Re: The funny and the serious

gmath51582 <*Gmath02s_at_gmath51582.yahoo.invalid*> · Wed, 29 Oct 2003 05:06:43 -0000

I too recently started a team, at University of Illinois at 
Springfield, and I just wanted to share my experiance with you as it 
may be of some relevence to your problem.  When I first sent out 
advertising for team members I too got a great response close to the 
one you have recieved.  After a few practices though the numbers of 
people attending started dropping off to till it hit a more 
manageable number.  While I hope you are able to retain large numbers 
of people and I wish you luck your propblem will probably solve 
itself within a month or two.
    Greg Matheny
    UIS Quiz Bowl President

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, Patrick King <pakman044_at_y...> wrote:
> The funny:  I was doing a practice Tuesday night, and
> this was the question that I read:
> "What 1989 novel tells the tales of June, Rose,
> Waverly, Lena, and their mothers?"
> True answer:  Joy Luck Club
> Answer Given by someone else:  Babysitter's Club
> Ouch!
> 
> The serious:  I have begun holding informational
> meetings for quiz bowl at my school (NC State), and
> the turnout for the amount of advertising I have done
> is phenomenal.  I have gotten over 30 people over the
> last two days and there are at least 5-10 more that
> aren't counted in that because they aren't in my
> database or couldn't make it to either of the two
> informational meetings.  The problem is that I have
> never dealt with a group this large.  What can I do to
> make quiz bowl to a group this large (although
> probably not all at once) more fun and more personal
> (when you get to the 30+ person level, it starts to
> get to the point where you are reading 1 question per
> person the whole practice!)?  I think I am going to
> have to do multiple meetings per week, but even then
> the numbers per practice will (at least to start with)
> will be around 15-20.
> 
> Thanks everyone!
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Patrick King
> NC State Quiz Bowl
> 
> 
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