SOCAL CHAMPS

2022 SCJFL SO-CAL CHAMPS

7-8 May 2022

DEADLINE

30 April 2022

NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE, PLUS:
$20 per change after 1 May 2022
$50 No-show fee per competitor
$100 dropped judge fee after 4 May 2022

ELIGIBILITY

Open to elementary and middle school students

PLATFORM

Online through
forensicstournament.net and 8x8

Information

SCJFL is proud to announce The 2022 SCJFL Middle School Southern California Championship Tournament. This tournament is meant to encourage a healthy competition and provide an opportunity to sharpen competitive speeches before the national tournament.
The tournament will be held on Saturday, May 7th - Sunday, May 8th, 2022.
The tournament will be held entirely online.

ELIGIBILITY

All competitors who advanced into an open division final round or received a placement award (speaker awards for debate are not eligible) at an SCJFL middle school tournament are eligible.
Each event will have a specific number of slots offered for the tournament. If a competitor has qualified (received an award by either advancing to an elimination round or by placing in the top half of an event that did not have a final round), then the competitor is guaranteed a slot, even if the offered amount of slots has been met.
For example, if a student received a 5th place trophy in Poetry at the Q3 speech tournament, then he qualifies to compete in SoCal Champs, regardless of how many other people would like to attend. The tournament will offer six slots for Poetry (see below). So, the student would be allowed to compete in Poetry, even if more than six other qualified students also signed up. The tournament will admit all competitors who qualify.
However, since Champs only offers six slots, if only four qualified students sign up for the event, then the tournament would accept two more students who are non-qualified. These students would need to sign up on a ‘wishlist.’ The tournament staff will select wishlist students based on how well they placed in the event at a previous tournament.
For those who don't qualify, the tournament will accept as many wishlist requests until the slots for an event are full.
When signing up a student on the wishlist, it is important to note which tournament the student score best. Only one tournament will be considered per wishlist event, so please double-check to ensure that you are selecting the best tournament that the student has done (so if a student placed 11th at SCJFL 3 and 10th at SCJFL 2, please make sure to list SCJFL 2.
If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to email Nadia and Victor.

SLOTS OFFERED PER EVENT
Impromptu, SPAR, Storytelling, Informative, Duo, Public Forum, LD, Policy, Big Questions = 12 slots offered for each event.
Declamation, Extemp, Prose, Poetry, OO/Persuasive, Speech to Entertain, Humorous Interp, Dramatic Interp = 6 slots offered for each event.
Congress = 15 slots offered.

AUTOMATIC QUALIFICATION
Upon registration, you should indicate which tournament qualified the competitor. Please make sure to write the event(s) and the respective qualifying tournament in the space next to the student’s name (e.g. Michelle Smith - Extemp - SCJFL Speech 4; HI - SCJFL Speeech 2).

NOTE: Students who are entered as qualified students but have not qualified will be dropped from the tournament and not considered on the wishlist. Please double-check the results of previous tournaments to ensure that your students are entered correctly.

WISHLIST
Students who did not qualify, but who wish to be waitlisted for an event can sign up by listing the following information. The tournament staff will admit the highest ranked waitlisted students until all of the slots are filled for that event.

JUDGES
Ballots will be issued to judges a few minutes before the start time of the round. The exact release time of the ballots can be viewed on the STATUS tab of the tournament registration page.
Judges who are scheduled for the round, but do not receive ballots should go to the judge standby room: 8x8.vc/SCJFLstandby
Teams whose judges who do not accept their ballots will be charged a no-show fee. The fees will incrementally increase throughout the tournament:

1st missed ballot - $20
2nd missed ballot - $40
Each subsequently missed ballot - $50

Judges whose names are called in the standby room but who do not respond will be considered a no-show.

When judges receive a ballot, we ask that they please stay in the competition room to finish filling out the ballot. That way, if the tournament staff need to contact the judge, they can easily go into the competition room to discuss any potential problems.
Judges are encouraged to submit the decisions (ranks) of the round and then add any additional feedback for the students after the decision has been recorded. This helps the tournament stay on time; we frequently are waiting on one single ballot before we can calculate the next round, so submitting a decision quickly moves the tournament along.

WISHLIST DECISION
After 2 May 2022, the tournament staff will assess the number of qualified entries and determine the number of additional wishlist requests that can be accepted.
The tournament staff will add wishlist students to the tournament and then notify the coaches to check the updated registration summary to verify that the entries look correct.

FINES
$20 per change after 1 May 2022
$50 No-show fee per competitor
$100 dropped judge fee after 4 May 2022
$20 judge fine for 1st missed ballots
$40 judge fine for 2nd missed ballots
$50 judge fine for each subsequent missed ballots
*Judges whose names are called in the standby room but who do not respond will be considered a no-show.

HELP LINE
Throughout the entire tournament, we will have a live help room for anyone having trouble. The URL will is 8x8.vc/SCJFLHelp

DEBATE TOPICS
Lincoln-Douglas Debate: (Resolved: In a democracy, a free press ought to prioritize objectivity over advocacy.)
Public Forum Debate: (Resolved: Japan should revise Article 9 of its Constitution to develop offensive military capabilities.)

SPEECH EVENT RESTRICTIONS
Midde School Events:

Pattern B (may enter no more than two from the following):
Prose (manuscript required, 7 min. maximum)
Humorous Interpretation (10 min. maximum)
Persuasive (10 min. maximum)
Duo Interpretation (10 min. maximum)
Speech to Entertain (5 min. maximum)
SPAR
Impromptu (7 min. bank)
Pattern C (may enter no more than two from the following):
Dramatic Interpretation (10 min. maximum)
Declamation (10 min. maximum)
Poetry (manuscript required, 7 min. maximum)
Storytelling (5 min. maximum)
Informative (10 min. maximum)
Extemporaneous Speaking (no double entry) - Topics in no particular order: Global Economy, Technology Breakthroughs, Africa, Domestic News
Pattern D (may not enter in pattern A):
Congressional Debate

Elementary School Events:

Pattern F (may enter only one from the following):
Congress
SPAR
Pattern G (may enter no more than two from the following):
O.O./Persuasive (5 min. maximum)
Duo Interpretation (6 min. maximum)
Declamation (5 min. maximum)
Poetry (manuscript required, 5 min. maximum)
Storytelling (5 min. maximum)
Informative (5 min. maximum)
Impromptu (7 min. bank)

Entry Price

These fees assume that you (parent) will be judging at this tournament:

LD only $90
LD and one speech $105
LD and two speech $120
LD and three speech $135

PF only $70
PF and one speech $85
PF and two speech $100
PF and three speech $115

SPAR/Congress only $65
SPAR and one speech $80
SPAR and two speech $95
SPAR and three speech $110

One speech event $65
Two speech events $80
Three speech events $95

If your child is doing speech/congress/spar and you are opting out of judging, you will pay an additional $70.
If your child is doing debate and you are opting out of judging, you will pay an additional $120.
If your child is doing both speech and debate and you are opting out of judging, you will pay an additional $140.
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.

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.

Schedule

Full Combined Schedule*:
(***may change depending on entry numbers***):

Pattern A is PF and LD debate -> may not double-enter in Pattern D
Pattern B is Prose/HI/Persuasive/DUO/SPAR/IMP -> may not enter more than two of these
Pattern C is DI/OI/DEC/Poetry/Storytelling/Informative -> may not enter more than two of these or one if extemp
Pattern D is Congressional debate -> may not double-enter in Pattern A

Pattern F is Elementary Congress and SPAR -> may only choose one of these
Pattern G is Elementary OO/Persuasive, DUO, OI/DEC, Poetry/Storytelling/Informative/IMP -> may not enter more than two of these

Middle School Schedule

Saturday:
9:00 a.m. Round 1 Pattern B (Pro, HI, OO, Duo, STE, Imp, SPAR)
10:30 a.m. Round 2 Pattern B (Pro, HI, OO, Duo, STE, Imp, SPAR)
12:00 p.m. Round 1 Pattern A (PF, BQ, LD) / Pattern D (Cong)
11:30 p.m. IE Lunch break
1:00 p.m. Debate/Congress lunch break
1:30 p.m. Round 3 Pattern B (Pro, HI, OO, Duo, STE, Imp, SPAR)
3:00 p.m. Round 2 Pattern A (PF, BQ, LD) / Pattern D (Cong)
4:30 p.m. Finals Pattern B
6:00 p.m. Round 3 Pattern A (PF, BQ, LD) / Pattern D (Cong)

Sunday:
9:30 a.m. Round 1 Pattern C (DI, Dec, Poe, Sty, Info, Ext) / Round 4 Pattern A (PF, BQ, LD)
10:45 a.m. Round 2 Pattern C (DI, Dec, Poe, Sty, Info, Ext) /Round 5 Pattern A (PF, BQ, LD)
12:15 p.m. Round 3 Pattern C (DI, Dec, Poe, Sty, Info, Ext)
1:30 p.m. Finals Pattern C
ASAP - Awards

Elementary School Schedule

Saturday:
9:00 a.m. Round 1 Pattern F (Congress/SPAR)
10:30 a.m. Round 2 Pattern F (Congress/SPAR)
12:00 p.m. Round 1 Pattern G (Sty, Per, Info, Poe, Duo, Imp, Dec)
11:30 p.m. Congress/SPAR Lunch break
1:00 p.m. IE lunch break
1:30 p.m. Round 3 Pattern F (Congress/SPAR)
3:00 p.m. Round 2 Pattern G (Sty, Per, Info, Poe, Duo, Imp, Dec)
4:30 p.m. Finals Pattern F (Congress/SPAR) /
Round 3 Pattern G (Sty, Per, Info, Poe, Duo, Imp, Dec)
6:00 p.m. Finals Pattern G (Sty, Per, Info, Poe, Duo, Imp, Dec)

Drop Fee

Changes or drops after February 22nd 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

There are two ways you can compete at this tournament. Please specify which one you are:

AUTOMATIC QUALIFICATION
~ All competitors who advanced into an open division final round or received a placement award at an SCJFL middle school tournament are eligible. In other words, if a competitor has qualified (received an award by either advancing to an elimination round or by placing in the top half of an event that did not have a final round), then the competitor is guaranteed a slot.
~ Speaker awards for debate do not count.
~ You will be asked to state which past tournament you qualified through.
WISHLIST REQUEST
For those who don't qualify, the tournament staff will select wishlist students based on how well they placed in the event at a previous tournament.
When signing up a student on the wishlist, it is important to note which tournament the student score best. Only one tournament will be considered per wishlist event, so please double-check to ensure that you are selecting the best tournament that the student has done (so if a student placed 11th at SCJFL 3 and 10th at SCJFL 2, please make sure to list SCJFL 2.

STUDENT INFORMATION
Only SCJFL tournaments count for this qualification. Please do not list qualifications/elimination achievements from other tournaments as they will not count. Please sign up for the wishlist instead.

* Indicates required field

Student Name *

First

Last

Student Email *

Student Phone Number *

Division *

Elementary (5th grade and lower) Middle School (6th-8th grade)

Through which method do you wish to enter So-Cal Champs? *

Automatic Qualification - I am certain that I qualify from a previous SCJFL tournament based on the restrictions mentioned above and understand that if I am wrong, I will lose my entry fee and will not be able to gain entry through the wishlist Wishlist - I am certain that I have not qualified, so I will try my luck with getting in through the wishlist

Please list all of your best qualifying records. Make sure to specify the event, the exact tournament, and your best placing (eg. Extemp - SCJFL Speech 4th Quarter - 3rd place) *

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
Make sure you have checked the scheduling overlaps. You are responsible for your own events and we are not responsible for schedule conflicts.
*Some elimination rounds happen at the same time even if the preliminary rounds do not. So if you make it to both, you'll need to choose one to forfeit.

Pattern A is PF and LD debate -> may not double-enter in Pattern D
Pattern B is Prose/HI/Persuasive/DUO/SPAR/IMP -> may not enter more than two of these
Pattern C is DI/OI/DEC/Poetry/Storytelling/Informative/Extemp -> may not enter more than two of these or one if extemp
Pattern D is Congressional debate -> may not double-enter in Pattern A

Pattern F is Elementary Congress and SPAR -> may only choose one of these
Pattern G is Elementary OO/Persuasive, DUO, OI/DEC, Poetry/Storytelling/Informative/IMP -> may not enter more than two of these

MIDDLE SCHOOL EVENT SELECTION FOR 6TH-8TH GRADERS (SCROLL BELOW IF ELEMENTARY)

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EVENT SELECTION FOR 3RD-5TH GRADERS (SCROLL UP IF MIDDLE SCHOOL)

JUDGE PROVISION

If you are signing up to judge, you must be available for the entire tournament schedule of your child's division (eg. if your child is competing in middle school, you need to be present for the whole middle school tournament.

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. 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.
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.

Will you (parent) be judging at this tournament? *

Judge Name *

Judge email (do not leave blank if judging) *

Judge phone (do not leave blank if judging) *

If I have not done so in the past, I need to verify my email for the Forensics website. I will look out for the notification requests in the next 24 hours. *

YES I UNDERSTAND

TOURNAMENT UPDATE REGARDING JUDGE BALLOTS:

We will need to begin implementing a 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

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.

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 understand that I can check my entry status through forensicstournament.net. *

YES

I am a consenting adult. I understand that by submitting this form I agree to all that has been covered. *

YES

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