SCJFL 3 DEBATE

2022 SCJFL 3RD QUARTER DEBATE ONLY TOURNAMENT

26 February 2022

DEADLINE

20 Feb 2022

ELIGIBILITY

Debate only
Open to middle school students

PLATFORM

Online through
forensicstournament.net and 8x8

Information

Greetings!
On Saturday, February 26th, 2022 is the date for the 2021 SCJFL 1st Quarter Debate Only Tournament, and we hope that your school or organization will be joining us.

Location: Online

Events:
Lincoln-Douglas Debate:

Resolved: The appropriation of outer space by private entities is unjust.

Public Forum Debate:

Resolved: On balance, Turkey’s membership is beneficial to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Drops/changes to entry:
All changes after the deadline will be charged a $10 nuisance fee for each change. All drops after the deadline will be charged a $20 nuisance fee on top of the unrefunded entry fee. Judge changes after February 23rd will be charged a $50 judge nuisance fee. Judge drops after the deadline will be charged a $100 judge no-show fee.

Judging Requirements:
Please remember that judge training is the responsibility of the judge himself/herself.
Judges who do not accept their assigned ballot will be charged a $20 no-show fee for the first offense. The second offense will be $40. Each subsequent no-show from the judge will warrant a $50 charge.

Postings will be e-mailed.

Rules: All rules can be found in the SCJFL by-laws at SCJFL.org

Entry Price

One event and parent is judging $60
One event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $160

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.

Registration will not be complete until payment is received.

Schedule

TENTATIVE

Schedule for PF/LD:
9:00 – Round 1
10:30 – Round 2
12:00 – Round 3
2:00 – Round 4
3:30 - Round 5
5:00 - Round 6
7:00 – Awards

Schedule for Congress:
9:00 – Round 1
11:00 – Round 2
1:00 – Round 3
3:00 - Final Round (if a semifinal round is needed, then finals will be at 5:00)
7:00 – Awards

Drop Fee

Changes or drops after the deadline will be charged a $20 nuisance fee. 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

To participate at this tournament, you are required to sign the liability form(s) below. Make sure to do so before you proceed with the registration.

STUDENT INFORMATION
Suggested attire for the tournament can be found here.

Competitor Guide
Judge Guide
Tournament Best Practices

* Indicates required field

Student Name *

First

Last

Student Email *

Student Phone Number *

If I had not done so in the past, I need to verify my email with forensicstournament.net and agree to the competitor waiver. A notification for these will be sent to the competitor email within 24 hours of signup. *

YES I UNDERSTAND AND WILL DO

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

Partner Name (write N/A if none) *

First

Last

Choose your event *

Lincoln Douglas Public Forum Congress

JUDGE PROVISION

Are you supplying a judge? *

Judge Name *

Judge email (do not leave blank if judging) *

Judge phone (do not leave blank if judging) *

First time judging? Click here to learn how to do it!
Or watch our Youtube playlist here.
Next, we found this judging guideline from the platform that we will be using.
Also, if you are using eBallots for the first time, check out how they work on this link here.
There are also these training cards available that include a summary of each event's rules and comments.

TOURNAMENT UPDATE REGARDING JUDGE BALLOTS:

We will need to begin implementing the fine for blank/nearly blank ballots.
Oral Critiques: No ballot may be returned without a written reason for decision. Oral commentary is not considered a substitute for the written ballot.
Judges who are unfamiliar with events may be removed from the tournament at the discretion of the tournament staff, and fines may be applied.
A good concept in writing a ballot is the compliment sandwich (write a compliment, add some constructive feedback, and end with another compliment). It is frustrating for students to receive a speech ballot that says, “Great job!” with a 5th place ranking and with no actual useful feedback.

Please confirm that, *

I HAVE READ THE BALLOT UPDATE TO THE RIGHT AND UNDERSTAND THAT I NEED TO WRITE A THOROUGH WRITTEN BALLOT WITH USEFUL AND CONSCTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK OR I WILL BE FINED. IF TIME IS RESTRICTED, I WILL MAKE SURE TO SUBMIT A RFD FIRST, THEN RETURN AND FIX MY FEEDBACK ONCE THE OTHER ROUNDS ARE OVER. Not judging

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 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

2022 SCJFL 3RD QUARTER DEBATE ONLY TOURNAMENT​

26 February 2022

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

2022 SCJFL 3RD QUARTER DEBATE ONLY TOURNAMENT

Entry Price

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