Tournament Hosting
At Olympia, we understand that tournament hosting can be both a stressful and rewarding experience. Thus, we are happy to provide you with various resources to help make it as smooth and simple as possible.
Tournament Hosting Guides
Tournament Guide
A comprehensive guide to tournament hosting, produced by Paul Lujan and Juliana Frogatt of the University of California-Berkeley
Scheduling Guide
A comprehensive guide to schedule creation, also produced by Paul Lujan and Juliana Frogatt of the University of California-Berkeley
Scheduling 101: The Basics
A guide to scheduling offered by the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
A comprehensive guide to tournament hosting, produced by Paul Lujan and Juliana Frogatt of the University of California-Berkeley
Scheduling Guide
A comprehensive guide to schedule creation, also produced by Paul Lujan and Juliana Frogatt of the University of California-Berkeley
Scheduling 101: The Basics
A guide to scheduling offered by the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
Rule Guides
ACF Rules
A comprehensive rules guide provided by the Academic Competition Federation, which provides information on how games using ACF format question sets are usually played.
ASCA Rules
The rules guide used by the Alabama Scholastic Competition Association.
IESA Rules
The rules guide used by the Illinois Elementary Schools Association for its Scholastic Bowl competitions.
GATA Rules
The rules guide used by the Georgia Academic Team Association for its Quiz Bowl competitions.
MSHSAA Scholar Bowl Rulebook
The rules guide used by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) for its Scholar Bowl competitions.
A comprehensive rules guide provided by the Academic Competition Federation, which provides information on how games using ACF format question sets are usually played.
ASCA Rules
The rules guide used by the Alabama Scholastic Competition Association.
IESA Rules
The rules guide used by the Illinois Elementary Schools Association for its Scholastic Bowl competitions.
GATA Rules
The rules guide used by the Georgia Academic Team Association for its Quiz Bowl competitions.
MSHSAA Scholar Bowl Rulebook
The rules guide used by the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) for its Scholar Bowl competitions.
Tournament Statistics
At Olympia, we feel so strongly about the electronic storage of tournament statistics that we're willing to offer a discount on our questions for it. Thus, please find information below on how to best archive your tournament results for posterity.
SQBS
The most popular statistics program used in Quiz Bowl. We only accept tournament results in the form of SQBS files.
We understand that learning to use a new piece of software is always difficult. Thus, below are guides to using SQBS, as well as to effective statistics keeping as a whole.
Using SQBS
A guide to using SQBS, presented by National Academic Quiz Tournaments.
Focus on Statistics: Using SQBS
This guide offered by the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence provides information on how to use SQBS.
Focus on Statistics: The Active Statperson as Co-Tournament Director
A more general guide offered by the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence on the role of a statistics keeper in a tournament.
If you are aware of a resource which we should include here, please don't hesitate to email us to let us know.
Olympia is not responsible for the contents of any of these websites and offers this information solely as a courtesy.
SQBS
The most popular statistics program used in Quiz Bowl. We only accept tournament results in the form of SQBS files.
We understand that learning to use a new piece of software is always difficult. Thus, below are guides to using SQBS, as well as to effective statistics keeping as a whole.
Using SQBS
A guide to using SQBS, presented by National Academic Quiz Tournaments.
Focus on Statistics: Using SQBS
This guide offered by the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence provides information on how to use SQBS.
Focus on Statistics: The Active Statperson as Co-Tournament Director
A more general guide offered by the Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence on the role of a statistics keeper in a tournament.
If you are aware of a resource which we should include here, please don't hesitate to email us to let us know.
Olympia is not responsible for the contents of any of these websites and offers this information solely as a courtesy.
