JUNIOR NATS

JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

26-28 April 2024

DEADLINE

31 March 2024 if traveling with team
9 April 2024 if traveling on your own
NO REFUNDS AFTER THESE DATES

ELIGIBILITY

Open to middle and high school students

LOCATION

Coppell, Texas

Information

Dear Colleagues and Competitors,

The Coppell Speech and Debate Program cordially invites you to the first annual Junior National Championships. We plan to offer top-notch competition for middle school, novice, and JV participants. The tournament will be held in-person, and we are eager to welcome you to our campus.
We are thankful to those who have supported the genesis of this tournament. We promise efficient & accurate tabulation, qualified judging, excellent customer service, and high-quality hospitality.
The tournament offers middle school, novice, and JV competition in CX, LD, WSD, PF, Congress, and middle school and high school/JV competition in individual events. Debate will feature 5 preliminary rounds. Individual events will feature 2 preliminary rounds.
Please let one of us know if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you in April!

INFORMATION

EVENTS
a. Section A: Extemporaneous Speaking, Humorous Interpretation, Duet Acting, Poetry Interpretation, Informative Speaking
b. Section B: Impromptu Speaking, Original Oratory, Dramatic Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Prose Interpretation, Program Oral Interp
c. Congress may not cross-enter in Section B.
d. Debaters may not cross-enter in any other event.
e. Unlimited cross-entries are otherwise allowed, but the tournament will not be responsible for missed rounds.

DIVISIONS
a. A novice is defined as anyone who has not competed in high school forensics prior to this school year.
b. JV is defined as any 2nd year HS debater (or younger)

TOPICS & RULES
a. We will follow Texas Forensic Association IQT event & tabulation rules: https://www.txfa.org/constitution
b. Lincoln-Douglas debate will use the NSDA topic for January/February.
c. Public Forum debate will use the NSDA March-April topic.
d. Impromptu will offer 7 minutes total to draw, prep, and speak.
e. Prose and Poetry have 7 minutes total to speak, with 30 seconds grace.
f. Declamation will follow NSDA guidelines.

JUDGING
a. Panels will be used in elimination rounds whenever possible.

Entry Price

The fees below assume that you will be traveling on your own (parents will take their child to Texas and book their own accommodations).
If you are leaving your child to travel with the GSA team, we will collect a $450 deposit. The final expenses per student minus the deposit will be invoiced once we know the final cost.

One speech event and parent is judging $80
Two speech events and parent is judging $110
Three speech events and parent is judging $140
PF and parent is judging $85
LD and parent is judging $100

One speech event and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $230
Two speech events and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $290
Three speech events and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $340
PF and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $235
LD and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $300

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

Friday, April 26, 2024
5:00pm --- PF, LD Debate Round 1
7:30pm --- PF, LD Debate Round 2

Saturday, April 27, 2024
9:00am --- PF, LD Round 3
9:00am --- Section B Prelim 1 (IMP, OO, DI, DUO, PR, POI)
11:00am --- Extemp Draw
11:30am --- Section A Prelim 1 (EX, HI, DA, PO, INF)
12:00pm --- PF, LD Round 4
12:30pm --- Section B Prelim 2
2:30pm --- Extemp Draw
2:30pm --- PF, LD Round 5
3:00pm --- Section A Prelim 2
4:30pm --- Section B Semis
6:00pm --- PF, LD Elim 1
6:30pm --- Extemp Draw
7:00pm --- Section A Semis

Sunday, April 28, 2024
9:00am --- Extemp Draw
9:30am --- Section A Finals
9:30am --- PF, LD Elim 2
11:00am --- Section B Finals
12:00pm --- PF, LD Elim 3
2:30pm --- Awards Ceremony - All Events
3:30pm --- PF, LD Elim 4, if necessary
6:00pm --- PF, LD Elim 5, if necesssary

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: [email protected]
Nadia Budiman
Contact email: [email protected]
Or [email protected]

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

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

Double Entry Limitations: No cross entry between speech and debate!
Got any questions? Please email [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Speech/debate division (keep in mind that some events may get collapsed) *

MS HS Novice HS JV

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?
This is a great collection of short videos that one of the leagues have put together to learn each event: click here.
There are also these training cards available that include a summary of each event's rules and comments.
Click here to find other training and official certification resources. Or watch our Youtube playlist here.

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: [email protected]

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

Dublin: Loving Tree Academy, 6693 Owens Dr, Pleasanton, CA 94588