OLYMPIAD FEB

USA FORENSICS OLYMPIAD FEBRUARY OPEN

24-25 February 2024

DEADLINE

17 Feb 2024
NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE

ELIGIBILITY

Open to middle and high school students

PLATFORM

Online through NSDA Campus

Information

Events Offered

Debate Events
ALL debate events will be held online synchronously.

Public Forum
Divisions: High School Open, Middle School Open
Vital Stats:

5 Preliminary Rounds
>= 3 Elimination Rounds(based on entries)

Feb topic will be used for PF

Lincoln-Douglas
Divisions: Open
Vital Stats:

5 Preliminary Rounds
>= 3 Elimination Rounds(based on entries)

Jan/Feb topic will be used for LD

Speech Events
ALL speech events will be held online synchronously.
Events

Extemp(National Extemp)
Dramatic Interpretation
Original Oratory
Informative Speaking
Duo Interpretation
Humorous Interpretation
Impromptu
Program of Oral Interpretation

Vital Stats:

All Divisions: 4 Preliminary Rounds
>= 2 Elimination Rounds(based on entries)

Awards & Prizes
For all competitors qualifying for awards & prizes, expect your institution to receive an email within 1 week regarding cash prizes, certificates, and awards.

Cash Prizes Info
All Debate Events

Cash Prizes
- Champions in each division - $100
- Finalists in each division - $50
- Top new team** in each division - $50

USAFO will send digital payment to the parent or legal guardian of each designated winning debater.
US eligible only.
For competitors in states such as Oregon or Ohio who have relevant bylaws, you are allowed to decline the payment, and we can issue an email stating as such so that you have a copy!
**A new team is defined to be an entry consisting of all members who have not participated in any USAFO event during the current USAFO tournament cycle. Prizes are not totaled(for example, if you are a new team and champion your division, you would receive ( max($100 Championship prize, $50 Top new team prize) = )$100 total).

Debate Events Formats & Info
Information regarding formats, speech times, prep time, topics, legislations, rules and other necessary information for all debate events can be found here.

Speech Events Formats & Info
Information regarding formats, speech times, prep time, topics, legislations, rules and other necessary information for all speech events can be found here.

Cross-Entry Policy
Cross entry is allowed into at most two events(speech and/or debate). The two events may not both be debate, as the above schedule should make apparent.

Judging

As a hired or institution-provided judge, you automatically abide by the Judge Policies & Procedures.
All judges must be available for all preliminary rounds, the first elimination round, and one round beyond the elimination of the last contestant from their representing school. In Congress, judges must be available for the entire tournament, including the final round. A minimum qualification for judges is a high school diploma. Schools entering students in lower divisions should anticipate some of their judges being assigned to cover higher-division rounds.

General Tournament Rules
Updated general tournament rules can be found on this document.

Entry Price

PF and parent is judging $80
PF and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $180
PF + 1 Speech event and parent is judging $110
PF + 1 Speech event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $230

LD and parent is judging $95
LD and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $220
LD + 1 Speech event and parent is judging $125
LD + 1 Speech event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $270

1 Speech event and parent is judging $80
2 Speech event and parent is judging $110
1 Speech event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $150
2 Speech event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $180

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

Click below to view the tentative schedule. Keep in mind that the tournament happens in EST and that the actual schedule may change based on final entry numbers.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K84rWGdYZA6INQpfYjWNUO2ZIasdtsxAuPZBzDcw4Eg/edit?usp=sharing

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: [email protected]
Nadia Budiman
Contact email: [email protected]
Or [email protected]

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

If this is your first time competing, make sure to first create a Tabroom account here: https://www.tabroom.com/user/login/new_user.mhtml
It's super simple and quick (<1 minute), but follow the guidelines here in case anything is confusing: https://docs.tabroom.com/Sign_Up

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
Got any questions? Please email [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Make sure you understand that this online tournament is live and takes place in Eastern Time.

Partner Name (write N/A if none) *

First

Last

JUDGE PROVISION

Will you (parent) be judging at this tournament? *

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

Does your judge understand that he/she is responsible for the entire tournament schedule and that missing a round incurs fines from the tournament? *

Yes, understood Not judging but understood as well

Click here to complete the highly recommended Cultural Competency judge training course

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 literally takes less than a minute.

First time judging? Click here to learn how to do it! Or watch our Youtube playlist here.
There are also these training cards available that include a summary of each event's rules and comments.

Tournaments encourage judges to have 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. For example: "I am a parent, please speak clearly and slowly and avoid technical jargon".

More tournament resources can be found 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: [email protected]

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

Dublin: Loving Tree Academy, 6693 Owens Dr, Pleasanton, CA 94588

USA FORENSICS OLYMPIAD FEBRUARY OPEN

24-25 February 2024

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

Entry Price

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