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    2022 SCJFL 4TH QUARTER ELEMENTARY SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENT

    23 April 2022

    DEADLINE
    17 April 2022
    ELIGIBILITY
    ​Open to 5th graders and below
    PLATFORM
    Online through
    forensicstournament.net​ and 8x8

    Information

    Greetings!
    On Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 is the date for the 2022 SCJFL 4th Quarter Elementary Tournament, and we hope that your school or organization will be joining us.
    ​​​​
    ​​Location: online
    ​
    Pattern A: Debate Events
    —SPAR
    —Congress

    Pattern B: Individual Events (Speech)
    —Storytelling (5 min.)
    —Informative (5 min., visual aids are permitted)
    —Duo (5 min.)
    —Poetry (5 min.; uses a binder)
    —Declamation (5 min.)
    —Persuasive (5 min.)
    —Impromptu (7 min. bank)
    ​

    Students may enter up to two events.  For a complete list of rules, please visit the SCJFL.org website and click on RULES & BY-LAWS.
    ​​
    Postings will be e-mailed.

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

    ​Judging Requirements: 
    • Please remember that judge training is the responsibility of the judge himself/herself. 
    • Judges are obligated to be on standby for each round. If you do not get a ballot, please go to the help room and wait there in case you get called to cover for a no-show judge. This tournament is very strict in using fines for enforcing punctuality and judge presence, so make sure to follow all their rules to avoid getting charged.
    • 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. Judges can avoid this fee by coming to the judge standby room for their ballot assignment; sometimes e-mails delay delivery for any number of reasons that are outside the control of the tournament staff.  By coming to the standby room, judges can be messaged their ballot directly so that they aren’t marked as having missed the round.
    • Judge changes after the deadline will be charged a $50 judge nuisance fee. Judge drops after this date will be charged a $100 judge no-show fee.
    • Judges who do not write sufficient feedback to the competitors will be fined $20 per round.  Unsatisfactory ballots will be determined by the tabulation staff.

    ​Entry Price

    These fees assume that parent will be judging at this tournament:
    One Event $60

    Two Events $70
    Three Events $80

    If you (parent) are opting out of judging, you will need to pay the additional $90 opt-out fee
    ​
    Registration will not be complete until payment is received.
     
    Changes or drops after the deadline will be charged a $20 nuisance fee for each change or drop.
    Judges changes after the deadline will be charged a $50 judge nuisance fee.  Judge drops after the deadline will be charged a $100 judge no-show fee.  

    Schedule

    PST

    morning:
    ​Pattern A: SPAR, Congress
    8:00 – Round 1 - Pattern A
    9:30 – Round 2 - Pattern A
    11:00 – Round 3 - Pattern A
    12:30 –  Finals - Pattern A

    afternoon:
    Pattern B: Storytelling, informative, duo, poetry, declamation, persuasive, impromptu (Speech)
    2:00 - Round 1 - Pattern B
    3:30 - Round 2 - Pattern B
    4:30 - Round 3 - Pattern B
    6:00 - Finals - Pattern B

    7:30 – Awards

    Drop Fee

    All competitor changes or drops after the deadline will be charged a $20 nuisance fee for each change or drop. Judge changes after the deadline will be charged a $50 judge nuisance fee.  Judge drops after the deadline will be charged a $100 judge no-show fee.

    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
    ​
    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
    ​

    You may enter up to two events consisting of 1 Pattern A and 1 Pattern B event or 2 Pattern B events
    But most importantly, please make sure that the student has indeed been working on the events you selected for him/her. Please consult your coach if you are unsure.

    *If you are doing more than one pattern B speech event (double-entered): Please notify the judge of your second event that you are double-entered before going to the room for your first event. So, let's say you are double-entered in, say, Declamation and Informative. If you are listed as second speaker in Declamation and fifth speaker in Informative, then you should perform in Declamation first. However, please go to your Informative room first to let the judge know that you are at the tournament, and then go perform in your Declamation round. This will prevent the judge from marking you as a no-show and closing up the room before you've had a chance to perform. Please note that if you miss a round because you were double-entered, the tournament will not be able to re-run the round, so this is the best way to ensure you aren't accidentally considered a no-show. If you have any questions, you can come to the help room on Saturday morning.

    ​JUDGE PROVISION
    • Judges are obligated to be on standby for each round. If you do not get a ballot, please go to the help room and wait there in case you get called to cover for a no-show judge. This tournament is very strict in using fines for enforcing punctuality and judge presence, so make sure to follow all their rules to avoid getting charged.
    • 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. Judges can avoid this fee by coming to the judge standby room for their ballot assignment; sometimes e-mails delay delivery for any number of reasons that are outside the control of the tournament staff.  By coming to the standby room, judges can be messaged their ballot directly so that they aren’t marked as having missed the round.
    • Judge changes after the deadline will be charged a $50 judge nuisance fee. Judge drops after this date will be charged a $100 judge no-show fee.
    • Judges who do not write sufficient feedback to the competitors will be fined $20 per round.  Unsatisfactory ballots will be determined by the tabulation staff.
    ​

    ​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.​

    *Judges changes after the deadline will be charged a $50 judge nuisance fee.  Judge drops after this date will be charged a $100 judge no-show fee.  ​
    TOURNAMENT UPDATE REGARDING JUDGE BALLOTS:
    1. We will need to begin implementing the fine for blank/nearly blank/insufficient 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
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