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    THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPAR OPEN ​

    21 November 2020

    DEADLINE
    18 Nov 2020
    ​NO REFUNDS

    ELIGIBILITY
    Middle school students
    PLATFORM
    Online through
    TBD

    Information

    Welcome to the first ever Middle School Spar Open. We are so excited to host you for this fun debate experience!

    Spar Debate Rules:
    1 on 1 debate

    FORMAT:
    Prep for both sides - 5 minutes
    1. Aff 2 minute - framework and case
    2. Neg 2 minute - case and begin response

    CROSS - switch on questions - 2 minutes 
    1. Aff 3 minute - rebuttal, protect case - extend 
    2. Neg 3 minute - finish rebuttal, protect case - extend 

    Mandatory prep - 1 minute 
    1. Aff 1 minute - final focus
    2. Neg 1 minute -final focus ​

    ​Entry Price

    Competing in SPAR and parent is judging $57
    Competing in SPAR and parent is NOT judging $127

    Registration will not be complete until payment is received.

    Schedule

    Schedule (PST):
    Round 1: 9:00- 9:45
    Round 2:  10:15- 11:00
    Round 3: 11:30-12:15
    Lunch Break
    Round 4: 1:15- 2:00
    Semifinals: 2:30- 3:15
    Finals: 3:45- 4:30

    Drop Fee

    All changes or drops after the deadilne will cost you the entry fee plus any fines the tournament incurs.

    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
    Before you sign up, please make sure the student has a Tabroom account with his/her own email address (do not use the parent's). Go to tabroom.com/user/login/new_user.mhtml to create the account. The student must remember the login information at all times as several platforms use the same account.

    PARENT CONTACT INFORMATION
    Your email address will be the only parent email included when we send the logistics details, so please list it down carefully.

    EVENT SELECTION

    ​JUDGE PROVISION
    Parents can choose to be one of the judges for the tournament or not. If you are judging, you will pay $70 less. However, you will need to be available for the whole tournament day and make sure to do your own training using the resources below. Don't forget to create a tabroom.com account as well or we can't enter you.
    First time judging? Click here to learn how to do it!
    Or watch our Youtube playlist here.

    TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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 
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