National Champs SOLUTIONS 2023

Rod Beard, Executive Director

A Sunny Tourney

This year’s tournament in Florida represents one of our biggest tournaments, with more than 1,300 players and parents, and dozens of volunteers and coaches who helped make it a success.

As we have seen at every national tournament, the level of competition for each game was intense, and the exchange of ideas and experiences that students shared is at the core of AGLOA’s values of character, integrity and excellence.

These lessons we take away from the national tournament come from both victory and defeat, from the interactions we have with each other in both the playing rooms and hallways, and from the people who make the AGLOA organization a success. Each player, coach, parent and volunteer is a critical element of a successful tournament and I hope everyone took away a renewed sense of resolve and commitment to excellence.

Each year, we hope to improve operations and the overall tournament experience. As we look forward to next year’s tournament we will continue to examine our internal processes in an effort to deliver a successful tournament.

Finally, I want to extend my sincere thanks to all of the coaches, teachers, administrators, parents and volunteers who work throughout the year to support Academic Games efforts across the country. Every hour, every action continues to build a national organization that develops our competitors into future leaders, thinkers and problemsolvers who are capable of great things. Congratulations to everyone who made this AGLOA National Tournament a rousing success!