Miami Valley Fall Kickoff, 9/25/21 (IS-204)

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The Miami Valley School quiz bowl team cordially invites you to the 2021 MVS Fall Kickoff Tournament on September 25, 2021. Unlike past years, this year's Fall Kickoff will only consist of a high school division. For middle school teams, we plan to hold our annual Give Thanks for Matt's Buzzers Tournament in November on an NAQT set.

Due to COVID restrictions, the initial field cap for this event will be 18 teams. If there is interest and school policy allows us to raise the field cap, I will notify teams. Because of the smaller field size, schools may only register a maximum of two teams for the field. C teams and beyond may apply for the tournament waitlist.

REGISTRATION:
Please register via NAQT's website if possible: https://www.naqt.com/schedule/. You may also register by emailing tyler DOT benedict AT mvschool DOT com.

QUESTION SETS & FORMAT:
This tournament will be run on NAQT's IS-204 set.

The top 15% of the field will qualify for NAQT’s all-school National Championship Tournaments (HSNCT and MSNCT). Additionally, the top 30% of small-school eligible teams will qualify for NAQT’s Small School National Championship Tournament (SSNCT). More info on those tournaments, including NAQT's definition of "small school," is available on NAQT’s website.

Teams will be grouped into initial brackets of six and play a round robin within their bracket. After lunch, we will re-bracket teams for afternoon rounds. During afternoon rounds, teams will be placed against other teams with similar records.

Any Ohio high school team that finishes first in its morning bracket will qualify for OAC Regionals, the first step on the road to the OAC State Championship.

PAYMENT:
Payment can be made to The Miami Valley School (put "Quiz Bowl" in the memo). Our address is 5151 Denise Dr, Dayton, OH 45429. You may also bring cash or check to the tournament site.

Registration will be from 8:00 A.M. until 8:30 A.M., followed by a brief meeting for coaches and players. We expect to begin play promptly at 9:00 A.M.

FEES:
First Team: $60
Each Additional Team: $50
BUZZER DISCOUNT: -$5 per buzzer system, limit two per team that you are bringing.
READER DISCOUNT: -$10 for a competent moderator, limit two per team that you are bringing.
TRAVEL DISCOUNT: There is a $10 discount for teams traveling over 100 miles one way (our zip code is 45429).
MINIMUM Fee: $35

If your program has not played a pyramidal tossup-bonus quiz bowl tournament in the last three years, your team(s) will automatically qualify for the minimum fee of $35. Please ask if you have questions regarding this discount.

For lunch, we will offer cheese and pepperoni pizza for $10/pie.

To register or for more information contact Tyler Benedict: tyler DOT benedict AT mvschool DOT com. We hope to see you in Dayton on September 25!

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Field as of 9/16/21 (teams/buzzers/readers)

Miami Valley (2/2/several)
Indian Hill (1/0/0)
Beavercreek (1/1/1)
Bellefontaine (1/0/0)
Dublin Scioto (1/0/0)
Solon (2/?/?)
St. Charles (1/1/1)
Walnut Hills (1/?/?)

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We currently have ten teams registered for Fall Kickoff. In order to keep the field to a convenient size, we are lowering the field cap to 12 teams. We will continue to maintain a waitlist and explore field expansion to 18 if circumstances allow.