DIGITAL E-CHAMPS

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

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

* 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

Signed Honor Code (competitor) *

Max file size: 20MB

Signed Video Release (competitor) *

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.

Parent Name *

First

Last

Parent Email *

Parent Phone Number *

EVENT SELECTION

Double entry policy:

Students can only enter in speech OR debate.
If competing in speech, students may enter in up to two events per pattern.

Got any questions? Please email nbudiman@tgsastaff.com, info@tgsastaff.com, vrivasumana@tgsastaff.com

I CAN ONLY ENTER IN EITHER SPEECH OR DEBATE. IF DOING SPEECH, I CAN ENTER IN UP TO TWO EVENTS PER PATTERN. *

YES, I UNDERSTAND THE DOUBLE-ENTRY RESTRICTIONS

Division for all events *

Middle School High School Novice High School Varsity

JUDGE PROVISION

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

Judge Name *

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

Will you (judge) follow the instructions above? *

Yes and I understand that failure to do so may result in our entry being removed without refund. Not judging but understood as well.

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 (opting out)

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 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

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

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