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    UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HS DEBATE TOURNAMENT ​

    7-9 November 2020

    DEADLINE
    1 Nov 2020
    NO REFUND ALLOWED
    ELIGIBILITY
    Open to MS/HS students, but they will mostly compete against HS students
    PLATFORM
    Online through NSDA Campus

    Information

    The 2020 University of Michigan High School Debate Tournament
    Saturday, November 7- Monday, November 9, 2020
    Tournament of Champions (TOC) Octafinals Bid Tournament- Varsity Policy Division and Finals Bid- Varsity Public Forum Division
     
    On behalf of the University of Michigan and Michigan Debate Program, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the 25th Annual University of Michigan High School Debate Tournament. The tournament will provide competition in the Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Novice divisions of two person (policy) and Varsity and Novice divisions of public forum (PF). The tournament has been certified as an OCTAFINALS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS QUALIFIER FOR POLICY DEBATE IN THE VARSITY DIVISION AND PUBLIC FORUM VARSITY DIVISION AT THE FINALS LEVEL.
     
    This year's tournament will be online through the NSDA Campus Platform 
     
     
    POLICY DIVISIONS TOURNAMENT FORMAT
     
    Competitors will debate the 2020-2021 policy topic; Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing.
     
    The schedule is always subject to change based on entries. The varsity policy division will consist of seven preliminary debates: two preset rounds on Saturday and five additional preliminary rounds on Saturday and Sunday. The top 32 teams will clear to a Double Octafinals on Sunday evening.
     
    The novice policy division will also consist of seven preliminary rounds: two preset rounds on Saturday and five additional preliminary rounds on Saturday and Sunday. The Novice division could clear to Double Octafinals or Octafinals on Sunday evening depending on entry numbers. Either way, a maximum of 32 teams will reach the elimination rounds if we go to Double Octafinals.
     
    All judges are obligated for the first elimination round. Judges are further obligated to judge one round after the elimination of their school's last team. Schools whose judges do not meet their obligations are subject to a penalty fee of $50/missed round.
     
    Judges must have a tabroom.com account, are required to enter their ballots online, and must have a public philosophy online by Monday, November 2nd.
     
    Since we are online this year, the tournament plans to use side equalization to determine sides in elimination rounds to avoid coin flips.
     
     
    NOVICE  AND JV DIVISION ELIGIBILITY
     
    We cannot verify the experience of each individual entrant in our tournament, so it is incumbent upon individual coaches to ensure their students are entered in the right division. Entrants found to be in violation of eligibility rules may be removed from the tournament at the Tournament Directors' discretion.
     
    Please note that in order to compete in any division labeled, "novice," a student or students must be the first year of high school debate. If a team has previously won the Novice Division of a Tournament of Champions qualifying tournament, they must enter the JV or Varsity division.
     
    Please note that in order to compete any division labeled, "junior varsity," a student or students must be in their first or second year of high school debate.

     
    2020 DATES AND DEADLINES
    Tuesday, November 3rd- All policy judge philosophies must be posted/available on tabroom.com
    Wednesday, November 4th- Judge Preferences for applicable divisions will open on tabroom.com
    Friday, November 6th- The tabroom.com online registration system will be enabled in the evening (for coaches)
     
    TECHNOLOGY
    We strongly encourage debaters to operate from direct Ethernet connections, as opposed to WiFi.
    We strongly encourage every debater to wear a headset with a microphone or to use similar technological equipment.
    Debaters are required to have their web cameras on during the time that they are speaking.
    The use of Zoom backgrounds are permitted, but must be age and content appropriate.
    We will provide an email address for technological assistance/questions that arise during the tournament closer to November.

    Further advice and recommendations regarding online debate can be found here-
    https://hsimpact.wordpress.com/2020/03/18/um-debates-tech-tips-for-online-debate/ 
    https://hsimpact.wordpress.com/2020/08/26/final-debate-tech-post-for-now-and-q-and-a/
    https://hsimpact.wordpress.com/2020/08/19/workstation-set-up-avoiding-asthenopia-eye-fatigue-and-other-problems/
    https://hsimpact.wordpress.com/2020/08/13/reviewing-microphones-for-online-debate/ 
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMliUupFz7w
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koCar2mjDvY
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzM73I7Qy2Y&t=1807s
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUSiftlfrOA

    ​Entry Price

    Public Forum and providing a judge $75
    Public Forum and not providing a judge $185

    Policy and providing a judge $100
    Policy and not providing a judge $210

    Each person in a PF/Policy team would be responsible of providing their own judge, so one PF/Policy 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 EASTERN TIME (ET).

    Policy
    Click here to see the schedule page

    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

    PARENT CONTACT INFORMATION
    Your email address will be the one included when we send the logistics email.

    EVENT SELECTION
    Make sure you have checked the double-entry policies if there are any. We are not responsible for schedule conflicts.
    BOTH partners must fill out form and pay in order to be registered!

    ​JUDGE PROVISION
    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
Submit/take to payment

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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 

Loving Tree Academy: 36601 Newark Blvd, #83, Newark, CA 94560
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