Only Academic Bowl Coaches Will Understand!
1. The sheer amount of trees killed for practice third rounds
2. Registration night
3. Paperwork and forms
4. Long flights and long drives
5. Trying to usher your team when they are on a sugar high from fast food
6. Silently sitting behind your team during the match
7. When your team buzzes too fast and you know they didn’t read the question correctly
8. When your team writes down an answer not even remotely close to correct
9. Cheering up your team after a bad loss
10. Dealing with the tired, cranky attitudes of your sleep deprived team
11. Beating your rival team
12. Making small talk with other coaches during social events and the farewell party
13. Trying to herd a team into their hotel rooms after the farewell party, when they all don’t want to stop talking
14. Celebrating a huge victory