BERGEN

BERGEN COUNTY INVITATIONAL

21 May 2022

DEADLINE

18 May 2022

ELIGIBILITY

Open to middle and high school novice/JV PF students

PLATFORM

Online through NSDA Campus or Zoom

Information

Zoom info
Everyone (competitors and judges) join this link at 9:30 am on Saturday. Rounds will be separated into breakout rooms. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9751230314

Entries
Entries should be novice or JV. They should not have competed in any varsity tournaments, and should not have been debating for more than 1-2 years. For any clarifications on entries, please email Nadia and Victor.

Judge Requirements
Every judge MUST have a paradigm.

PF Procedure

Topic: Resolved: Japan should revise Article 9 of its Constitution to develop offensive military capabilities.
Coinflip: Will be done on tabroom after pairings come out. If there are any issues, email the given emails above. If teams debate each other again, they will flip again. To be clear, sides and order are NOT preset when teams debate each other for a second time.
Speech times: 4, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2
Prep time: 3 minutes
Tech time: 10 minutes. Once 10 minutes is up, the judge should email the above emails explaining the situation.
Forfeit: If debaters/teams are not in their zoom room up to 10 minutes after start time, they forfeit the round with L25s. If one debate does not show up, their partner can mav. The partner that did not show up will get the same speaks as the debater who did.
Speaks: Judges should factor BOTH strategic choices and presentation into their speaker points, with an emphasis on strategy/quality of debate. Personal biases and opinions may NOT influence speaker points. Speaks are given in increments of 0.1 and ties are allowed. The range should be between 26-30, with average speaks being approximately 28. Low-point wins are allowed.
Decisions: Judges MUST disclose their decision after the round (after submitting their ballot) and give at least verbal and preferably written feedback explaining their decision. Disclosing speaks is permitted but not mandatory.
We will probably be breaking to semis, (4 teams), depending on the number of entries. Win/loss ratio will determine which teams break, and speaks will break ties.

Entry Price

PF and parent is judging $60
PF and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $160

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 in Eastern Standard Time (EST)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JPdeEPMV6yD1nc6ry_LOQxanGVtVE0po7Rrz7BclY1E/edit?usp=sharing

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

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

If this is your first time competing, make sure to first create a Tabroom account here: https://www.tabroom.com/user/login/new_user.mhtml
It's super simple and quick (<1 minute), but follow the guidelines here in case anything is confusing: https://docs.tabroom.com/Sign_Up

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

Partner Name (write N/A if none) *

First

Last

Choose your event *

Are you certain that you have NOT been debating for more than 1 to 2 years? *

Yes

JUDGE PROVISION

Judges are recommended to review this slide before proceeding.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oKM_nFtwlbqIRUUkq6htJGgENDCgeIYWSfyeXkMZu1Y/edit?usp=sharing

This tournament requires 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".

Will you (parent) be judging at this tournament? *

Judge Name *

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

Does your judge understand that he/she is responsible for the entire tournament schedule and that missing a round incurs fines from the tournament? *

Yes, understood Not judging but understood as well

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

Has your judge added his/her judge paradigm on his/her Tabroom account? *

Yes Not judging

Click here to complete the highly recommended Cultural Competency judge training course

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 literally takes less than a minute.

First time judging? Click here to learn how to do it! Or watch our Youtube playlist here.
There are also these training cards available that include a summary of each event's rules and comments.

More tournament resources can be found here.

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

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

Cupertino: 20432 Silverado Avenue Suite 211, Cupertino, CA 95014

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

BERGEN COUNTY INVITATIONAL

21 May 2022

Information

​Entry Price

Schedule

Drop Fee

Contact Info

Registration Form

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

School year Hours

Telephone

Email (preferred)

Locations

Entry Price

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