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    COTTER SPEECH MEET

    27 March 2021

    DEADLINE
    21 Mar 2021
    ELIGIBILITY
    Open to high school students
    PLATFORM
    Online through Speechwire and NSDA Campus

    Information

    ​This is an online High School tournament in Minnesota time zone. 
     
    Cotter High School (Winona, MN) is excited to host a speech meet on Saturday, March 27, 2021!  
     
    Our VIRTUAL tournament will use NSDA Classroom to run synchronously for 12 of the 13 MSHSL categories, and will require video recording for asynchronous presentation of DUO - thus this will be a Hybrid tournament. We will also offer Program of Oral Interp (POI) and Impromptu (IMP).   Double entries are allowed. Triple entries are allowed only if the third category is Impromptu (IMP).
     
    Tournament Format:
    There will be three preliminary rounds of competition followed by a Final consisting of students who ranked 1-6 in prelims.
     
    Tiebreakers:
    1 - Total ranks in Prelim or Final rounds
    2 - Head-to-Head in prelims (MSHSL State Final style)
    3 - Prelim Opponents Average Ranks (OAR)
    4 - Reciprocals in this round

    Awards:  
    There will be team sweepstakes trophies awarded to the winner and runner up in large and small school categories.  Individual awards will also be given for the Finalists in each category.  
     
    We will award an overall "Grand Champion", regardless of school size.  This will be calculated by the Top 20 speakers from each school based on Final Round results.  This is being tried to balance the Quality of the speaker vs. the Quantity of the speakers brought to a tournament.  Please provide feedback after the tournament as this is a work in progress.

    ​Entry Price

    One speech event $60
    Two speech events $70
    Three speech events $80

    If you don't provide a judge, you will pay an additional $70
    Registration will not be complete until payment is received.

    Schedule

    Please note that all times are in Minnesota time zone (CST).

    ​Mar. 27, 2021

    7:30 AM
    Registration - Check In on Slack

    8:30 AM
    Round 1 (Draw for EXT) / Judge's Meeting
    Prep: EXT

    8:45 AM
    Round 1 (Impromptu Speaking)
    Round 1: IMP

    9:00 AM
    Round 1 (Balance of Categories)
    Round 1: DI, EXT, HI, INF, OO

    10:00 AM
    Round 2 (Draw for EXT)
    Prep: EXT

    10:15 AM
    Round 2 (Impromptu Speaking)
    Round 2: IMP

    10:30 AM
    Round 2 (Balance of Categories)
    Round 2: DI, EXT, HI, INF, OO

    11:30 AM
    Round 3 (Draw for EXT)
    Prep: EXT

    11:45 AM
    Round 3 (Impromptu Speaking)
    Round 3: IMP

    12:00 PM
    Round 3 (Balance of Categories)
    Round 3: DI, EXT, HI, INF, OO

    1:30 PM
    Final Round (Draw for EXT)
    Prep: EXT

    1:45 PM
    Final Round (Impromptu Speaking)
    Final round: IMP

    2:00 PM
    Final Round (Balance of Categories)
    Final round: DI, EXT, HI, INF, OO

    3:45 PM
    Awards (Potential Live Stream)

    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

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

    EVENT SELECTION
    Make sure you have checked the double-entry policies. We are not responsible for schedule conflicts.
    ​ Triple entries are allowed only if the third category is Impromptu (IMP).

    ​JUDGE PROVISION
    Make sure to click here to see how to submit ballots.
    First time judging? Also click here to learn how to do it! Or watch our Youtube playlist here.

    TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Submit/take to payment

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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
​510-890-6665

Email (preferred)

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

Locations

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