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    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 
    ​

    PARENT CONTACT INFORMATION
    Your email address will be the one included when we send the logistics email.

    EVENT SELECTION
    BOTH partners must fill out form and pay in order to be registered!

    ​JUDGE PROVISION
    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:
    1. We will need to begin implementing the fine for blank/nearly blank ballots.
    2. Oral Critiques: No ballot may be returned without a written reason for decision. Oral commentary is not considered a substitute for the written ballot.
    3. Judges who are unfamiliar with events may be removed from the tournament at the discretion of the tournament staff, and fines may be applied.
    4. 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.

    TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Submit/take to payment

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Check our home page for the schedule!


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Email (preferred)

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

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