Emil said, "Again, [the worksheet]'s just a way to play the game, no different from consultation-allowed tossups." Right, that's true, but how often are you going to see consultation-allowed tossups at national tournaments? In most of the "canonical" HS Quiz Bowl formats (mainly, I'm referring to NAQT here or even Questions Unlimited if you like, as I know a lot of teams in the South play on it), you won't find any consultation-allowed formats or any worksheets. Amber's right. When play becomes very competitive (as the Michigan circuit always was), QB should be more about winning on a set of good questions. Some high-schoolers just arent ready to compete at a national level, but we shouldnt make exceptions for them. Like in any sport, youre going to find good players and bad players. We should err on the side of the good players, and not the bad ones, as this ends up making for the best competition. If Duke really is a national-level tournament (I dont really know much about it), then instituting a worksheet round might not be worth it. Now, Im not changing sides here. Its just that worksheets dont usually work that well at a high level of competition. For many students who are just starting out, theyre all right, but I know that I definitely would not have enjoyed doing worksheets at NAQT nationals or PACE nationals, two of the most important tournaments of the HS QB year. Sudheer UIUC Academic Buzzer Team
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