BARGAIN BELT

BARGAIN BELT INVITATIONAL

16-17 October 2021

DEADLINE

12 October 2021

ELIGIBILITY

Open to middle and high school students

PLATFORM

Online through NSDA Campus

Information

Please accept our cordial invitation to the 9th annual Bargain Belt Invitational hosted by Claremont High School. We pledge to you a full service, low-cost, well-managed weekend of excellent remote competition. As a competitive high school team, our mission is to provide the unique educational opportunities inherent in forensic competition at an affordable cost to the forensics community. This tournament will be conducted on NSDA’s remote Campus platform. To meet the needs of remote competition, we have expanded to a two-day competition schedule. We look forward to hosting your team and providing a great weekend of competition. We welcome all competitors from 6th -12th grade from both public and private institutions. Below you will find all of the specific details relating to the tournament.

Events and Divisions:
In debate we offer Novice and Open divisions in Public Forum debate and Lincoln-Douglas debate. There will be a separate Presiding Officer competition. We will use the Sep./Oct. LD topic and the Sep./Oct. Public Forum topic. Note, if a novice or varsity division does not reach at least 16 entries, we may collapse into a single open division. (We do not utilize the Novice LD topic.)

In Speech we offer Novice & Open divisions in all CHSSA Speech events, to include: Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Original Oratory (OO), Original Advocacy (OA), Impromptu, Program Oral Interpretation (POI), Oratorical Interpretation (OI), OriginalProse/Poetry (OPP), Informative (Info) and Extemporaneous (combining domestic and international).

Speech will have three preliminary rounds, then break to semi-finals (>35 entry) or finals (<35 entry). Note, if a novice or varsity division in speech does not reach at least 10 entries, we may collapse into a single open division. We are pleased to announce NIETOC bids at Bargain Belt! Tournament bids are based on entry numbers, and will be offered in DI, HI, Duo, OO, POI, Informative, and Extemp. For additional information on how NIETOC works, please visit their website at www.nietoc.com.

All events will be synchronous, with the exception of Duo. Duo entries will need to provide a video of a split screen performance, with both entries in different rooms. Please follow the NSDA guidelines for this kind of event. The videos will need to be sent to Nadia by Tuesday, October 12, 2021. The competitors should be prepared to provide the link for their judge in case of tech issues. We will provide information on the extemp prep room at a later date.

Students may enter up to three events; consisting of one debate event and two speech events. Exceptions: A student entering Extemp, may only single enter in the speech events; but may still enter one debate event.

Awards and Recognition
Awards will be given to all Speech finalists and semi-finalists. All Octa-finalists and higher in the debate events will receive awards. Keep in mind, debate divisions may be collapsed if the entry in one of the divisions is fewer than 16 entries. (Please note: All awards will be mailed/delivered to one location per school.)

Entry Procedure:
Entries are NOT complete unless all student competitors and judges have completed their Tournament Eligibility Form.
The form is TBA.

Judging Commitments:
All judges are committed to judge one round beyond when the last student from that school/institution is eliminated from competition. This means that all judges are committed for the first Elimination round. Also, if your school has 4 judges and one of your debaters advances to the Quarter-final round, ALL 4 judges are committed to judge the Semi-final round. Please make sure your judges are available for their full commitment. Missed rounds will incur fees as we have to replace those judges with hired judges or school judges beyond their commitment. All judges must have a Tabroom account with both email and phone number, and they must be comfortable and able to judge remotely. All judges must complete the Tournament Eligibility Form to be eligible and qualified to judge at our tournament. Judges must be responsive to tournament email communication or they will not be eligible to judge. NO Judge training will be provided, but resources can be found below.

Competition Procedure:
Debate rounds one and two will be preset, debate rounds 3-5 will be power-matched. A school will not hit itself in prelims. However, we will not break brackets in elimination rounds. School vs. school in elimination rounds will require a coach’s walk-over decision. The tournament will advance the higher seeded debater if the coach does not indicate a walk-over decision. Speech preliminary rounds will be preset. A team’s speech entries advancing to semi-finals will be spread equally between panels. There will be a 10 minute forfeiture rule in place for all rounds of competition. Competitors and judges experiencing technology difficulties which prevent them from starting on time, must text the tournament helpline or visit the virtual HelpDesk or risk forfeiting the round.

Disputes and Equity:
It is our goal to host a fair, transparent and equitable tournament. The Bargain Belt Invitational will utilize an Independent Dispute and Equity Committee with authority to adjudicate all competition and equity issues that are brought to the attention of the Tournament Director.

Entry Price

One speech and parent is judging $60
Two speech and parent is judging $70

LD and parent is judging $70
LD & 1 speech event and parent is judging $80
LD & 2 speech events and parent is judging $90

PF and parent is judging $65
PF & 1 speech event and parent is judging $75
PF & 2 speech events and parent is judging $85

If you are opting out of judging, you will pay an additional $120 for one debate event OR one debate + one/two speech events OR two speech events. You will pay an additional $70 for those competing in one speech event only.

Each person in a PF/Policy/Duo team would be responsible of providing their own judge, so one PF/Policy/Duo team would need to either provide two judges, both pay the judge fee, or one of each option.

Registration will not be complete until payment is received.
NOTE: We will charge set up fees if we have to create tabroom.com accounts for judges. It is recommended you do so on your own.

Schedule

ALL TIMES ARE Pacific Daylight Time Zone

Saturday, October 17th
7:30am – 8:15am Virtual Assembly & Judge Check-in
8:30amDebate Round 1 PF, LD
10:30am Debate Round 2 PF, LD
Lunch Break ☺
1:00pm Debate Round 3 PF, LD
2:30pm Debate Round 4 PF, LD
4:00pm Debate Round 5 PF, LD
6:00pm Debate Elim 1

Sunday, October 18th
7:30am – 8:15am Virtual Assembly & Judge Check-in
8:30am Speech Round 1
10:00am Speech Round 2
11:30am Debate Elim 2
1:00pm Speech Round 3
2:30pm Debate Elim 3
4:30pm Speech Semi-Finals
6:00pm Speech Finals Debate Elim 4 (If Needed)
7:30pm Awards

Drop Fee

Drop fees will be the same amounts as the entry fee PLUS any fees the tournament charges us for late drops. Drop requests should be made to Victor and Nadia.

Please do not drop out last minute to avoid being charged these fees.

Contact Info

Victor Rivas Umana
Contact email: vrivasumana@tgsastaff.com
Nadia Budiman
Contact email: nbudiman@tgsastaff.com
Or info@tgsastaff.com

Registration Form

To participate at this tournament, ALL STUDENTS AND JUDGES EACH are required to fill out the Tournament Eligibility Form. Make sure to do this before you proceed with the registration.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVRVTxRlYdJU2etJIMUzfmzv1L7_qOpMpzL2r92v8iwIemRQ/viewform

STUDENT INFORMATION

* Indicates required field

Student Name *

First

Last

Student Email (DO NOT USE PARENT'S EMAIL) *

Student Phone Number *

Does the student have a Tabroom account? *

Yes and it is linked with GSA's account(s) Yes but it is not linked and we need you to add to your roster No but I will create one before submitting registration No but I will pay the additional $35 setup fee

PARENT CONTACT INFORMATION
Your email address will be the one included when we send the logistics email.

Parent Name *

First

Last

Parent Email *

Parent Phone Number *

EVENT SELECTION
Students are able to enter in up to 2 speech events and one debate event, but if you're competing in Extemp you cannot enter in another speech event (you can only double enter in a debate event).
Got any questions? Please email nbudiman@tgsastaff.com, info@tgsastaff.com, vrivasumana@tgsastaff.com

JUDGE PROVISION

Are you supplying a judge? *

Judge Name *

Judge email (Must be linked to a tabroom account. Register first at tabroom.com before completing this sign up) *

Judge phone *

Does your judge have a Tabroom account? *

Yes No but I will create one before submitting registration No but I'll pay the additional $35 setup fee Not judging

Signing up a judge without having a Tabroom account will result in us charging you for the set up fee. You can do this easily on your own by going to tabroom.com. It takes less than a minute.

First time judging? Click here to learn how to do it! Or watch our Youtube playlist here.

Tournaments encourage judges to have a paradigm on their Tabroom account, which can be a few sentences on your preferences of debating styles, etc. See here for example. It doesn't need to be this long, but make sure to add something before you sign up. For example: "I am a parent, please speak clearly and slowly and avoid technical jargon".

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

I will keep a copy of this form for reference. *

YES

We are signing up with the understanding that my child will work to be ready by the tournament date. If we choose to drop out because my child is not ready that will be considered when making assessments for future classes. *

YES

I understand that if I fail to drop the tournament before the deadline that I will still be responsible for the fees of both my son or daughter, along with that of his or her partner and the fines. *

YES

I understand that if payment is not received we won't be registered and our spot will be given up to someone else. *

YES

I confirm that I have completed all necessary paperwork for this tournament. *

YES

I understand that The Golden State Academy has no control over tournament entries other than the initial sign up. I understand that my child's priority will be based on either the last time I signed up OR the date paid, whichever is latest. *

YES

I understand that my child must check in and check out periodically at the tournament with the coach and that if I do not my child will be barred from participating in following tournaments. This is to ensure coaches can see where students are at competitively and to give any initial feedback for improvement. *

YES

I understand that I can check my entry status through tabroom.com. *

YES

I am a consenting adult. I understand that by submitting this form I agree to all that has been covered. *

YES

Have both judge and student submitted the Tournament Eligibility Form? *

Yes, one for each. Only for student. Parent is not judging.

Submit/take to payment

We would love to have you visit soon at one of our open houses.
Check our home page for the schedule!

School year Hours

M-F: 3:45 pm - 8:30 pm
Sun: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Telephone

510-270-8480
510-470-0531

Email (preferred)

For more info email us at: info@tgsastaff.com

Locations

Fremont: 200 Brown Rd #201, Fremont, CA 94539

Polygon Academy (Cupertino): 1025 S. DeAnza Blvd, San Jose, CA-95129

Aborn Institute: 2804 Riedel Road, San Jose, CA 95135

Loving Tree Academy: 36601 Newark Blvd, #83, Newark, CA 94560