LA REINA

LA REINA INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

5-6 December 2020

DEADLINE

30 Nov 2020

ELIGIBILITY

Open to middle and high school students

PLATFORM

Online through Zoom

Information

Dear Coach:
The La Reina School Debate Team enthusiastically invites you and your squad to participate in our Fifth Annual Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament to be held on Saturday-Sunday, December 5-6, 2020 via Zoom. Students can double enter within the Speech Events pattern but not in the Debate pattern. Debate will be divided into a Varsity, Novice and Middle School divisions. Middle School students can compete in any division.

Due to the size of the La Reina School program, we may limit the total entry into the tournament at some point prior to the published deadline to registration, so early registration is advised.

We will have Open and Novice and Middle School divisions in the September/October NSDA for LD topic and Public Forum (and thus we will not be using the Nov/Dec Ld or PoFo topics for this tournament). Parliamentary debate will have open prep with one topic per round. If we double flight, we'll announce two different topics. One for Flight A and one for Flight B.

All Individual Events will be combined into one pattern to make the schedule more efficient. Events will be performed live online. Double entries in Events are allowed.

We will also offer Open, Novice and Middle School Divisions of Student Congress. Middle School students are welcome to compete in either division.

All space in debate and speech events will be allocated on a first come, first served basis; register early.

Debate Topics:
L/D Debate Topic: September/October Topic
Public Forum Topic: September/October Topic

MS/NOVICE/OPEN PF
NSDA PF Sept/Oct
Resolved: The United States federal government should enact the Medicare-For-All Act of 2019.

MS/NOVICE/OPEN LD
NSDA LD Sept/Oct
Resolved: In a democracy, voting ought to be compulsory.

Divisions:
Middle School, Novice and Open Division in Debate and Congress. Events will be Open and Novice Divisions.
Novices are students who have competed in six or fewer  tournaments.

Patterns:
Debate Pattern: Policy, Parliamentary, Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas Debate plus Congress are in one pattern.
Events Pattern: Extemporaneous/Dramatic Interpretation /Expository/Original Prose Poetry / Impromptu /Persuasive /Humorous Interpretation/Thematic Interpretation.
Novice is defined as any student has not advanced at two prior tournaments. Middle School students may compete in Novice or Open Divisions in any event.

General Rules:
School registration in part or whole may be rejected due to space considerations - please register early! Every year several schools cannot attend or have their entries restricted. The tournament will consist of five preliminary debate rounds and the three preliminary rounds of events. We reserve the right to combine divisions if the entry warrants.

Sweepstakes:
We will offer two Sweepstakes sets of awards: 1st thru 3rd in Individual Events and 1st thru 3rd in Debate events.

Events Rules:
Students may double enter in Events. Generally, we use CHSSA rules but not in all cases. Exceptions in La Reina Schoolde: Persuasive will in La Reina Schoolde both advocacy and other "persuasive" speeches. Extemp is combined national and international. OO, Persuasive and OA are combined as "Oratory". Semifinals will be held in individual events with 50 or more entries or the discretion of the tournament director. Under subscribed events may waive finals.

Debate Rules:
We will accept hybrid teams in debate but you cannot double enter in the debate pattern. We do not accept single person teams. Team debate must be two person. Brackets will be broken to avoid teams from the same school hitting each other. Debate will advance to octofinals if entry warrants. Check the schedule at registration to determine divisions going to octofinals. Parliamentary Debate uses the CHSSA time format. Computers and the internet are allowed in all events except during the Parliamentary rounds. For parliamentary debate, computers may only be used during prep and communicate with their partners.  Debater may use counterplans, topicality and other theory positions.

Entry Price

One Speech Event $60
Two Speech Events $70

LD only $90
LD + 1 Speech $100
LD + 2 Speech $110

PF only $70
PF + 1 Speech $80
PF + 2 Speech $90

CX (BIF only) only $70
CX (BIF only) + 1 Speech $80
CX (BIF only) + 2 Speech $90

Congress (BIF only) only $60
Congress (BIF only) + 1 Speech $70
Congress (BIF only) + 2 Speech $80

If you don't provide a judge, you will pay an additional $110
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

Please note that all times are in PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST).

SCHEDULE La Reina Invitational 2020

Saturday, December 5, 2020
Registration 7:00am-8:00am Online
8:30-10:30 a.m. Round I All Speech Events
11:30-12:30 Late Registration Debate Only
10:30 a.m.-Noon Round II Speech Events
12:00-1:30 p.m. Round III Speech Events
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Debate Round I, Congress Rd. I Bills 1-2
4:30 p.m. Events Breaks Posted Online
3:30 p.m.-5:30p.m. Debate Round II, Congress Rd. 2 Bills 3-4
5:30 p.m.-7:30p.m. Debate Round III, Congress Rd 3 Bills 5-6
10:00p.m. Congress Breaks Posted Online

Sunday, December 6, 2020
8:00a.m. - 9:30a.m. Finals All Speech Events/ Congress Final Bills 7-8
9:30a.m. -11:30p.m. Debate Round IV
11:30p.m. Awards Events and Congress
12:00p.m.-2:00p.m. Debate Round V
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Debate Round VI
4:00-6:00 p.m. Debate Elim 1
6:00-8:00 p.m. Debate Elim 2
8:00-10:00 p.m. Debate Elim 3

Drop Fee

Drop fees will be the same amounts as the entry fee PLUS any fees the tournament charges us for late drops ($10 nuisance fee). 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 and do not list the 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

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 if there are any. We are not responsible for schedule conflicts.

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

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

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