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Casey Johnson-PasquaSpecialist, Youth ProgramsEmail
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Gallaudet University West Regional
Phoenix Day School for the Deaf
Academic Bowl Schedule
FRIDAY, MARCH 1: ARRIVAL DAY
12:00 PM –4:00 PM Arrivals/Registration
4:00 PM Bus pickup (hotel to PDSD)
4:30 PM Icebreaker Activities (TBA)
4:30 PM Coaches’ Meeting (head coaches only)
5:30 PM Dinner (TBA)
6:30 PM Opening Ceremony (TBA)
7:15 PM Practice Matches (TBA)
9:15 PM First Bus with Blinky and Inky pools; Second Bus with Pinky and Clyde pools
10:00 PM Curfew
SATURDAY, MARCH 2: DAY ONE OF COMPETITION
6:00 AM–8:00 AM Breakfast (@ TBA)
7:15 AM First Bus with Blinky and Inky pools (hotel to PDSD)
7:30 AM All Hospitality Rooms open
7:30 AM Saturday Exhibitors set up and open (TBA)
8:15 AM Second Bus with Pinky and Clyde pools (hotel to PDSD)
8:30 AM Match 1 (Blinky and Inky Pools)
9:30 AM Match 2 (Pinky and Clyde Pools)
**Blinky and Inky Pools Team Photos
10:30 AM Match 3 (Blinky and Inky Pools)
**Pinky and Clyde Pools Team Photos
11:30 AM–12:30 PM Lunch (AB and operations teams) (TBA)
12:30 PM Match 4 (Pinky and Clyde Pools)
1:30 PM Match 5 (Blinky and Inky Pools)
2:30 PM Match 6 (Pinky and Clyde Pools)
3:30 PM Match 7 (Blinky and Inky Pools)
4:30 PM Match 8 (Pinky and Clyde Pools)
4:30 PM Saturday Exhibit Area clean-up and close
5:00 PM All Hospitality Rooms Close
5:15 PM–6:15 PM Dinner (AB teams) (TBA)
6:15 PM Buses leave PDSD for the hotel
6:45 PM Buses leave hotel for the social event
7:15 PM–10:15 PM Social Event
10:15 PM Buses leave social event for the hotel
11:00 PM Curfew
SUNDAY, MARCH 3: DAY TWO OF COMPETITION
7:00–9:00 AM Breakfast (@ TBA)
7:45 AM First Bus with Pinky and Clyde Pools (hotel to PDSD)
8:00 AM All Hospitality Rooms open
8:00 AM Sunday Exhibitors open (TBA)
8:45 AM Second Bus with Blinky and Inky Pools (hotel to PDSD)
9:00 AM Match 9 (Pinky and Clyde Pools)
10:00 AM Match 10 (Blinky and Inky Pools)
11:00 AM Opening Round
11:00 AM–1:00 PM Bison Lunch (All Teams, RSVP’d family members, GU) (TBA)
1:00 PM Round of 16, Part 1
2:00 PM Round of 16, Part 2
3:00 PM Quarterfinals
4:00 PM Semifinals/Consolation
4:30 PM Team Hospitality Room Closes
4:30 PM Sunday Exhibits clean up and close
4:45 PM-5:45 PM Dinner
5:45 PM Wild Card Test (TBA)
6:00 PM Third Place Match (TBA)
7:00 PM Championship Match (TBA)
8:00 PM Award Ceremony (TBA)
9:30 PM–11:30 PM Farewell Party
11:30 PM Buses to hotel
12:00 AM Curfew
MONDAY, MARCH 4: DEPARTURE DAY
6:00–10:00 AM Breakfast in hotel restaurant/Departures
11:00 AM Hotel Checkout
Admissions Requirements
Spring 2021 – Dec 12Fall 2021 – May 15