AQBL December: Eastern

Dormant threads from the high school sections are preserved here.
Locked
lava_lock
Lulu
Posts: 41
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:48 pm

AQBL December: Eastern

Post by lava_lock »

The American Quiz Bowl League will be hosting an Eastern (Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia) Mirror of the SCOP A question set via Discord on Sunday, December 13th.

DATE AND TIME:
The tournament will take place on December 13th, 2020, starting at 9 AM ET. All players and coaches should be logged onto the server by 8:45 AM.

QUESTIONS + EVENT FORMAT:
This tournament will be using SCOP A, a novice set written by the SCOP team. This set is an appropriate difficulty for new teams. More information can be found here

This tournament will be using 20 tossups per round. Cameras will be required for all players.

This tournament will use AQBL Ruleset A.

Teams will be seeded into preliminary brackets and re-seeded for playoffs. All teams are guaranteed 10 rounds. Teams are expected to stay and play the entire event, even if they drop out of contention for the championship.

The field cap is 50 teams. The field will be divided into Varsity and Junior Varsity/New School divisions. If many teams (i.e. about 40) register and there is interest, the AQBL may split the region into multiple areas. This should not affect the registration process in any way.

The top 15% of teams in Varsity and the top 15% of teams in the JV division will qualify for the ONCT next June. More information about the ONCT can be found here.

TEAMS:
Teams may field a maximum of 6 players with four active at any one time. Short-handed and single-player teams are welcome.

Substitutions will be permitted after 10 tossups or before a potential tiebreaker tossup. No one may switch teams during the tournament, even between teams from the same school.

Without exception, all players MUST be from the same school. This is not an open mirror; no “chimera” or mixed teams are permitted whatsoever. We are happy to allow pseudonymous teams and teams not directly sponsored by their school or district to register. However, we do have certain requirements for these teams, so please contact us via email or phone prior to registration and we will be happy to work with you.

To ensure our event functions smoothly, rosters must be submitted at least one week in advance. Coaches are welcome to spectate, as long as we know in advance.

For further information regarding the rules or for contact information, please see the full ruleset of the AQBL and the AQBL website.

PRIZES:
Trophies will be mailed to the top three teams as well as the top individual. We reserve the right to change this number depending on the amount of teams that register for this tournament.

FEES:
There will be a flat fee of $75 per team for either division. There is a $20 discount available for each moderator or scorekeeper you bring. Payment is due up front unless you choose to pay by check or purchase order, or make other arrangements with us directly. Payment can be made via mailed check, PayPal, Venmo, purchase order, or credit card via the AQBL website. Please do not mail cash. Note that PayPal and Credit Card payments incur a 3% fee. We can provide W-9 forms and invoices on request.

Write all checks to "The American Quizbowl League". Mail checks to P.O. Box 664, Ridgewood, NJ 07451.

REGISTRATION:
Registration is open. In order to register, fill out the form located at this page.

Once you receive a confirmation from us, you are officially registered.

Please ensure you register prior to the day of the tournament. The deadline for dropping out of the field is one week prior to the event (Sunday, December 8th in this case), after which you will be responsible for the full amount due. If you cannot pay the full fee due to monetary reasons, please contact us at [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] and we will be happy to work with you.

STATS:
Full and complete team and individual stats will be posted within 48 hours after the completion of the tournament. The AQBL is using TJ Sheets for this competition and will provide both category and subcategory statistics.

MODERATORS:
We will take moderators and scorekeepers who want to staff this tournament. All staffers not affiliated with attending teams will be paid $30. If you have any further questions regarding any of the above, please email [email protected]. To register to staff, please fill out this form.


NOTE:
Any misconduct, harassment, or poor behavior of any kind at our events will not be tolerated and offenders may be subject to being kicked from the tournament or other sanctions. If you ever feel unsafe at any quizbowl event, you are strongly encouraged to fill out this form, which allows for reporting (anonymized by request) of misconduct to organizations besides the AQBL; as the AQBL cannot view reports on the misconduct form and it takes time to process submissions, you should also report misconduct and any other urgent concerns to the tournament director and/or an Administrator of the AQBL
Aalok Bhattacharya
Staples '23, Boston College '27
Member, Long Island Quiz Bowl Alliance
Tournament Coordinator, American Quizbowl League
nicole.
Rikku
Posts: 254
Joined: Sat May 04, 2019 11:16 am

Re: AQBL December: Eastern

Post by nicole. »

Less Experienced:
Tower Hill B
West Essex
Roslyn B
Colonia B
Allied Health A
Allied Health B
Allied Health C
Middlesex C
Middlesex D
Fox Chapel Area
Wissahickon B
Biotech C
Biotech D
Biotech E
Germantown Friends
Montgomery
East Brunswick B
Gateway Regional
Jonathan Dayton
Yarmouth B
Northern Highlands
Longmeadow B
Seton Hall Prep B
Phillipsburg
Bronx Science B
Mainland Regional
DuPont Manual "Henry Martin"
Gallatin B
Cookeville C
Eastside B
Cookeville D
Rickards B
East Meck B
Cedar Creek
Kellenberg B
Wayne Hills B


Division 2:
Fort Defiance B
Wilmington Charter B
Longmeadow A
LAMP
Longfellow B
Colonia A
Middlesex B
Penn-Trafford
Cony
Team QuizDroid
High Tech
East Brunswick A
Barrington
WWP North B
Yarmouth A
North Quincy A
Point Boro
Pingry A
Pingry B
Lenape Regional C
Bronx Science A
Gallatin A
Cookeville B
Holy Trinity
East Meck A
Round Rock
Lowell B
River Hill
Kellenberg A
Central Clay
Wayne Hills A
Brighton
Emmaus
Oviedo A
Woodrow Wilson
Regis
Choate Huginn

More Experienced:
Morgantown A
Tower Hill A
Fort Defiance A
Wilmington Charter A
Churchill A
Churchill B
University of Toronto High Schools
Roslyn A
Middlesex A
Mount Lebanon
Wissahickon A
Biotech A
Biotech B
Newark Academy
Holmdel
Troy
WWP North A
Sharon
Mountain Lakes A
Saratoga Springs
Concord-Carlisle
Lenape Regional A
Lenape Regional B
Seton Hall Prep A
Churchill MS A
Choate Muninn
Monrovia MS
Eastside A
Cookeville A
Rickards A
Southside
Memphis University School
Lowell A
Churchill MS B
Longfellow A
White Station
Last edited by nicole. on Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:24 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Nic Pruitt (they/them)

Founder of the Maine Quiz Bowl Alliance (MEQBA)
Bates College '25
Kings College London, Winter '24 Semester
Ridgewood '21
Director of Outreach, American Quizbowl League, Prometheus Science Bowl, and Long Island Quiz Bowl Alliance
Outreach and Technology, Florida Quiz Bowl Association
nicole.
Rikku
Posts: 254
Joined: Sat May 04, 2019 11:16 am

Re: AQBL December: Eastern

Post by nicole. »

Sunday's Tournament will have a hard cap of 108 Teams, There will be 3 divisions for this tournament, More Experienced, Division 2, and Less Experienced. if we reach 108, each division will have exactly 36 teams.
Nic Pruitt (they/them)

Founder of the Maine Quiz Bowl Alliance (MEQBA)
Bates College '25
Kings College London, Winter '24 Semester
Ridgewood '21
Director of Outreach, American Quizbowl League, Prometheus Science Bowl, and Long Island Quiz Bowl Alliance
Outreach and Technology, Florida Quiz Bowl Association
Wyrm2
Kimahri
Posts: 1
Joined: Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:58 pm

Re: AQBL December: Eastern

Post by Wyrm2 »

Quick question. I looked at the sign up and there is no option for "East" on the registration form. We are a DC team and interested but don't want to mess up signing up for the wrong thing. Also, is the sign up still open, since we are less than a week out?



------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeremy Singer. Coach Woodrow Wilson SHS (DC) (Not sure why my sig isn't working, but this is me)
nicole.
Rikku
Posts: 254
Joined: Sat May 04, 2019 11:16 am

Re: AQBL December: Eastern

Post by nicole. »

Hello,
DC is in the Mid-Atlantic region on the registration form, have a great day. As well, all Sunday signups after this one will be put on waitlist.
Nic Pruitt (they/them)

Founder of the Maine Quiz Bowl Alliance (MEQBA)
Bates College '25
Kings College London, Winter '24 Semester
Ridgewood '21
Director of Outreach, American Quizbowl League, Prometheus Science Bowl, and Long Island Quiz Bowl Alliance
Outreach and Technology, Florida Quiz Bowl Association
nicole.
Rikku
Posts: 254
Joined: Sat May 04, 2019 11:16 am

Re: AQBL December: Eastern

Post by nicole. »

Registration is Officially Closed, thanks for signing up
Nic Pruitt (they/them)

Founder of the Maine Quiz Bowl Alliance (MEQBA)
Bates College '25
Kings College London, Winter '24 Semester
Ridgewood '21
Director of Outreach, American Quizbowl League, Prometheus Science Bowl, and Long Island Quiz Bowl Alliance
Outreach and Technology, Florida Quiz Bowl Association
Locked