Coaches and Players -- This is just a reminder that NAQT will begin granting wildcard berths for its High School National Championship Tournament (HSNCT) on February 1, 2007. If you have qualified for the HSNCT and would like to attend, we encourage you to register now as the field is filling up and you wouldn't want to have your place given to a wildcard team (or anybody else)! If you haven't qualified for the HSNCT and would like a wildcard bid, please send your application to hsnct-at-naqt.com. The following text describing the process is taken from NAQT's website: "Beginning February 1 of each year, NAQT accepts "wildcard" applications from schools that did not qualify under the above criteria but whose teams have demonstrated a high quality of play in academic competition throughout the year. Particular consideration will be given to schools that, for geographical regions, had difficulty attending NAQT tournaments. NAQT will begin contacting wildcard teams whose applications have been accepted after February 1." "NAQT reserves the right to accept wildcard applications at any time after they have been submitted; that is, NAQT may accept particularly strong applications immediately but may postpone making a decisions on others until further tournaments have completed or it has a better idea how many HS NCT spots will be taken by automatic qualifiers. Teams may inquire as to the status of their request at any time. NAQT understands that wildcard teams need to know whether or not they can attend the tournament as soon as possible and will make every effort to contact teams as soon as a final decision has been made about their request." "Since NAQT's 128-team field filled in 2006, it is very likely that wildcard berths will be harder to get at the 2007 tournament. Schools interested in participating in the event, should make every possible effort to qualify at an NAQT event (or their non-NAQT state championship) rather than relying on strong performance at non-NAQT events to generate a wildcard." -- R. Robert Hentzel President and Chief Technical Officer, National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC
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