EDNA

EDNA TFA IQT

28-29 August 2026

DEADLINE

18 Aug 2026
NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE

ELIGIBILITY

Open to HS students ONLY

PLATFORM

Online through NSDA Campus

Information

Colleagues,

Thank you for your interest in the inaugural Edna TFA IQT. We are excited to host you on this Opening Weekend! Some rounds will begin on Friday afternoon (Central Daylight Time). All rounds will be finished by Saturday.

We are excited to offer every TFA speech and debate contest, except Worlds. At present, we are only offering novice opportunities in Congressional Debate and Novice CX. That could change so check back periodically.

As we get closer to the tournament, we will update the schedule and general info. We look forward to hosting you!

TOPICS
Lincoln Douglas Debate:
Resolved: Sept-Oct Topic

Public Forum Debate:
Resolved: Sept-Oct Topic

GENERAL INFO

Judges:
*Schools of judges who are scheduled to judge rounds and do not pick up ballots will be assessed a fee of $25 for every missed round.
Committing to a judge and then not providing that judge will result in a missing judge fee assessed on the day of the tournament.
We will not break brackets in any Debate event.

Debate Event Topics:
· Lincoln-Douglas Debate – September/October NSDA Topic
· Public Forum Debate – September/October Topic NSDA Topic

Cross-Entering: All cross-entry is at your own risk.

Student Behavior: All competitors and judges are held to the rules and regulations of the Texas Forensic Association. A coach (or another teacher) from every school must be immediately available online at all times while students from the said school are competing. Failure to comply with these guidelines may result in forfeiting the school from competition.

Other Notes:
·We will make every effort as a tournament to run on schedule and will attempt to accelerate when possible. We ask for your patience and cooperation in the event that this is not possible.
· We believe that oral critiques and disclosure are valuable teaching tools in debate. However, an oral critique does not replace a well-written ballot, as that is helpful communication at this time of the year between the judge and coach.
· All Elims and Finals rounds will be paneled
· The third rounds of debate will be power-matched (hi-hi).
· Edna High School students will participate and place at this tournament.
· Please pay attention to the TFA Constitution as it will govern this tournament. The TFA constitution can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oZr4ak505-ahZDp7Ros4hYnhsAkTColg/view

Entry Price

LD and parent is judging $80
LD + 1 Speech event and parent is judging $100
LD + 2 Speech events and parent is judging $120
LD and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $230
LD + 1 Speech event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $280
LD + 2 Speech events and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $310

PF and parent is judging $70
PF + 1 Speech event and parent is judging $90
PF + 1 Speech event and parent is judging $110
PF and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $200
PF + 1 Speech event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $250
PF + 1 Speech event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $280

One speech and parent is judging $70
Two speech and parent is judging $90
One speech and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $170
Two speech and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $200

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

Friday 8/28
3:30 PM Extemp Draw 1 --- 1:30 PM PST
4:00 PM DX/IX/INFO/IMP/OO Rd 1 --- 2:00 PM PST
4:00 PM Di/DUO/POI/HI Rd 1 --- 2:00 PM PST
5:00 PM Extemp Draw 2 --- 2:00 PM PST
5:00 PM Di/DUO/POI/HI Rd 2 --- 2:00 PM PST
5:30 PM DX/IX/INFO/IMP/OO Rd 2 --- 2:30 PM PST
6:00 PM Di/DUO/POI/HI Finals --- 4:00 PM PST
6:30 PM Extemp Draw 3 --- 4:30 PM PST
7:00 PM DX/IX/INFO/IMP/OO Finals --- 5:00 PM PST

Saturday 8/29
9:00 AM LD/PF Rd 1 --- 7:00 AM PST
11:00 AM LD/PF Rd 2 --- 9:00 AM PST
1:00 PM LD/PF Rd 3 --- 11:00 AM PST
3:00 PM LD/PF ELIM 1 --- 1:00 PM PST
5:00 PM LD/PF ELIM 2 --- 3:00 PM PST
7:00 PM LD/PF ELIM 3 --- 5:00 PM PST

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

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

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

JUDGE INFORMATION
Descriptions of each event can be found here.

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) *

Judge phone *

Does your judge have a Tabroom account? *

Yes No but I will create one before submitting registration Not judging

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

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?
This is a great collection of short videos that one of the leagues have put together to learn each event: click here.
There are also these training cards available that include a summary of each event's rules and comments.
Click here to find other training and official certification resources. 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".

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: [email protected]

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

Dublin: Loving Tree Academy, 6693 Owens Dr, Pleasanton, CA 94588

EDNA TFA IQT

28-29 August 2026

Information

​Entry Price

Schedule - CDT

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!