at Northwestern (3/3/12)
To piggyback on what Mike and Jeff said, this was a very enjoyable tournament to moderate and I wasn't the least bit tired when I went home for the day. I will also add that in my rooms, I didn't hear any griping/whining/complaining about no bouncebacks or no timeouts all day, which was very refresh...
- Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:04 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IHSA
- Replies: 125
- Views: 34824
Re: IHSA
I was just kidding
- Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:39 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IHSA
- Replies: 125
- Views: 34824
Re: IHSA
Krusty the Clown: (sobbing) Is it a crime to bet on sporting events?
Judge: YES IT IS!
Krusty the Clown: Oh . . .
Judge: YES IT IS!
Krusty the Clown: Oh . . .
- Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:41 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
- Replies: 52
- Views: 25908
Re: Midwest Championship at Northwestern (5/19/12)
Make that statement to your family and other relations and gauge their reaction
- Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:31 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Northern New Jersey
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2646
Re: Northern New Jersey
In Illinois, we used to take 6 to Panasonic, then we started to take just the minimum number, 4 when we went to NASAT's first tournament. Someone always asks "What if someone gets sick?" but like the runner-up becoming Miss America, that rarely happens (and hasn't, thus far with Illinois' ...
- Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT State
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2235
Re: NAQT State
Good point. We probably need to choose the date early and then heavily publicize it, making it something to look forward to. It should probably be before the IHSA State Tournament, since most teams in the state look at that as their last hurrah for the season.
- Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT State
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2235
Re: NAQT State
Yes, but will they be available on the date we choose?
- Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:45 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: NAQT State
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2235
Re: NAQT State
I agree with much that has been said here. To add: I agree we might want to think of a small school trophy in addition to any small school label we might use to attract teams [and the IHSSBCA should foot the bill for a big honkin' trophy!]. As far as expanding the number of teams, are we going to be...
- Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:36 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Masonics
- Replies: 61
- Views: 12638
Re: Masonics
Welcome to the boards, Shreyas! Don't worry too much about pronunciations, though.....I was once conversing with a friend of mine who is otherwise very intelligent (reads about 60 books a year and regularly attends symphony and opera even though he has a wife and three young children) yet he pronoun...
- Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:09 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Masonics
- Replies: 61
- Views: 12638
Re: Masonics
Welcome to the boards, Tim!
- Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:22 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Masonics
- Replies: 61
- Views: 12638
Re: Masonics
This bonus format is similar to what was used at the old Richards tournament, but I think Reinstein can explain it better than I can (though I'll try). I think it was done to give low scoring teams a chance.
- Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:40 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2012 Texas Invitational (Feb 17-18)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 10501
- Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Online Skype Practice League - Round 6
- Replies: 47
- Views: 16562
Re: Online Skype Practice League - Round 6
Welcome to the boards, Ian!
- Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:42 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '11-'12
- Replies: 211
- Views: 52675
Re: Illinois '11-'12
Congrats to all of you!
- Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: International Update
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1445
Re: International Update
Congratulations!
- Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:12 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: International Update
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1445
Re: International Update
Congratulations!
- Sat Feb 11, 2012 12:33 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IHSA
- Replies: 125
- Views: 34824
Re: IHSA
As I said upthread, playing well is the best revenge, but Jeff does have a point re comp math.
- Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IHSA
- Replies: 125
- Views: 34824
Re: IHSA
it's unfortunate, but under the circumstances, playing well (at Regionals and Sectionals) is the best revenge.
- Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:00 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: IHSA
- Replies: 125
- Views: 34824
Re: IHSA
Aaron beat me to it . . .
- Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Highest PP20TUH in a high school game
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4128
Re: Highest PP20TUH in a high school game
Dicta = Da Coach?
- Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:42 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tournament Overload
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7037
Re: Tournament Overload
As I responded to David Reinstein (since I will unfortunately be unable to attend the meeting), we have always been told by downstate teams that they can't play tournaments prior to December because of either basketball or deer-hunting season (I'm not joking!). Downstaters, is this true, or is it a ...
- Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:08 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Sunday tournaments
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4780
Re: Sunday tournaments
But Charlie, Anglicans and Lutherans aren't Protestants, they're alternative Catholics
- Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:08 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tournament Overload
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7037
Re: Tournament Overload
*LONG POST* Okay, since I opened up this can of worms, I'll continue the discussion. Note that there is a similar discussion going on in the DC area thread, so we're not alone! 1. Fun vs. competition -- I agree that we need to make quiz bowl more fun for freshmen/newcomers. I don't think that the wa...
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:09 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Tournament Overload
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7037
Tournament Overload
Several of us have been on Facebook recently, discussing: do we have too many tournaments in Illinois (I am referring to tournaments on good questions, defined as NAQT, HSAPQ, and mirrors of acknowledged housewrites)? Are people getting burned out? Are experienced moderators at a premium? Discuss he...
- Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:59 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: A Hypothetical Illinois State Championship
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6616
Re: A Hypothetical Illinois State Championship
Mark, I disagree with your statement that "top teams are self-ordained". Teams that work toward becoming one of the top teams are eventually recognized by the community at large (few people had heard of Lisle a few years ago, and Keith Country Day established themselves pretty quickly). I'...
- Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:34 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Sunday tournaments
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4780
Re: Sunday tournaments
I raised this issue in Illinois about ten years ago and got a resounding "NO!" but it could certainly be revisited. I think those that would prefer it might prefer a two-day tournament rather than a separate Sunday tournament. In Illinois, our schedule is pretty full already and many peopl...
- Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:25 pm
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Motivating Teammates
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4249
Re: Motivating Teammates
Patrick and David offer some good advice. What state are you in? Let us know and we can point you to some key people who might be able to help. I would also like to address Patrick's point #2. Finding a sponsor can be difficult in terms of one who will work closely with the team. Many teachers do no...
- Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Loyola Ultima (Wilmette, IL) - 1/21/12
- Replies: 71
- Views: 29250
Re: Loyola Ultima (Wilmette, IL) - 1/21/12
Bobby, as always it was fun to read for you guys and so many other competitive teams. I'd also like to thank Matt for running a great tournament. Congrats to IMSA for their well-deserved win!
- Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:13 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: A Hypothetical Illinois State Championship
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6616
Re: A Hypothetical Illinois State Championship
Now hey, in all fairness, I always put the Mason-Dixon line at I-72, not I-80 like most of us northern folk.
- Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:11 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: A Hypothetical Illinois State Championship
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6616
Re: A Hypothetical Illinois State Championship
Donald has a point. When I used to host NAQT State, the only teams remotely interested in NAQT questions for the most part were north of the Illinois Mason-Dixon line ( :grin: ). But we have come a long way; as Donald points out, more and more teams from central and southern Illinois have embraced g...
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:45 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Reminisce about moderator mishaps here
- Replies: 31
- Views: 8252
Re: Reminisce about moderator mishaps here
Yes, Greg, that was me....and with two Christian schools as the opposing teams!
- Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:27 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Outreach Tactic: Phone Calls
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2102
Re: Outreach Tactic: Phone Calls
When contacting principals, I would definitely recommend phone calls rather than emails, and certainly rather than formal snail mail, which has a tendency to get buried on the principal's desk. Another idea is to find the name of and contact the activities director, if there is one.
- Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:19 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Reminisce about moderator mishaps here
- Replies: 31
- Views: 8252
Re: What do you do about bad readers at tournaments?
About twenty=odd years ago, a question in art history had the clues shells, curlicues, etc. The student answered "rococo", to which the moderator replied "Well I'll accept that, but down here we say "baroque".
- Thu Jan 12, 2012 11:44 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Reminisce about moderator mishaps here
- Replies: 31
- Views: 8252
Re: What do you do about bad readers at tournaments?
My favorite (the Illinois people have all heard this story) was about 15 years ago at a state qualifier: The untrained moderator first pronounces the word "matrices" as "mattresses". Both teams howled and the moderator got very defensive. I called a time out and asked my team to ...
- Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:43 pm
- Forum: Middle school area archives
- Topic: Jr. Wildcat III at Northwestern (3/3/12)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 16766
Re: Jr. Wildcat III at Northwestern (3/3/12)
Not sure if I told you in our email exchange, but I can probably staff this tournament as well.
- Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:20 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Improving SoCal's Circuit
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2607
Re: Improving SoCal's Circuit
I don't have a contact there, but at one time the state of Washington would have reps from academic competitions meet and work out a calendar together....perhaps Southern California could try something similar?
- Sun Jan 08, 2012 5:14 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Illinois '11-'12
- Replies: 211
- Views: 52675
Re: Illinois '11-'12
That's good to hear....seems like things are looking up!