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The only tournament essentials recommended by National Science Decathlon are: ~ including as many QUALITY event activities from the most current Event List/Rules as possible; ~ following a Nationally coordinated event schedule; ~ providing as high a quality awards (certificates, ribbons, medals, trophies, letterman jacket pins and dog tags) as can be afforded; ~ heeding participant input and feedback; and( ( ~ ensuring that tournaments are run as professionally and efficiently as possible. whatever period of time they would want for tournament preparation. This may be the full year for extremely competitive teams. It may only be a few days or weeks for teams or individuals who have just found out about Science Decathlon. The bottom line is that teams can make adjustments to their preparation schedule as they would want and determine to be best. Current Science Decathlon tournament options( Currently, National Science Decathlon is identifying State and Conference level leadership representatives so participating teams have an opportunity to compete in as many as three tournaments annually. '07-'08 particpating teams would have an opportunity to compete in at least a State and/or Conference level tournament. Some will be able to compete in State and Conference tournaments. A predetermined number of teams from each State and/or Conference level tournament would then be invited to compete in the 2008 National Science Decathlon tournament. There, they would compete with the best science students in the United States and be recognized and awarded based on the science skills and knowledge they had developed to that point in time.( ( National Science Decathlon goal( Eventually, the goal of National Science Decathlon is to have multiple tournaments (local, district, practice, invitational, regional, state, conference and a national tournament) available on a weekly basis in all areas of the United States throughout the entire year. It will be a great day when Americans celebrate accomplishments in science decathlon achievment as much as we do in baseball, football, basketball and golf.( Strategize - yearly schedule, practice schedule, workload( Teams may also want to identify how they will prepare for Science Decathlon competition. Again, there is no formula for grand success. 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