ROBERT GARCIA

10th Annual Robert Garcia Memorial Invitational
Saint Francis High School, Mountain View

Welcome to the Annual Robert Garcia Memorial Invitational! We are excited to offer our tournament again after a short hiatus. Here you will find some important information regarding sign-ups and the tournament itself.

This tournament will be in-person only.

Topics
We will use the September topic for both LD and PF.

Judging
We prefer judges with some experience in the events but will also accept moderate-to-well-trained lay judges. Please see below for judge training resources.

Divisions
All debates are open division and any levels are welcome.

Campus Map
https://drive.google.com/a/sfhs.com/file/d/1ZiHEpkulobsc8KiAOehzTnKclMfyiYLt/view?usp=drivesdk

Entry Price

Open PF and parent is judging $80
Open PF and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $200

Open LD and parent is judging $80
Open LD and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $220

Each person in a PF team would be responsible of providing their own judge, so one PF team would need to either provide two judges, both pay the judge fee, or one of each option.
All students who drop after Wednesday will not receive refunds and drop fees are $10 each.

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.

Tentative Schedule

Saturday 9/17
8:00am: GSA check-in
8:30am-10:00am Round 1 of LD and PF
10:30am-12:00pm Round 2 of LD and PF
12:00pm-1:00pm - Lunch
1:00pm- 2:30pm Round 3 of PF and LD
3:30pm-5:00pm Round 4 of PF and LD

Sunday 9/18
8:30am-10:00am - Round 5 of PF and LD
12pm-1:30pm First Elim for PF and LD
1:30pm-3:30pm Lunch
3pm-4:30pm - Second Elim for LD and PF
5pm-6:30pm - Third Elim for LD and PF
7pm-8:30pm - LD and PF Finals

NOTES ON THE LOCATION:

You can park in the narrow lot in front of the school (Miramonte Ave) or the large parking lot in the back (South Drive off of Hospital Drive). Please do not park in the campus interior.
The tournament will be centrally located at the Sobrato building (200s). There is construction nearby but it is still easy to access this part of campus.
Lunch will be provided but not breakfast or dinner so please plan accordingly.
You can use the SFGuest wireless network.
Students are not to enter rooms without an adult present, this can be a judge or coach as long as all students can enter when the adult does (no coaches letting in just their own students while the opponents are forced to wait in the halls).

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 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

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.

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

ROBERT GARCIA MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL

17-18 September 2022

Information

Entry Price

Tentative 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

ROBERT GARCIA MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL ​

17-18 September 2022

Information

​Entry Price

Tentative 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

ROBERT GARCIA MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL

Entry Price

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