GGSA IE 2 BIF

GGSA INDIVIDUAL EVENTS 2

4 December 2021

DEADLINE

24 Nov 2021
NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE

ELIGIBILITY

Open to BIF High School students only

PLATFORM

NSDA Campus

Information

GGSA Member Schools,
On Saturday, December 4, 2021 the Golden Gate Speech Association will be hosting Individual Events 2 online using NSDA Campus online tournament platform.
You are responsible for ensuring that you are familiar with and follow the 2020-21 amended CHSSA rules for online speech.
Please review the GGSA Individual Events tournament format. With online tournaments, all students must be linked in tabroom.com to their school. See tabroom.com help for more information.

Event & Registration Information

The tournament will offer CHSSA Individual Events:
- Original Events include Original Oratory, Informative (formerly Expos), Original Advocacy, Original Prose and Poetry.
- Interpretive Events include Humorous Interp, Dramatic Interp, Program Oral Interpretation (formerly Thematic Interpretation), Duo Interp, and Oratorical Interp.
- The league has voted and Duo Interp will be conducted synchronously, live performances with students in the same room. We encourage you to follow the safety protocols set forward by your school and have a waiver signed on record. If your students would like to compete in Duo but are not able to be in the same room, please contact Justin or Kimberly for accommodations for video recordings.
- Limited Preparation Events include National Extemp, International Extemp, and Impromptu.
Double entry is not allowed at regular season GGSA IE tournaments.
There will be Varsity and Novice divisions in each event if entry size allows. Students who have advanced to the final round in a novice division must compete in the varsity division of similar events such as interps, prepared speeches, and limited prepared speeches. For example, if a student was second in novice HI and then switched to duo they would not be able to compete as a novice. However, as beginning speakers, they could try novice extemp.
There will be three preliminary rounds and a final round unless a division is too small to warrant a final round. Trophies will be given in both Varsity and Novice divisions.
Drops on the day of the tournament slow the tournament down and can hurt the competition pool. We cannot accommodate ldst-minute adds or event changes.

Tournament Logistics

Coaches/Advisors, check-in with the tab room/online registration before 8:15 a.m.
Extemp will mandatory meeting in Extemp Prep at 8:00 a.m. Draw at 8:30 a.m. and the first round will start at 9:00 a.m.
All ballots will be online. Remind judges to be prepared with devices to access the internet. They may be more comfortable with a large screen or two devices to watch the round and type their comments/ballots in tabroom.com
Judges need to be present for instructions and ballots assignment by 8:30 a.m.
If judges are returning ballots on time, and tabroom.com doesn't go offline, the final round should begin by 2:30 p.m. with the awards ceremony beginning before 5:00 p.m.

Student Expectations

No videos or use of phone allowed during the rounds.

Judges

Please invite your judges to visit this page and preview the judging resources before the tournament. We recommend the CHSSA IE judging video and the NSDA and NFHS free course.
Judges should use an iPad or laptop to enter their ballots. While a phone may work, we are discovering that many judges are struggling to get their ballots fully submitted when they are on a phone.
Please see the guideline below if you are judging. It might be of great help.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/tabroom-files/tourns/21840/postings/28012/GGSASpeechJudgeIntstructions.pdf

EXTEMP PROCEDURES & IMPROMPTU TOPIC AREAS
1. Extemp Procedures / Prep Room Link / Draw Schedule > link
2. Impromptu

Round 1: Brief, thought-provoking quotations
Round 2: One-word abstract topics, e.g. THRIFT
Round 3: General topics of current interest and importance in the form of a question
Finals: Concrete nouns, e.g. UMBRELLA

EQUITY STATEMENT
GGSA is committed to the safety and well-being of all its participants -- students, coaches, and judges. Equity Officers will be available at each GGSA tournament to address concerns that challenge the safety and fairness of the competition. As a league, we have zero tolerance for harassment, bullying, and/or discrimination of any kind. We expect all competitors, coaches, judges, and staff to make a commitment to inclusion by providing a safe environment for all students to compete.
If there is an equity issue that arises at this tournament, please contact the tournament's Equity Officer(s).

Entry Price

One Speech Event and parent is judging: FREE
One Speech Event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging: $100

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

GGSA INDIVIDUAL EVENTS 2 SCHEDULE
Saturday, December 4, 2021

Judges: When you receive a ballot, please click Start Round in tabroom.com and proceed to your competition room. If all students are present before the posted start time, you may begin. If anyone is missing, please wait until the posted start time, then you may begin. Thank you for submitting your round ranks as soon as possible at the conclusion of the round. You may continue to enter constructive comments until the awards ceremony.
Students: Thank you for being good audience members in your rounds.
All: Remember, no recordings of the round may occur, and please refrain from texting and conversing during the round.

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8:00 a.m. Coach online check-in | Mandatory Meeting for Extemp Competitors
8:30 a.m. Judge Instructions | Extemp Prep Begins
9:00 a.m. Round 1 Begins
10:15 a.m. Extemp Prep Begins
10:45 a.m. Round 2 Begins | Judges without a ballot assignment, report to Judge Lounge
12:00 p.m. Extemp Prep Begins
12:30 p.m. Round 3 Begins | Judges without a ballot assignment, report to Judge Lounge
1:45 p.m. Lunch
2:15 p.m. Judges Report to Judge Lounge | Extemp breaks announced and prep to begin ASAP
2:45 p.m. Final Round Begins
5:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony (sooner if possible)

AWARDS CEREMONY
STUDENTS ADVANCING TO THE FINAL ROUNDS will be invited to join an Awards Ceremony Zoom room. Only competitors who have advanced to the final round of their events, and students whose events did not have a final round, should log into due to capacity restraints.
LIVE STREAM LINK (TO BE UPDATED AFTER FINALS)
We encourage all family, competitors, and community members to view it through the live stream.
Procedures for Finalists at Awards:
1. Enter the Awards Ceremony Zoom with your camera off. Your mic should be muted the entire time.
2. When your event + division is called, please turn your camera on.
3. When your placing & name is announced, wave to acknowledge your award then turn your camera off.
Awards will begin as soon as all of the ballots are in.

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 (make sure you have a Tabroom account) *

Student Phone Number *

Does the student have a Tabroom account? *

Yes and it is linked with BIF'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

Are you a high school student? *

Yes

Division *

Novice Varsity

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

SPEECH JUDGE INSTRUCTIONS
Please see the guideline below if you are judging. It might be of great help.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/tabroom-files/tourns/21840/postings/28012/GGSASpeechJudgeIntstructions.pdf

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 two minutes.

First time judging? Click on the resources below.
We recommend the CHSSA IE judging video and the NSDA and NFHS free course
Or here to learn how to do it! Or watch our Youtube playlist 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

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Check our home page for the schedule!

School year Hours

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Sun: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Telephone

510-270-8480
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Email (preferred)

For more info email us at: info@tgsastaff.com

Locations

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