The venue will be Google Meet which is free and easy-to-use. During the prelims, your team will be connecting for two 90-minute blocs of your choice, 3 games per bloc on any of the preliminary weekends. Clarification: Both blocs must be on the same weekend. Team members may join from school if schools are back in session or join from their own homes in order to stay safe.
As you can see from the above, we offer four competitive levels each weekend:
High School Varsity ... High School JV ... Middle School/Junior High … Elementary School
Each team will compete in at least six official tournament matches. Advancement to the playoff weekend (Single Elimination round) will be determined by performance in the six preliminary games. All 6-0, 5-1, and 4-2 teams will make the playoffs.
Some schools choose to bring two or more teams. If you're considering this, be aware that players may not shift between teams.
Several years ago we predicted that the contending high school teams of the future will be those that have developed solid farm systems on the lower grade levels. The best example is Daviess County (KY), which won the JV title in 2015 and returned with the same players in 2016 and won the Varsity title. Middle Schools are encouraged to consider bringing a team from the elementary school that feeds into your school – or bring a 6th grade team from your school to compete in the Elementary division.
The competition focuses on academic information - “significa” rather than “trivia” - and the questions are supplied by Questions Unlimited. Our emphasis is light on popular culture and heavy on the academic. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of question quality and academic relevance. Contests follow the superb four-quarter format created by Questions Unlimited and adapted for the buzzerless “virtual” environment.
We call the National Academic Championship “the finest in academic competition” because since 1983 we have boasted the best questions and a highly professional officiating staff.
Our superb team of moderators includes:
Pictures and descriptions of our unsurpassed staff of moderators and judges.
The entry fee is $400 per team, due by May 15.
You may pay online or you can make your check payable to NATIONAL ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION. The address: NAA, 10688 S. Dimple Dell Dr. Sandy, UT 84092. Do not send your entry fee to the Questions Unlimited address in Tennessee!
Contact the National Academic Association Phone:801-699-3424, Chip Beall, Director, Tech support: Pat Jewell, Phone:440-487-8781