SchoBowlFest

What is SchoBowlFest?

SchoBowlFest is an annual conference for Illinois coaches. Community members are also welcome to attend. The conference usually includes a morning session and an afternoon session, and includes community discussions and talks from experienced coaches on topics like recruitment, fundraising, running practices, keeping team statistics, or running tournaments. Please read the SchoBowlFest policies page for more information about SchoBowlFest. SchoBowlFest is open to everyone, but admission is discounted with IHSSBCA membership.

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Site

The 2023 SchoBowlFest will be held at Fenton High School in Bensenville on Saturday, September 30, as well as online via Zoom.

If you would like to host a future SchoBowlFest at your school, email Brad Fischer.

Fees

The conference is $15 per person to the public or $5 per person for IHSSBCA members; the fees are the same for attending in-person or via Zoom. In-person attendees can purchase a sandwich lunch to be delivered for an additional $10.

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  • Member rate
  • Community rate
  • Lunch

    • 2023 Speakers

  • David Reinstein is a former coach of New Trier HS (Winnetka, IL) and former IHSSBCA Chair. David will open the workshop with The 10 Things Every Scholastic Bowl Coach Needs to Know.
  • Todd Garrison is the coach at Glasgow HS (Kentucky). Todd, whose team has won several state titles and four SSNCT national championships, will talk about the power of question writing to improve a team.
  • Eric Huff , the former coach of Dorman HS (South Carolina) and co-founder of Qwiz Camp, will talk about the latest online resources for quizbowl.
  • Bill Newsome coaches at Central Hardin HS (Kentucky), and is a frequent Qwiz Camp instructor and the camp director for the KAAC. Bill will join us over Zoom and present coaching strategies to improve a team’s literature performance.
  • Sinecio Morales, former player for Rockford Auburn (IL) and one of the nation’s best high school players in the last few years, will speak from the player’s perspective about individual improvement and what a coach can do to benefit the entire team.