PATRIOT GAMES

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

* Indicates required field

Student Name *

First

Last

Student Email (DO NOT USE PARENT'S EMAIL) *

Student Phone Number *

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 (write N/A if none) *

First

Last

JUDGE PROVISION

Are you supplying a judge? (if your child is doing speech, you must make sure you are available to judge at anytime between January 7th - 9th, see schedule above) *

Judge Name *

Judge email *

Judge phone *

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

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

PATRIOT GAMES AT 5280

8-9 January 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

Entry Price

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