MICHIGAN

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HS DEBATE TOURNAMENT

6-7 November 2021

DEADLINE

31 Oct 2021
NO REFUND ALLOWED

ELIGIBILITY

Open to MS/HS students, but they will mostly compete against HS students

PLATFORM

Online through NSDA Campus and Zoom

Information

The 2021 University of Michigan High School Debate Tournament Saturday, November 6th- Sunday, November 7th, 2021

Tournament of Champions (TOC) Finals Bid Tournament- 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 for all rounds in public forum and for all preliminary rounds and the first elimination rounds in all policy divisions. For elimination rounds on Monday, we will use a Zoom Room Moderator model. We will send out a Zoom link for the elim rounds with the password. Each debate will take place in a breakout room – the room numbers listed on the pairing will correspond to the breakout room for that debate. This will allow coaches and debaters to watch elimination rounds on Monday.

PUBLIC FORUM DIVISIONS TOURNAMENT FORMAT

Competitors will debate the November/December 2021 Blockchain topic.

The public forum divisions will consist of six preliminary rounds on Saturday. There will be between two and five elimination rounds on Sunday, depending on entry numbers. 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.

Each team entered has a 3 round prelim judging obligation and a single judge can cover the commitment of two teams. 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.

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.
Judges are required to have their camera on at any point when students are speaking. If there is a technological issue that prevents this from happening, limited exceptions are permitted; otherwise, this is the expectation of the tournament.
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 parent is opting out of judging $215

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 the original times are in EASTERN TIME (EST). The green times have been converted into PST.

Public Forum

Saturday, November 6th:
10:00 am – Pairings Release for Rounds 1 and 2 --- 7:00 AM PST
10:20 am – Round 1 (Room check-in at 10:10 am) --- 7:20 AM PST
11:50 am – Round 2 (Room check-in at 11:40 am) --- 8:50 AM PST
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm – Break --- 9:45 AM PST
1:30 pm – Round 3 Pairing --- 10:30 AM PST
1:50 pm – Round 3 (Room check-in at 1:40 pm) --- 10:50 AM PST
3:10 pm – Round 4 Pairing --- 12:10 PM PST
3:30 pm – Round 4 (Room check-in at 3:20 pm) --- 12:30 PM PST
4:55 pm – Round 5 Pairing --- 1:55 PM PST
5:15 pm – Round 5 (Room check-in at 5:05 pm) --- 2:15 PM PST
6:30 pm – Round 6 Pairing --- 3:30 PM PST
6:50 pm – Round 6 (Room check-in at 6:40 pm) --- 3:50 PM PST
8:00 p.m.- Release list of teams clearing, judge list, and standby judges for Sunday morning --- 5 PM PST

Sunday, November 7th:
10:00 am – First Elim Pairing --- 7:00 AM PST
10:20 am – First Elim (Room check-in at 10:10 am) --- 7:20 AM PST
11:50 am – Second Elim Pairing --- 8:50 AM PST
12:10 pm – Second Elim (Room check-in at 12:00 pm) --- 9:10 AM PST
1:30 pm – Third Elim Pairing --- 11:30 AM PST
1:50 pm – Third Elim (Room check-in at 1:40 pm) --- 10:50 AM PST
3:00 pm – Fourth Elim Pairing --- 12:00 PM PST
3:20 pm – Fourth Elim (Room check-in at 3:10 pm) --- 12:20 PM PST
4:30 pm- Fifth Elim Pairing (*if needed) --- 1:30 PM PST
4:50 pm- Fifth Elim (Room check-in at 4:40 pm *if needed) --- 1:50 PM PST

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

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

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HS DEBATE TOURNAMENT ​

6-7 November 2021

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!