NASAT 2018
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:21 pm
A tournament announcement has been made for NASAT 2018, now run by International Quiz Bowl Tournaments (IQBT): http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21031
Now that it's confirmed that there will actually be a tournament, I figured I'd make a post in an attempt get the ball rolling on whether Ohio wants to send a team, how the team should be selected, and so on. I'll also say that I'm willing to pitch in to help with Team Ohio, up to and including traveling with the team/coaching, but I also figure that many other more experienced and better-qualified people around the state are probably interested as well.
Based on what it was like to run tryouts on Skype last year, I think that it would be preferable to run a single in-person tryout for NASAT, either after NAQT State (at OSU if we can keep the rooms, or somewhere else in Columbus that we can get), or after OAC State (I figure NAQT State would be more convenient for players since more teams will be attending the tournament and there isn't a qualification process like there is for OAC).
Now that it's confirmed that there will actually be a tournament, I figured I'd make a post in an attempt get the ball rolling on whether Ohio wants to send a team, how the team should be selected, and so on. I'll also say that I'm willing to pitch in to help with Team Ohio, up to and including traveling with the team/coaching, but I also figure that many other more experienced and better-qualified people around the state are probably interested as well.
Based on what it was like to run tryouts on Skype last year, I think that it would be preferable to run a single in-person tryout for NASAT, either after NAQT State (at OSU if we can keep the rooms, or somewhere else in Columbus that we can get), or after OAC State (I figure NAQT State would be more convenient for players since more teams will be attending the tournament and there isn't a qualification process like there is for OAC).