The UTC Academic Trivia Association will host its 4th annual "junior bird" tournament, Sword Bowl 2002, on Sat., Jan. 26. This is the same weekend as Penn Bowl; Sword Bowl is designed as an alternative for less experienced teams. ELIGIBILITY: The tournament is open to: * Teams from 4-year schools composed entirely of players in their first or second year of intercollegiate quizbowl competition. (Important note: since the untimed game and ACF-style format differs so greatly from the CBI style, playing in CBI and HCASC tournaments will not be counted as previous experience.) * Junior college teams, even if they include players with two or more years' experience * High school teams willing to take their chances with the above Multiple teams may participate from the same school. However, players on any given team must be enrolled in the same school; open or mixed teams are not accepted. FORMAT: This will be modified ACF style, with untimed rounds of 20 tossups (worth 10 pts. each) and up to 20 bonuses (worth a possible 30 pts. each.) Packet submission is ***optional but financially prudent.*** FIELD SIZE: We have tentatively capped the field at 44 teams. SCHEDULE: Again this year it's Saturday only. Registration will begin at 9:00 EST with announcements at 9:45 and game on at 10. I'll have a better idea of when it will end when I have a better idea of the size of the field, but the last two years it's ended around 8 PM. LOCATION: On the UT-Chattanooga campus, with tournament HQ in 129 Grote Hall. If you need directions, e-mail me. FEES: With generous discounts for submitting packets, fees can range from $50 to $95 per team: Base fee $95 per team Discounts: - $15 for packet (25 tossups, 25 boni, meeting the guidelines below) submitted by Sat., Jan. 12 [No packets accepted after midnight Jan. 12 except by prior arrangement.] - $10 more if packet is submitted by Wed. 12/26 - $5 for a working lockout buzzer system - $10 for each team after the first from the same school [Note: each team will need to submit its own packet to get the discount.] - $15 for any school making its first appearance at a UTC-sponsored tournament. Minimum fee per team is $50. PACKET GUIDELINES: The difficulty level should be suitable for less experienced collegiate teams, but still structured in the ACF style. (If you need more info on what that entails, e-mail me.) To make editing easier, we ask for 25 tossups and 25 bonuses per packet, distributed as follows: Literature 5 Recommended: at least 2 20th century, at least 2 pre-20th century; at least 2 U.S./Canadian, at least 2 non-U.S./Canadian Sciences 5 Required: at least 1 each of biology, physics, and chemistry History 5 Recommended: at least 2 20th century, at least 2 pre-20th century; at least 2 U.S./Canadian, at least 2 non-U.S./Canadian The remaining 10 should contain at least 1 each and no more than 3 of: Philosophy/religion/myth Fine arts Social sciences incl. geography Popular culture General knowledge/interdisciplinary LODGINGS: We got our favorite place again. The Clarion (423-756-5150) is holding rooms through Jan 12 at the rate of $65 per night. This rate is available Friday night 1/25 and Sat. night 1/26. WHO'S IN CHARGE HERE?: Here's a shock: The tournament director is Charlie Steinhice. For further info, e-mail me at steinhic_at_....
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