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College Bowl Team Orientation. Continuing a proud legacy 1990 1992 1998 2000 2004 2006 2008 2010. What is the NAD College Bowl?. An academic competition, similar to the Academic Bowl First held in 1988 Held every two years during the NAD conference
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College Bowl Team Orientation Continuing a proud legacy 1990 1992 1998 2000 2004 2006 2008 2010
What is the NAD College Bowl? • An academic competition, similar to the Academic Bowl • First held in 1988 • Held every two years during the NAD conference • Teams: Gallaudet, NTID/RIT, Cal State Northridge
Format • Three rounds, 18 questions per round • Categories • Art and Literature • Current Events • Deaf History and Culture • Entertainment • Geography • History • Mathematics • Science, Technology, and Nature • Sports and Leisure
Scoring • Round 1: One point per correct answer • Round 2: Three points per correct answer • Round 3: Five points per correct answer • Challenges • Category is shown • Team may “challenge” • Correct answer: earn double points • Incorrect answer: lose double points
How do we win every year? • Team selection • Practice team(s) • Advance preparation • Hard work • Commitment
How do I join the team? • Attend this orientation meeting • Complete application form, available at http://cb.gallaudet.edu/College_Bowl/2012_College_Bowl_Team_Information.html • Sign and return form to Coach Weinstock • Written test • Stage test • Recommendations
Time commitment • Diligent study (on your own) • Write matches • Practices • 2010-2011: practices every two weeks • 2011-2012: one practice per week during the fall; two practices per week during the spring • a four-day camp program during the summer of 2012 • the actual NAD College Bowl competition on Thursday evening, July 5, 2012, during the 51st biennial conference of the National Association of the Deaf in Louisville, Kentucky. • Occasional “intramural” competitions • Occasional team gatherings