LAKELAND BIF

LAKELAND WESTCHESTER CLASSIC 2021

26-28 February 2021

DEADLINE

23 Feb 2021
NO REFUNDS AFTER 10 FEBRUARY

ELIGIBILITY

Open to middle and high school students

PLATFORM

Online through classrooms.cloud

Information

ALL ROUNDS WILL BE SINGLE FLIGHTED

Certificates will be distributed in lieu of trophies.

Ombudspersons
Amisha Mody Mehta -- PF
Sheryl Kaczmarek and Jim Menick -- LD & Policy

NOTE: Novice is for debaters in their first year of debate.
This does not mean the first year of high school debate.

JV is for students who have no more than one previous year of debate.
All debate events are “switch side” – students will be expected to debate both sides of the resolution.

PF: February NSDA
L-D: January/February L-D (all divisions)
Policy: Criminal Justice Topic

JUDGES REQUIREMENTS
We expect that all judges will pay attention in the debates they are judging and will work to provide a fair decision based on the criteria they outline in their judge philosophies.

We also expect judges to behave in a way that is appropriate in a middle school/high school environment. Any judges that exhibit behavior inconsistent with this expectation can and will be removed from the tournament by the tournament director at his discretion. The financial costs of missed rounds will be passed on to the school that entered the judge which will then be invoiced to the judge.

Unless there is a violation of the Conduct policy by the judge or the team(s) in the debate, the tab room views the judge’s decision regarding all arguments made in the debates as final. If the tabroom determines that a judge or the team(s) violates a Conduct policy expectation, the tabroom may alter the decision in a way that it feels is fairest for the debaters involved.

Classrooms.cloud uses Zoom. Rounds will be recorded in case of a conduct issues but will otherwise be deleted at the conclusion of the tournament. No rounds will be published online.

Entry Price

LD event and parent is judging $80
LD and NOT providing a judge $190

PF/Policy and parent is judging $75
PF/Policy and NOT providing a judge $185

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 - EST

Please note that all times are in EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST).

Friday -- LD & PF
4:00 pm R1
5:30 pm R2
7:00 pm R3

Saturday -- LD & PF
9:00 am R4
10:30 am R5
12:30 pm R6
2:30 pm Eim 1
4:30 pm Elim 2
6:30 pm Elim 3
8:00 pm Elim 4
9:30 pm Elim 5

Friday -- POLICY
3:00 pm – Round 1
5:15 pm – Round 2
8:00 pm – Round 3

Saturday -- POLICY
9:00 am R4
12:00 pm R5
3:00 pm R6
6:00 pm first elim
8:30 pm second elim

Sunday -- POLICY
Elims 3-5 as needed, schedule TBA

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 (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

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

Partner Name (write N/A if none) *

First

Last

Choose your event *

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.

Judges are encouraged to add 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). Failure to do this will result in your competitor being removed by the tournament organizers.

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

LAKELAND WESTCHESTER CLASSIC 2021

26-28 February 2021

Information

​Entry Price

Schedule - EST

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

Entry Price

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