EZY

EZY LEARNING ABODE SERVICES CHARITY FUNDRAISER INVITATIONAL

21-22 May 2021

DEADLINE

12 May 2021

ELIGIBILITY

Open to 6th-12th graders

PLATFORM

Online through TBD platform

Information

This tournament is run by Ezy Learning, an educational enrichment program started by dedicated high school students which offer a variety of course from STEM to Speech and Debate. These courses are designed to focus on what is specifically taught in school. We encourage you to sign up for our free classes, and for more information please visit www.ezy-learning.org. This year we are partnering with Abode Services, a nonprofit organization in Fremont CA, whose mission is to end homelessness by assisting low-income, un-housed people, including those with special needs, to secure stable, supportive housing; and to be advocates for the removal of the causes of homelessness. 100% of the money collected from this tournament will be donated to Abode services. In fact, the team and competitor fees themselves are paid directly to Abode Services themselves; so by being a part of this tournament you are helping many of our fellow Americans in need. Thank you so much for attending this tournament!
- Ezy Learning Team

EVENTS
Individual Events
Oral Interpretation/Declamation
Original Oratory
Humorous Interpretation
Dramatic Interpretation
Debate
Public Forum Debate
Lincoln Douglas

DEBATE TOPICS
Public Forum Topic
Resolved: The benefits of the International Monetary Fund outweigh the harms.
Lincoln Douglas Topic
Resolved: The United State ought to guarantee universal child care.

AWARDS
For IE events, all competitors that make it to finals will get an award. In debate events, all competitors/teams that make it to semis will receive an award. The top 5 individual speakers will also get an award in debate events. Sweepstakes will be awarded to only one team in each Debate Event. All awards will be emailed to the school, and a youtube video will be recorded with all of the award winners and emailed to coaches on the Sunday after the tournament.

We hope to see you with us virtually for our Ezy Learning Abode Services Charity Fundraiser Invitational. Thank you for your time and consideration!

Judges Rules

I agree to show up and to judge all rounds expected of me on time
I understand that it is my responsibility to be checking tabroom pairings and rooms periodically
If the live-updates/email reminders are received by the judge late, and because of this, the judge doesn’t show up to the round on time, I understand that the judge will still be subjected to no-show fines. This is because signing up automatically means the judge agreed to check the tabroom periodically, and thus it is their responsibility to check tabroom and to get on the zoom call.
I agree to judge without any bias. Examples of this bias are, but not limited to; race, sexual orientation, or personal ideology.

Competitors Rules

I agree to compete using the NSDA and NCFL official rules
I agree to not discriminate or make hateful comments against any people based on their race, gender, and sexual orientation.
I agree to make this a comfortable competing environment.

Entry Price

One event and parent is judging $30
Two events and parent is judging $60

If you are opting out of judging, you will pay an additional $140.

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 PST**
Pairings are released at least 15 minutes before the rounds start.
Competitors need to be in rooms 5 minutes before the rounds start.
This schedule is tentative and may change the day of the tournament to accommodate rounds that end later than expected.

Friday
Slack check in → 4:30 pm
LD, PF round 1 → 5:00 pm
Dinner: 6:30 - 7:15
LD, PF round 2 → 7:30 pm

Saturday
IE round 1 → 8:00 am
LD, PF round 3 → 9:00 am
IE round 2 → 10:00 am
LD, PF round 4 → 11:00 am
Lunch: 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
IE round 3 → 1:00 pm
LD, PF round 5 → 2:00 pm
IE Finals → 3:00 pm
LD, PF round 6 → 4:00 pm
LD, PF Quarters → 5:30 pm
LD, PF Semis → 7:00 pm
LD, PF Finals → 8:30 pm

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

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

Any debate event? *

Lincoln Douglas Public Forum none

PF Partner Name (write N/A if none) *

First

Last

JUDGE PROVISION

Are you supplying a judge? *

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 No but I'll pay the additional $35 setup fee Not judging

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 takes less than a minute.

First time judging? Click here to learn how to do it! Or watch our Youtube playlist here.

Tournaments recommend 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".

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

EZY LEARNING ABODE SERVICES CHARITY FUNDRAISER INVITATIONAL ​

21-22 May 2021

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

EZY LEARNING ABODE SERVICES CHARITY FUNDRAISER INVITATIONAL

Entry Price

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