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    DIGITAL SPEECH AND DEBATE E-CHAMPIONSHIP

    6-8 May 2023

    DEADLINE
    26 April 2023
    NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE
    ELIGIBILITY
    Open to middle and high school students
    PLATFORM
    Online through NSDA Campus

    Information

    We are excited to announce the inaugural Digital Speech & Debate e-Championship! This is a collaborative venture between the Tournament of Champions and the National Speech & Debate Association to provide an accessible, cost-effective online championship opportunity for your students in grades 6-12. Thank you to the NAUDL, NCFL, NIETOC, and NFHS for their support of this event.

    Dates
    • May 6-8, 2023
    Entries
    • Debate: No double entry is permitted
      ​Topics:

      - NSDA LD Jan/Feb
      - NSDA PF Apr
    • Speech: Competitors may enter up to three total events (no more than two per pattern)
    • Pattern A: USX, IX, DEC, DI, DUO, INF, PRO, STO
      • Competitors in USX or IX may not double enter in Pattern A
    • Pattern B: HI, OO, POI, POE, IMP, SW
    Qualification
    • Middle School: Open invitational for competitors in grades 6-8
    • Novice: Open invitational for competitors in grades 9-10 and in their first year of competition
    • Varsity: Competitors in grades 9-12 must meet at least one qualification below
      • One TOC Bid
      • 500 NSDA Honor Society Points (Special Distinction)
      • Urban Debate National Championship Qualifier
      • All-State/Festival Outstanding Performer
      • NSDA National Tournament Qualifier
      • NCFL Grand Nationals Qualifier
      • State Tournament Champion
      • NIETOC Qualifier

    ​More information (e.g. Invitation, Procedures, Schedule) will be posted in the coming weeks!

    ​Entry Price

    One PF event and parent is judging $100
    One PF event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $225

    One LD event and parent is judging $100
    One LD event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $300

    One speech event and parent is judging $100
    One speech event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $175

    Two speech events and parent is judging $150
    Two speech events and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $250
    ​
    Two speech events and parent is judging $200
    Two speech events and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $325

    Each person in a PF team would be responsible of providing their own judge, so one PF 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 - EST

    Please note that all times will be in Eastern Time Zone (EST)
    ​

    Click here to view the schedule for LD debate

    Click here to view the schedule for PF debate


    Click here to view the schedule for speech events

    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:  [email protected]

    Nadia Budiman 
    Contact email: [email protected]

    Or [email protected]

    Registration Form

    Before you proceed with the registration below, make sure  ALL STUDENTS AND JUDGES  must fill out the forms below. Failure to do so will result in the tournament dropping you without a refund.

    HONOR CODE

    ​Click to download TOC Digital Speech & Debate e-Championship Honor Code

    VIDEO RELEASE
    Click to download TOC Digital Speech & Debate e-Championship Video Release

    STUDENT INFORMATION
    Max file size: 20MB
    Max file size: 20MB

    ​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.

    EVENT SELECTION

    Double entry policy:
    1. Students can only enter in speech OR debate.
    2. If competing in speech, students may enter in up to two events per pattern.
    Got any questions? Please email [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
    BOTH partners must fill out form and pay in order to be registered!

    ​JUDGE PROVISION

    ​For judges, you need to agree to the pledge and submit your forms on your own through your Tabroom account. Please see the instructions here.
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/16eP1yP4oxK34e3qRVEFOqaq6WUmIULp_iLrmfS-suiE/edit#bookmark=id.qyi6oeqiawil
    Judge Philosophies
    For debate, all judges must submit a judging philosophy to Tabroom.com (see instructions here). No LD entry will be considered complete until all affiliated judges have submitted a judge philosophy. This 
    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".

    Disclosure of decisions and oral critique policy
    The Tournament of Champions encourages judge-debater interaction by making decision disclosures and giving oral critiques in all four debate divisions. Please submit your ballot on Tabroom before giving any post-round feedback.

    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
Submit/take to payment

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Check our home page for the schedule!


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Email (preferred)

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Locations

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

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