Use Warm-ups – Part II

Warm-up questions can be used not only at the beginning of each practice but also as players travel to competition. At the meeting right before leaving for the tournament, distribute … Continue →

Use Warm-ups – Part I

Athletes warm up before every practice and game or match. They stretch their muscles to make their bodies limber. Academic Games players can benefit from warm-ups at the beginning of … Continue →

Debrief Players – Part III

In addition to obtaining scouting reports on opposing players, the coach can also address each player’s strengths/weaknesses from talking to players about the latest round. Listening to a player explain … Continue →

Debrief Players – Part II

Debriefing players after tournament rounds helps the coach to compile useful lists. For reading games, the coach can learn what Propaganda techniques or Presidents or World Events categories his or … Continue →

Drill the Fundamentals – Part II

Athletic coaches talk about stressing the fundamentals: blocking and tackling in football, dribbling and passing in basketball, etc. The same idea applies to Academic Games as well. At every Equations … Continue →

Drill the Fundamentals – Part I

Athletic coaches talk about stressing the fundamentals: blocking and tackling in football, dribbling and passing in basketball, etc. The same idea applies to Academic Games as well. For instance, in … Continue →

Players Form Their Own Huddle

From “Follow Me,” by Michael Sokolove in Play, February 2006 about Duke basketball coach Mike Kryzyzewski: After he gives his instructions during a timeout […] his players break away from … Continue →