GSA FALL INVITE

THE GOLDEN STATE ACADEMY FALL INVITE

12-13 November 2022

DEADLINE

10 November 2022

ELIGIBILITY

open to middle and high school

PLATFORM

Online through NSDA Campus

Information

The Golden State Academy is hosting a tournament for our students to get a real taste of competition in a smaller setting. Students can compete in a variety of events. The divisions are open to anyone 6-12th grade and of any experience level. While we wish we could offer separate divisions, given how small we expect the tournament to be, it does not make sense at the time for us to provide that level of division. If we host another tournament in the future, we will make sure to do that.

We will be utilizing the NSDA Campus platform, we look forward to hosting you and providing a great weekend of competition. Below you will find all of the specific details relating to the tournament.

Events and Divisions
We will offer an open division of each of the following events:
-Spar debate
-Impromptu
-Declamation
-HI
-DI
-Platform (OO/Info)
-Lincoln Douglas (We will be using the Sept/Oct topic for this tournament on Universal Healthcare)
-Public Forum (We will be using the Sept/Oct topic for this tournament)

Awards and Recognition
We will email out certificates to coaches for their students that they can print. We will award all winning records in debate and top 5 in speaker awards (if numbers permit). For speech, we will award to finalist (top 7) if numbers permit. If not, it may be smaller.

Judges
Parents may judge. All judges must have a linked Tabroom account that includes their phone number.

JUDGE TRAINING
Judge Training Link
Please follow this link to complete the NSDA judge training modules. They take some time, but will help you a lot!

Entry Price

One event and parent is judging-$20
One event and parent is not judging-$95

Two events and parent is judging $40
Two events and opting out of judging $115

Three events and parent is judging $60
Three events and opting out of judging $135

Each person in a PF team would be responsible of providing their own judge, so one PF 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 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST).

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL SCHEDULE:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HJ02DBZA7NHPbpePFefycHg6jqhwx9UiB9O7hMGtdIY/edit?usp=sharing

*SPAR follows the speech schedule

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.

Drop deadline is Thursday 11/10 @ 9:00 PM PST

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 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
Double-entry policy: Students may enter up to three events (consisting of one debate and two speeches).

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 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