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    PATRIOT GAMES AT 5280

    8-9 January 2021

    DEADLINE
    4 Jan 2021
    ELIGIBILITY
    Open to high school students
    PLATFORM
    Online through classrooms.cloud and speechwire.com

    Information

    You are invited to the Patriot Games at 5280!

    A virtual tournament hosted by George Washington High School and The Kent Denver School on January, 8th and 9th, 2021.
    The Patriot Games at 5280 will be a hybrid tournament using both cloud.classrooms and speechwire tournament services. 
    All rounds will be listed in Mountain Standard Time (MST)

    We are excited to announce that once again we are a PF and IE bid for the TOC as well and an IE bid for the NIETOC! 

    LIVE EVENTS: Held on Cloud.classrooms through Speechwire.com
    Lincoln Douglas debate (4 prelims, quarters, semis, finals)
    Public Forum debate (5 prelims, quarters, semis, finals)(Only PF has 5 rounds because of the TOC Bid)
    Policy debate (4 prelims, quarters, semis, finals)
    J.V. Policy debate (4 prelims, breaks will depend on entry size)
    Mixed-draw Extemp (4 prelims, breaks will depend on entry size)
    **we will be double flighting PF and LD**

    ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS: Held on Speechwire.com
    Drama (4 prelims, breaks will depend on entry size)
    Humor (4 prelims, breaks will depend on entry size)
    P.O.I. (4 prelims, breaks will depend on entry size)
    Poetry (4 prelims, breaks will depend on entry size)
    Split-Screen Duo (4 prelims, breaks will depend on entry size)
    Original Oratory (4 prelims, breaks will depend on entry size)
    Informative Speaking (4 prelims, breaks will depend on entry size)
    Prepared Prompt Speaking (4 prelims, breaks will depend on entry size) 

    DEADLINE for uploading async recordings is Wednesday JANUARY 4th. 


    Double entry policy: 
    Students can enter as many asynchronous events as they want.  Students can only enter one LIVE/Synchronous event. Students can enter BOTH asynchronous events and ONE live event. ​


    Rules and Resolutions: 
    All rules and resolutions will align with NSDA for the month of January. 

    JV/Varsity CX Rules:
    •       Varsity CX Debate is open to all CX Debate teams.
    •       JV CX is limited to freshmen and sophomore CX Debaters or students in their first year of competition.
    •       In JV CX, no Kritiks or counterplans are allowed.
    In JV CX, we will employ the NFHS Novice case limits.

    BREAKING & FINALS IN DEBATE
    We will have three judge panels in break rounds and winners advance. We WILL NOT BREAK THE BRACKET. The policy of the tournament is that the higher seed rolls over the lower seed if both teams are from the same school.

    Tie-breaks will be determined by 1) W-L record, 2) Strength of Opposition, 3) Speaker Points 4) Speaker Ranks (CX/PF) 


    Awards
    We will be hosting an awards ceremony at the end of the conclusion of Live extemp to celebrate Live extemp and our Async Speech events, we will also have slides to acknowledge debaters who broke but are no longer competing. Debaters will be acknowledged in round, on speechwire, and in the follow up email.

    After the Tournament concludes, we will also be acknowledging both small entry and large entry sweepstakes awards. The breakdown for what makes a small entry or a large entry will be released closer to the tournament. This will be posted on speechwire and will be sent in a follow up email. 
     
    We will be mailing newly designed awards post-tournament. Nearer to the start of the tournament schools will be asked to provide an address for ALL of the school’s awards to be mailed to. There can only be one address per school. 


    In Conclusion 
    We are dedicated to having a fun, educational, competitive, and EQUITABLE tournament. More information on our commitment and action plan for ensuring these goals will come closer to the tournament date. However, if something is preventing your team from being able to join us in January please reach out to us and we will do everything we can to help ease those burdens! See you in January!

    The Coaches of George Washington and Kent Denver ​

    ​Entry Price

    PF/LD/CX only $70
    PF/LD/CX and 1 asynchronous speech $86
    PF/LD/CX and 2 asynchronous speech $102

    PF/LD/CX and 3 asynchronous speech $118

    Extemp only $66
    Extemp and 1 asynchronous speech $82

    Extemp and 2 asynchronous speech $98
    Extemp and 3 asynchronous speech $114

    If you don't provide a judge, you will pay an additional $110
    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

    Please note that all times are in MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST).
    ​
    PF
    Friday January 8th
    R1: 2:30pm
    R2: 5:00pm
    R3: 7:30pm

    Saturday January 9th
    R4: 8:30am
    R5: 11:00am 
    Qts: 1:30pm
    Semis: 3:00pm
    Finals: 5:30pm

    LD
    Friday January 8th
    R1:3:30pm
    R2:6:30pm

    Saturday January 9th
    R3: 8:30am
    R4: 11:00am 
    Qts: 1:30pm
    Semis: 3:00pm
    Finals: 5:30pm

    CX
    Friday January 8th
    R1: 3:30pm
    R2: 6:00pm

    Saturday January 9th
    R3: 8:30am
    R4: 11:00am 
    Qts: 1:30pm
    Semis: 3:00pm
    Finals: 5:30pm

    LIVE EXTEMP
    Friday January 8th
    R1 Draw: 3:30pm
    R1: 4:00pm
    R2 Draw: 5:30pm
    R2: 6:00pm

    Saturday January 9th
    R3 Draw: 8:30am
    R3: 9:00am
    R4 Draw: 10:30am
    R4: 11:00am
    Qts Draw: 12:30pm
    Qts: 1:00pm
    Semis Draw: 2:30pm
    Semis: 3:00pm
    Finals Draw: 4:30
    Finals 5:00

    Async Events 
    Prelims will be judged over January 7th-January 9th
    Saturday January 9th
    Qts: 10:00am
    Semis: 12:00pm
    Finals: 2:30pm

    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!
    DOUBLE ENTRY POLICIES:
    • Students can enter as many asynchronous events as they want. 
    • Students can only enter one LIVE/Synchronous event.
    • Students can enter BOTH asynchronous events and ONE live event.

    ​JUDGE PROVISION
    First time judging? Click here to learn how to do it! Or watch our Youtube playlist here.
    If your child is doing speech, you must make sure you are available to judge on January 7th - 9th, see schedule above.

    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
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Email (preferred)

For more info email us at: info@tgsastaff.com

Locations

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Cupertino: 20432 Silverado Avenue Suite 211, Cupertino, CA 95014

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