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Julie Becker, who played at Renaissance in Detroit and then coached Academic Games, received the National Housing Law Project’s Housing Justice Award in October 2006. This award is given nationally … Continue →
With the start of a new school year comes the start of recruiting season for all extra-curricular activities in each school. Academic Games must compete against a growing number of … Continue →
The following was contained in a letter from Charles Stiegler (Brother Martin High School ’99), who played Academic Games for five years. “I have recently graduated from LSU Law … Continue →
Mike Kryzyzewski has been a highly successful basketball coach at Duke University. Like any coach of winning teams in any sport or competition, he uses techniques that apply to any … Continue →
Mike Kryzyzewski has been a highly successful basketball coach at Duke University. Like any coach of winning teams in any sport or competition, he uses techniques that apply to any … Continue →
A new Academic Games recruit may make a hasty judgment concerning whether or not to continue with the team. Some may attend the first meeting and never return. Some are … Continue →
Players often complain that they “got nothing” from the 6- or 4-point clues of a Presidents question. However, they should learn to use each clue to at least eliminate some … Continue →
Successful players learn to concentrate on the next move or the next question and let the ultimate goal (winning the match or scoring as high as possible in a reading … Continue →
A good Equations exercise is to have players set Goals without their "ideal" situations. Most students have plenty of good goals to set if they have roots, exponents, or certain … Continue →
The first weeks after the national tournament are a great time for reflection on the year as a whole and a good opportunity to motivate students for the following year. … Continue →