ROBERT GARCIA

11th Annual Robert Garcia Memorial Invitational
Saint Francis High School, Mountain View - School Map

Welcome to the Annual Robert Garcia Memorial Invitational! We are excited to offer our tournament again for the 2nd time after the pandemic. 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
Students may enter the Middle School/JV/Novice division or the Open Division. The MS/JV/Novice division is restricted to debaters who are in their first or 2nd year of competition (a year of competition is defined as any year in which the debater attended a debate tournament in any of the NDSA debate formats). Open division is available to anyone who wishes to enter.

Entry Price

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

LD and parent is judging $80
LD and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $230

Drops or changes after the deadline will incur a $50 nuisance fee on top of the entry fee.

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
8:30am-10:30am Round 1 of LD and PF
10:30am-12:30pm Round 2 of LD and PF
12:30pm-1:00pm - LD and PF Lunch
1:00- 3:00 Round 3 of PF and LD
3:30-5:30 Round 4 of PF and LD

Sunday
8:30am-10:30pm - Round 5 of PF and LD
11:30-12 - Awards
12-2:00 First Elim for PF and LD
1:30-3:30pm Lunch
2:30pm-4:30pm - Second Elim for LD and PF
5pm-6:30pm - Third Elim for LD and PF
7-8:30pm - LD and PF Finals

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
If your school has a speech & debate team, please DO NOT sign up for this tournament through GSA
Got questions? Please contact Victor at vrivasumana@tgsastaff.com

16-17 September 2023

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 INVITATIONALIf your school has a speech & debate team, please DO NOT sign up for this tournament through GSA​​Got questions? Please contact Victor at vrivasumana@tgsastaff.com

16-17 September 2023

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
If your school has a speech & debate team, please DO NOT sign up for this tournament through GSA
Got questions? Please contact Victor at vrivasumana@tgsastaff.com

Entry Price

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