MEADOWS BIF

THE MEADOWS INVITATIONAL
for BIF students only

31 October - 2 November 2020

DEADLINE

28 Oct 2020
no refund allowed after 15th

PLATFORM

Online through
NSDA Campus

Information

You are cordially invited to The Meadows School’s Invitational Tournament, Saturday October 31st -Monday November 2nd. We will provide competition in Varsity Policy and Lincoln Douglas debate on the 2020 Criminal Justice Reform topic and the Sept/Oct 2020 Compulsory Voting LD topic.

Things are different this year:

Our tournament will be On-Line this year. Entry will be through the Tabroom.com site. We will be using the NSDA Campus Platform to host the tournament.

We will be holding three divisions – Open, JV, and Novice – in both LD and Policy. In an effort to host with an acceptable schedule that crosses all of the time zones, and to limit the number of 4-2 entries not clearing, we will be limiting Each Division to 60 Entries. Please utilize all divisions - if you have more than Three entries in a division, the rest will be placed on a Waiting List.

Both varsity divisions will consist of six preliminary debates. Power matching in Policy will be based on Wins, High Low Points + Opponents Wins, Total Points and Judge Variance. Rounds Three through Six will be matched High Low within brackets. (These are subject to change due to technology consultation). Up to 16 teams/debaters in varsity with winning records will advance to elimination rounds.

Novice and JV divisions in LD will have six preliminary debates, and then will be awarded Final Places and Speaker Awards based on preliminary seeding. Novice and JV in Policy is TBD – it will be concluded on Sunday.

Virtual School Bus Registration – Every school is responsible for meeting in a virtual “School Bus” at 8:00 AM to make sure that all of your participants are present. You may do this in a Zoom meeting, in a Squad Room through Campus, or a Discord or Slack. By 8:30 AM, the coach or chaperone must contact the tab room to verify that everyone is present. This is NOT the same thing as the Online Confirmation the night before. The purpose of this is to make sure all of the students are awake.

JUDGES:
You will not have to judge at this tournament. The tournament attempts to provide national circuit level competition with all judges having national experience and being qualified in their event, so we will judge on your behalf for the entirety of the tournament.

Entry Price

Policy $188

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 you. It is recommended you do so on your own.

Schedule

Tentative Schedule – All Times Pacific Standard

Friday, October 30th
Evening – Online confirmation

Saturday, October 31st
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM School Bus Registration – report to Tab any students missing.
8:30 AM Round 1 Pairings Available
9:00 AM – 11:00 Round 1
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Round 2
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Round 3

Sunday, November 1st
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM School Bus Registration – report to Tab any students missing.
8:30 AM Round 4 Pairings Available
9:00 AM – 11:00 Round 4
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Round 5
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Round 6

Monday, November 2nd – Varsity Divisions, Both Events
7:30 AM Octofinal Pairings available
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Octofinals
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Quarterfinals
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Semifinals
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Finals

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

Partner Name *

First

Last

Choose your debate event and division *

Novice Policy JV Policy Varsity Policy

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

THE MEADOWS INVITATIONALfor BIF students only

31 October - 2 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

THE MEADOWS INVITATIONAL
for BIF students only

Entry Price

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