GIG HARBOR BIF

LA COSTA CANYON WINTER CLASSIC

13-14 November 2020

DEADLINE

To register: 7 Nov 2020

Recordings due on Cascade Commons on 11 November at 9 pm.
DO NOT SEND US YOUR LINK, you need to record it yourself.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to middle and high school students

PLATFORM

Online through Cascade Commons

Information

Tentative Schedule
We will not start before 3:00 PM Friday or 8:00 AM Saturday, but we may adjust this schedule between now and the tournament. If we have the judges, we may try to single flight some divisions of LD and Public Forum.

Saturday, November 7th
Registration deadline. Submission window will either open Monday night or Tuesday morning.

Monday, November 9th
Asynchronous speech submission portal opens at night or Tuesday morning the latest. You can start recording your events.

Wednesday, November 11th
Speech submission due at 9:00 PM through Cascade Commons. You need to submit this yourself.
Directions for uploading speeches can be found here

Thursday, November 12th
Speech ballots and links distributed to speech judges

Friday, November 13th
2:00-2:30 PM: Debate Check in
3:00           Debate Round 1, Congress session 1 (LD and PF double flighted)
5:30     Debate 2
6:00     Congress Session 2
8:00     Debate 3, speech ballots due

Saturday, November 14th
7:30-7:45 AM Online Check in
8:00      Extemp and Impromptu round 1
9:30      Debate 4 (super congress 1)
11:30      Extemp and Impromptu 2
1:00      Debate 5 (super congress 2)
3:00      Extemp an Impromptu 3
4:30      CX sems/finals. LD and PF Quarters
6:00      Extemp and Impromptu Finals, if possible, showcase finals for other speech events
7:15 PM      CX Finals, LD and PF sems
8:30 PM      LD/ PF Finals
8:30 PM      Awards (most likely on Zoom and/or Youtube)

Policy Judges are obligated for all out rounds. LD and PF judges are obligated for two rounds past the elimination of their school's last competitors.

Entry Price

One Speech Event $60
Two Speech Events $70
Three Speech Events $80

Debate only $60
Debate + 1 Speech $70
Debate + 2 Speech $80
Debate + 2 Speech $90

If you don't provide a judge, you will pay an additional $110
Each person in a Policy team would be responsible of providing their own judge, so one Policy 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

Tentative Schedule
We will not start before 3:00 PM Friday or 8:00 AM Saturday, but we may adjust this schedule between now and the tournament. If we have the judges, we may try to single flight some divisions of LD and Public Forum.

Monday, November 9th
Speech submission due at 11:59 PM

Thursday, November 12th
Speech ballots and links distributed to speech judges

Friday, November 13th
2:00-2:30 PM: Debate Check in
3:00           Debate Round 1, Congress session 1 (LD and PF double flighted)
5:30     Debate 2
6:00     Congress Session 2
8:00     Debate 3, speech ballots due

Saturday, November 14th
7:30-7:45 AM Online Check in
8:00      Extemp and Impromptu round 1
9:30      Debate 4 (super congress 1)
11:30      Extemp and Impromptu 2
1:00      Debate 5 (super congress 2)
3:00      Extemp an Impromptu 3
4:30      CX sems/finals. LD and PF Quarters
6:00      Extemp and Impromptu Finals, if possible, showcase finals for other speech events
7:15 PM      CX Finals, LD and PF sems
8:30 PM      LD/ PF Finals
8:30 PM      Awards (most likely on Zoom and/or Youtube)

Policy Judges are obligated for all out rounds. LD and PF judges are obligated for two rounds past the elimination of their school's last competitors.

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
Make sure you have checked the double-entry policies. We are not responsible for schedule conflicts.

Partner Name (write N/A if none) *

First

Last

About one day after you sign up, you will get a verification link from Cascade Commons prompting you to create an account. Make sure you use the same student email as the one you listed here. If not, you may be disqualified and GSA does not have control over that.

ASYNCHRONOUS PREPARED EVENTS

Submission window is between Monday, Nov 9th night and Wednesday, Nov 11th at 9pm. You must record and submit the video yourself through Cascade Commons. Make sure you have read the guideline below very carefully.

RECORDING GUIDELINE

JUDGE PROVISION
If your child is competing in speech, make sure you've read the information regarding asynchronous judging.

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 two minutes.

First time judging? Click 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

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

Polygon Academy (Cupertino): 1025 S. DeAnza Blvd, San Jose, CA-95129

Aborn Institute: 2804 Riedel Road, San Jose, CA 95135

Loving Tree Academy: 36601 Newark Blvd, #83, Newark, CA 94560

LA COSTA CANYON WINTER CLASSIC​

13-14 November 2020

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

LA COSTA CANYON WINTER CLASSIC

Entry Price

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