SCJFL 3RD ELEMENTARY

SCJFL 3rd Quarter Elementary Speech and Debate Online Tournament
-The Cantrell Invitational-

27 February 2021

DEADLINE

22 February 2021

ELIGIBILITY

Open to elementary students enrolled in GSA weekend classes

PLATFORM

Online through
forensicstournament.net and 8x8

Information

Greetings to all elementary school speech and debate clubs and schools! On Saturday, February 27th, 2021, we will be hosting the third elementary speech tournament of the 2020-2021 school year. We hope your school or organization will join us. We are dedicating this tournament to Mr. Danny Cantrell who has made Online Tournament possible about 1 year ago. Thank you Danny!

ATTENTION: GSA ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
For those of you enrolled in our beginner elementary classes, you should choose Impromptu. This is the speech event that you have been working on in class.
For those of you enrolled in our intermediate/advanced sessions, you have the option of choosing:

Informative speech
OO/Persuasive speech
Both Informative and OO/Persuasive speeches
SPAR debate
Congressional debate
SPAR debate and either one of the speeches
Congress and either one of the speeches

If you aren't sure which events to sign up for or have any questions about them, please email Coach Miranda at mkonoplisky@tgsastaff.com and cc nbudiman@tgsastaff.com, info@tgsastaff.com.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Online Tournament Guidelines:
-All competitors are required to have a guardian on-screen during rounds unless they have turned in a waiver form. Judges will be instructed to require an adult guardian to be present for all competitors who haven’t agreed to a waiver. These students will not be allowed to stay in the room without the guardian (meaning, they must be present the entire time of the round).
-All participants (judges and competitors) are required to read the SCJFL Online Tournament Participation Best Practice document that is posted here: SCJFL Online Tournament Participation Best Practice

Double-Entry Policy:
Competitors may not enter more than two events.

Pattern A Events (debate):
● Open SPAR and Novice SPAR (Format: 2 prep, 2-2-4-2-2)
● Congress (Bills will be posted after 2/12/21)

Pattern B Events (speech):
● Informative (5 mins. – Audio-visual aids are optional)
● Original Oratory/Persuasive (5 mins)
● Impromptu (7 minute bank)
Round 1 - Quotations
Round 2 - Abstract Nouns
Round 3 - Concrete Nouns
Final Round - Proverbs

Judging Requirements:
Parents can choose whether or not they want to participate and be a judge at this tournament. If you are not judging, you will pay an additional $70 on top of the entry fee.

Judges will be responsible for their own judge training. We can still offer a brief refresher course on the day listed on the schedule, but all judges should be expected to already know what they’re in for.

First time judging? Click here to learn how to do it! Or watch our Youtube playlist here.
Teams who supply grossly unprepared judges will be charged a nuisance fee of $50.
If you signed up to be a judge but do not show up on the day of the tournament, you will be charged a $100 fine.

Postings will be 100% online by email
Rules: All rules can be found in the SCJFL by-laws. Make sure to review it here.

Online Tournament Help and Judges Room:
During the tournament judges and coaches can sign into our online room for help/assistance at 8x8.vc/SCJFLhelp

Tournament host: QD Learning
Tournament director: Wei Wang – QD Learning

Entry Price

One event $60
Two events $70

If you don't provide a judge, you will pay an additional $70.

Registration will not be complete until payment is received.

Schedule

TENTATIVE

Pattern A Debate (SPAR & Congress)

8:30 am Judge Check-In & Training at 8x8.vc/SCJFLelemhelp
9:00 am Round 1 (SPAR, Congress)
10:30 am Round 2 (SPAR, Congress)
12:00 pm Round 3 for SPAR / Finals for Congress Only
1:00 pm Finals for SPAR Only

Pattern B Speech (Informative, Impromptu, Declamation, Original Oratory)

1:00 pm Judge Check-In & Training at 8x8.vc/SCJFLelemhelp
2:00 pm Speech Round 1
3:30 pm Speech Round 2
4:30 pm Speech Round 3
5:30 pm Finals
6:45 pm Awards

Drop Fee

Changes or drops after February 21st, 2021 will be charged a $10 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

STUDENT INFORMATION

* Indicates required field

Student Name *

First

Last

Student Email (do NOT use parent's email) *

Student Phone Number *

Within 24 hours of sign up, you will receive a notification email from Forensicstournament.net requesting you to verify your email address for the website. Please make sure to do this. It should just be one click. You do not need to create an account. *

YES, I UNDERSTAND

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

For those of you enrolled in our beginner elementary classes, you should choose Impromptu. This is the speech event that you have been working on in class.

For those of you enrolled in our intermediate/advanced sessions, you have the option of choosing:

Informative speech
OO/Persuasive speech
Both Informative and OO/Persuasive speeches
SPAR debate
Congressional debate
SPAR debate and either one of the speeches
Congress and either one of the speeches

If you aren't sure which events to sign up for or have any questions about them, please email Coach Miranda at mkonoplisky@tgsastaff.com and cc nbudiman@tgsastaff.com, info@tgsastaff.com.

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) *

For judges, within 24 hours of sign up, you will receive a notification email from Forensicstournament.net requesting you to verify your email address for the website. Please make sure to do this. It should just be one click. You do not need to create an account. *

YES, I UNDERSTAND

JUDGING NOTES, PLEASE READ:

If you (a parent) are willing to supply a judge by being one at this tournament, you are responsible for your own training. Feel free to use the resources below. If you opt to not provide a judge, you must pay an extra $70 fee on top of the entry fee.

If you are judging, make sure you are available for the entire tournament schedule and please do not cancel last minute. The deadline for withdrawing from judging is the same as the registration deadline (21 February 2021). Thank you.

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.

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 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

SCJFL 3rd Quarter Elementary Speech and Debate Online Tournament​-The Cantrell Invitational-