MICHIGAN

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HS DEBATE TOURNAMENT

7-8 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

PUBLIC FORUM DIVISIONS TOURNAMENT FORMAT

Competitors will debate the November/December 2020 Non-Proliferation Efforts topic.

The public forum divisions will consist of six preliminary rounds and one elimination round on Saturday. Depending on entry numbers, there will be between two and four elimination rounds on Sunday. The first two preliminary rounds will be preset and the remaining preliminary rounds will be power matched high-low. The elimination round break point will be appropriately determined by the number of teams entered, but a maximum amount of 32 teams would reach the elimination rounds if we break 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 last team. Schools whose judges do not meet their obligations are subject to a penalty fee of $25/missed round.

Judges must have a tabroom.com account and are required to enter their ballots online.

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
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).

Public Forum
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

* 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 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.

Partner Name *

First

Last

Choose your event *

Novice Public Forum Varsity Public Forum

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

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

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HS DEBATE TOURNAMENT ​

7-8 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

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HS DEBATE TOURNAMENT

Entry Price

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