GEORGETOWN

GEORGETOWN FALL

7-9 October 2022

DEADLINE

2 October 2022

NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE
WITHDRAWALS INCUR AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE

ELIGIBILITY

Open to middle and high school students

PLATFORM

Online through NSDA Campus

Information

Topics:
*The PF topic will be the September-October PF resolution (high speed rail)
*The LD topic will be the September-October LD resolution

Divisions -- PF
VARSITY
JUNIOR VARSITY
HS NOVICE -- Brand New or Debated in MS
MIDDLE SCHOOL -- Novice
MIDDLE SCHOOL -- Open

Divisions -- LD
JUNIOR VARSITY

*This tournament will be held online.

Student judging restrictions (please ignore if parent is judging)
-High School students CANNOT judge varsity debate divisions under any circumstances
-Middle School students can NEVER judge in any division
-9th graders can only judge only MS.
-10th graders and above who have debated at least one full year prior to this year can judge high school novice and MS and only those two divisions.
-11th & 12th graders and above who have debated at least two full years can judge JV, novice, and MS.

Programs that enter judges into divisions they cannot judge will be disqualified from the tournament.

TECHNICAL SUGGESTIONS

Suggest Gallery view

Test volume -- ask each debater to read something at their "debate pace" for say 15-20 seconds to test volume and clarity.
Explain that everyone muted except the speaker(s) and that they can see this when they are ready to speak by looking at the microphone settings for each person in the gallery.

Ask the debaters if they have a prep method (phone call, or separate chat)

Ask for any clarifications or questions.

Monitor what happens in the debate room. Even if you don't want on the email chain, you should be to monitor arrival times of email and format of exchange. Feel free to pause before a cross fire or a speech if an observer has entered the room that is not correctly identified by their name.

PF Sides
Sides will be set in PF

Entry Price

PF and parent is judging $115
PF and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $240

LD and parent is judging $125
LD and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $240

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 - EST

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

*ONLINE SCHEDULE (NOT FINAL)

Preliminary Rounds -- Friday -- October 7
All online rounds are single flighted
7pm -- Round 1 PF --- 4:00 PM PST
8:30pm -- Round 2 PF --- 5:30 PM PST

Preliminary Rounds -- Saturday -- October 8
10am -- Round 3 PF/Round 1 LD --- 7:00 AM PST
12pm -- Round 4 PF/Round 2 LD --- 9:00 AM PST
2pm -- Round 5 PF/Round 3 LD --- 11:00 AM PST
4pm -- Round 6 PF/Round 4 LD --- 1:00 PM PST
6pm -- Round 7 PF/Round 5 LD --- 3:00 PM PST
7:30pm -- Round 8 PF/Round 6 LD --- 4:30 PM PST
9pm -- Round 9 PF/Round 7 LD --- 6:00 PM PST
*we will try to accelerate this schedule as possible

Final Elimination Rounds -- Sunday -- October 9
8am -- Doubles (if needed) Flight A --- 5:00 AM PST
9:30am -- Doubles (if needed) Flight B --- 6:30 AM PST
10:30am -- Octos Flight A --- 7:30 AM PST
12pm -- Octos Flight B --- 9:00 AM PST
1:30pm -- Quarterfinals --- 10:30 AM PST
3pm -- Semifinals --- 12:00 PM PST
4:30pm -- Finals --- 1:30 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: 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

Please confirm that you have read the technical suggestions above. *

YES I HAVE READ THE TECHNICAL SUGGESTIONS

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 *

Please confirm that you have read the technical suggestions above. *

YES I HAVE READ THE TECHNICAL SUGGESTIONS

EVENT SELECTION
Got any questions? Please email nbudiman@tgsastaff.com, info@tgsastaff.com, vrivasumana@tgsastaff.com
Make sure you understand that this online tournament is live and takes place in Eastern Time.

Partner Name (write N/A if none) *

First

Last

JUDGE PROVISION

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 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.

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

GEORGETOWN FALL

7-9 October 2022

Information

​Entry Price

Schedule - EST

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!