FORENSICS

FORENSICS UNIVERSITY SPRING CLASSIC

13 March 2023 for speech link submission deadline
15-18 March 2023 for asynchronous speech judging

DEADLINE

13 March 2023
INCLUDING SPEECH LINKS

NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE
JUDGE DROPS AFTER THIS DATE WILL INCUR A $200 FEE

ELIGIBILITY

Open to elementary, middle, and high school students

PLATFORM

Asynchronous, online through NSDA Campus

Information

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The 4n6U team is pleased to invite you to a tournament to be held asynchronously the weekend of March 15, 2023. This invitational will be running a variety of events as an opportunity for teams to prep for nats, or just try out something new. Pre-recorded speech links will be due 13 March 2023.

Tournament Highlights:

Speech competition with divisions for elementary, middle, and high school students

NO LIMIT on the number of events a student can simultaneously compete in to encourage trying a new event or genre

Deep judging pool of alumni competitors
Award Certificates for both individual student accomplishments and team sweepstakes

Divisions:
High School: 9-12th grade

Events: Broadcasting, Declamation/Oratorical Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speaking, Humorous Interpretation, Impromptu Speaking, Informative Speaking/Expository, Original Oratory, Poetry, Program Oral Interpretation/Thematic Interpretation, Prose

Middle School: 6-8th grade

Events: Broadcasting, Declamation/Oratorical Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Expository, Extemporaneous Speaking, Humorous Interpretation, Impromptu Speaking, Original Oratory, Poetry, Prose, Storytelling

Elementary School: 5th grade or below

Events: Broadcasting, Declamation, Duo Interpretation, Impromptu, Informative, Persuasive, Poetry, Storytelling

Broadcasting Event (same for High School, Middle School, and Elementary School): The students will create a prepared news script using recent material. The contestants may find material in AP script (available at local television stations), newspapers, internet sites, etc. Each contestant must compose/prepare his/her own scripts. The three-minute time limit in the round must be observed (there is a 5 second grace period), with a minimum time length of 2:30. A brief commercial (15 seconds – suggested length) must be included in the broadcast. Contestants must present all of the copy as it appears in the script. An introduction and sign-o are required.

Duo Interpretation (same for all divisions): students are permitted to perform from the same room or two seperate rooms, at student, coach, and school discretion.

High School Events: Declamation, Dramatic Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Informative Speaking, Original Oratory, Poetry, Program Oral Interpretation, and Prose: a maximum of ten minutes with a thirty second grace. A contestant who does not fall within the time limit cannot be ranked first in the round.

Extemp: 30 minute prep time, 7 minute speaking time limit with a 30 second grace

Impromptu: Speaking time limit of five minutes with a thirty second grace

Declamation: Middle School and Elementary Time limits including introduction have no minimum but a maximum of five minutes.

Limited Prep Events:
Students are expected to adhere to all time limits, just as if they were in person.
Impromptu competitors SHOULD record their prep time as well as the performance.
Extemp competitors do NOT need to record their prep time.
Broadcasting competitors should submit a Prepared News Broadcast performance.

Guidelines for recording:
Impromptu - the student should be given the prompt options on camera, and then the prep time should be recorded and included in their speech video.
Extemp - Prep time should not be recorded or included. The student should be given the prompts, then have 30 minutes of preparation time before beginning recording of their speech.

Students submit a Single Video which will be included in all their rounds including out rounds.

Judge Time Requirements
Prelim Rounds will release late Wednesday, March 15, 2023, as soon as all videos are locked. Judges will be required to have their ballots submitted for those rounds by noon EDT/9am Pacific on Friday, March 17, 2023, giving them more than 36 hours to complete their prelim rounds. Judges can expect to get 2-3 prelim rounds to complete in that time. (If a judge limits their time, that could increase the number of prelim rounds they are assigned. For example, judges who are not available on Saturday can expect to judge more than 3 prelim rounds).
Semifinal Rounds will release on Friday, March 17, 2023 at 1pm EDT/10am Pacific and will be due the next morning at 10am EDT/7am Pacific. Judges will not be assigned more than one semifinal round to complete within that window of time.
Final Rounds will release as soon as all ballots for a semi final are gathered, but no later than 11 am EDT/8am Pacific barring judge no shows or technical issues. They will be due Friday evening at 4pm EDT/1pm Pacific. Judges will not be assigned more than one round to complete in that time frame.
Awards will release as soon as all ballots are tabulated Saturday night.

Entry Price

One event and parent is judging $40
Two events and parent is judging $50
Three events and parent is judging $60

One event and parent is opting out of judging $130
Two events and parent is opting out of judging $140
Three events and parent is opting out of judging $150

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

Please note that all times are in EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST).

SPEECH VIDEO SUBMISSION DEADLINE
13 March 2023

SPEECH JUDGING SCHEDULE
15-18 March 2023

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
Suggested attire for the tournament can be found here.
More tournament resources can be found here.

* 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

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
Students are able to enter in as many speech events as possible.
Make sure to list the unlisted Youtube links here or send to Nadia by 29 October 2022.
!!! Please make sure you are submitting a video that is unique to this tournament. Do not use videos that have been used for other tournaments !!!

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

Division? *

HS (grades 9-12) MS (grades 6-8) Elementary (grades 5 and below)

JUDGE PROVISION
Please make sure you are available for the asynchronous speech judging schedule and that you won't submit your judging duties late. Details above.

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 No but I'll pay the additional $35 setup fee 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 mandatory 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.

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: 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