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'''Trophy whoring''' is the act taken by a team/coach to intentionally attend a tournament for the purpose of increasing their odds of placing or winning (a trophy) over a weaker field of teams, rather than attending a tournament with a stronger field of teams that might be more commensurate with the team's ability or readiness to improve.

This practice is greatly frowned upon in the [[Good quizbowl|good quizbowl]] community.

Similarly, players or coaches can engage in ''stats whoring''. This is a practice where a player may decide (or a coach may decide for the player) to play an easier tournament, or to intentionally play down a level (''B'' instead of ''A'' team or ''JV'' instead of ''Varsity'') for the purpose of improving their season statistics for one reason or another. Like with trophy whoring, this practice is frowned upon in the good quizbowl community.

However, it should be noted that in an attempt to make a team more well rounded, it is not uncommon for a program to play a very good player on their ''B'' team in order to move up a player who may, after-the-fact, convert fewer tossups, but will make the ''A'' team more well rounded and more successful. This is especially the case if two good players have a strong overlap in knowledge base. This is not considered stats whoring.

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 [[Players]] or coaches can engage in the similar process of '''stat whoring''' (or '''stats whoring''') by prioritizing personal or team statistics over good sportsmanship. This practice is also frowned upon.
-These terms is not frequently used, but share conceptual groundwork with the [[cult of PPG]].</onlyinclude>
+These terms are not frequently used, but share conceptual groundwork with the [[cult of PPG]].</onlyinclude>
 ==Exceptions==

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 [[Players]] or coaches can engage in the similar process of '''stat whoring''' (or '''stats whoring''') by prioritizing personal or team statistics over good sportsmanship. This practice is also frowned upon.
-These terms is not frequently used, but shares conceptual groundwork with the [[cult of PPG]].</onlyinclude>
+These terms is not frequently used, but share conceptual groundwork with the [[cult of PPG]].</onlyinclude>
 ==Exceptions==

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-'''Trophy whoring''' is a derogatory term for the act of a [[team]]/[[coach]] intentionally attending [[tournament]]s with weaker [[fields]] for the purpose of [[clubbing baby seals|increasing their odds of performing well and earning a trophy]], either literal or figurative. This behavior is rarely explicitly prohibited, but instead regulated by [[gentleman's agreement]]s: teams are limited only by the norms of [[sportsmanship]] present in the "[[good quizbowl]]" community, which dictate that teams should seek to compete with opponents of commensurate skill and should endeavor to prioritize abstract goals like "personal improvement" and "meaningful competition," rather than vie for pieces of metal.
+'''Trophy whoring''' is a derogatory term for the act of a [[team]]/[[coach]] intentionally attending [[tournament]]s with weaker [[fields]] for the purpose of [[clubbing baby seals|increasing their odds of performing well]] and earning a "trophy", either literal or figurative. This behavior is rarely explicitly prohibited, but instead regulated by [[gentleman's agreement]]s: teams are limited only by the norms of [[sportsmanship]] present in the "[[good quizbowl]]" community, which dictate that teams should seek to compete with opponents of commensurate skill and should endeavor to prioritize abstract goals like "personal improvement" and "meaningful competition," rather than vie for pieces of metal.
 [[Players]] or coaches can engage in the similar process of '''stat whoring''' (or '''stats whoring''') by prioritizing personal or team statistics over good sportsmanship. This practice is also frowned upon.

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-'''Trophy whoring''' is a derogatory term for the act of a [[team]]/[[coach]] intentionally attending [[tournament]]s with weaker [[fields]] for the purpose of [[clubbing baby seals|increasing their odds of performing well and earning a trophy]], either literal or figurative. This behavior is rarely explicitly prohibited, but instead regulated by [[gentleman's agreement]]s: teams are limited only by the norms of [[sportsmanship]] present in the [[good quizbowl]] community, which dictate that teams should seek to compete with opponents of commensurate skill and should endeavor to prioritize abstract goals like "personal improvement" and "meaningful competition," rather than vie for pieces of metal.
+'''Trophy whoring''' is a derogatory term for the act of a [[team]]/[[coach]] intentionally attending [[tournament]]s with weaker [[fields]] for the purpose of [[clubbing baby seals|increasing their odds of performing well and earning a trophy]], either literal or figurative. This behavior is rarely explicitly prohibited, but instead regulated by [[gentleman's agreement]]s: teams are limited only by the norms of [[sportsmanship]] present in the "[[good quizbowl]]" community, which dictate that teams should seek to compete with opponents of commensurate skill and should endeavor to prioritize abstract goals like "personal improvement" and "meaningful competition," rather than vie for pieces of metal.
 [[Players]] or coaches can engage in the similar process of '''stat whoring''' (or '''stats whoring''') by prioritizing personal or team statistics over good sportsmanship. This practice is also frowned upon.

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		+	This practice is greatly frowned upon in the [[Good quizbowl\|good quizbowl]] community.
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		+	Similarly, players or coaches can engage in ''stats whoring''. This is a practice where a player may decide (or a coach may decide for the player) to play an easier tournament, or to intentionally play down a level (''B'' instead of ''A'' team or ''JV'' instead of ''Varsity'') for the purpose of improving their season statistics for one reason or another. Like with trophy whoring, this practice is frowned upon in the good quizbowl community.
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		+	However, it should be noted that in an attempt to make a team more well rounded, it is not uncommon for a program to play a very good player on their ''B'' team in order to move up a player who may, after-the-fact, convert fewer tossups, but will make the ''A'' team more well rounded and more successful. This is especially the case if two good players have a strong overlap in knowledge base. This is not considered stats whoring.
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