STRATFORD WINTER

STRATFORD WINTER NOVICE INVITATIONAL

29 January 2022 for debate
30 January 2022 for speech

DEADLINE

23 January 2022

ELIGIBILITY

Open to middle school students

PLATFORM

Online through NSDA Campus

Information

EVENTS

We will be hosting Novice PF, LD (January topics) and We are hosting a novice Congress division! We are excited to see the turnout for this event, and we encourage students to register. Legislation up for debate will be the January NSDA docket and will be released at the beginning of January.

We are allowing for double entry between Debate and Speech events. If a student wants to enter LD, or PF, they may also enter speech. If students would like to double-enter in Speech events, we will have a protocol for students to enter a maximum of 2 Speech events. Students double-entered will need to speak first, and then they must transfer to their other room to finish out the round.

The debate judge pool will be combined at this tournament, so we will not guarantee that judges will stick to a single format throughout the event.

Debate
This is a novice tournament, so middle-school competitors only, please.

Speech
We are hosting Original Oratory and Duo Interpretation (subject to change) again this tournament, along with Expository, Interpretation (Dramatic & Oratorical), Humorous Interpretation. Any category with fewer than 10 entries will not participate in the live finals; they will be ranked and receive their results via tabroom. The regular 10-minute maximum times will be in place for these events. Impromptu will have its regular 7-minute time limit.

LOGISTICS
This tournament will be all digital through NSDA Campus. Speech will be synchronous. Rounds will be announced via e-mail and SMS, and ballots will be tabulated digitally. Competitors, coaches, and judges, please test your technology the week of the tournament, and have a back-up plan in the event of a power or internet outage.
All schedule times are subject to change. In order to respect everyone’s time, if we can move the event forward earlier (without trimming the length of the lunch break), we will attempt to do so. This requires, however, that judges be responsive and available if the round times move up.
We will fine missing judges. Competitors can accrue 1 forfeit loss. If they do not show up for a round after accruing one forfeit, we will drop them from the tournament in order to proceed in a timely fashion.

Entry Price

One speech event and parent is judging $80
One speech event and parent is opting out of judging $160

Two speech events and parent is judging $110
Two speech events and parent is opting out of judging $190

One debate event and parent is judging $80
One debate event and parent is opting out of judging $160

One debate plus one speech event and parent is judging on both days $110
One debate plus one speech event and parent is opting out of judging $250

One debate plus two speech events and parent is judging on both days $140
One debate plus two speech events and parent is opting out of judging $280

Each person in a PF/Policy/Duo team would be responsible of providing their own judge, so one PF/Policy/Duo 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

Please note that all times are in PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST).

Saturday ( LD + PF) 1/29
Check in 7am-8am
Round One buffer 8-8:30am
LD Round One 8:30-9:30am
PF Round One 8:30-9:30am
Break and overflow 9:30-10:00am
Round Two Buffer 10:00-10:30am
LD Round Two 10:30-11:30am
PF Round Two 10:30-11:30am
LUNCH 11:30-12:30pm
Round Three Buffer 12:30-1:00pm
LD Round Three 1:00-2:00pm
PF Round Three 1:00-2:00pm
Break and overflow 2:00-2:30pm
Round Four Buffer 2:30-3:00pm
LD Round Four 3:00-4:00pm
PF Round Four 3:00-4:00pm
Overflow 4:00-5:00pm

Sunday (Congress + IE) 1/30
Check in: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Round 1 Buffer: 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
IE Round 1: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Congress Round 1: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
IE Round 1 Break/Overflow: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
IE Round 2 Buffer: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Congress Break/Overflow: 11:30 AM - 12:30 AM
IE Round 2: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Lunch: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Congress Round 2 Buffer: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
IE Round 3 Buffer: 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
IE Round 3: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Congress Round 2: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
IE Round 3 Break/Overflow: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
IE Round 4 Buffer: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
IE Round 4: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Overflow/End of Day: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Drop Fee

Drop fees will be the same amounts as the entry fee PLUS any fees the tournament charges us for late drops. 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 *

Does the student have a Tabroom account? *

Yes and it is linked with GSA's account(s) Yes but it is not linked and we need you to add to your roster No but I will create one before submitting registration No but I will pay the additional $35 setup fee

If this is your first time competing, make sure to first create a Tabroom account here: https://www.tabroom.com/user/login/new_user.mhtml
It's super simple and quick (<1 minute), but follow the guidelines here in case anything is confusing: https://docs.tabroom.com/Sign_Up

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
Contestants should make an effort to notify their judges when they are double-entered. Tardiness to rounds may result in disqualification unless excused by the tabroom or tournament director.
Only sign up for this tournament if you are in middle school.

JUDGE PROVISION

Are you supplying a judge? *

Judge Name *

Judge email (Must be linked to a tabroom account. Register first at tabroom.com before completing this sign up) *

Judge phone *

Does your judge have a Tabroom account? *

Yes No but I will create one before submitting registration No but I'll pay the additional $35 setup fee Not judging

Does your judge understand that he/she is responsible for the entire tournament schedule and that missing a round incurs fines from the tournament? *

Yes, understood Not judging but understood as well

Click here to complete the highly recommended Cultural Competency judge training course

Signing up a judge without having a Tabroom account will result in us charging you for the set up fee.
You can do this easily on your own by going to tabroom.com. It literally takes less than a minute.

First time judging? Click here to learn how to do it! Or watch our Youtube playlist here.
There are also these training cards available that include a summary of each event's rules and comments.

Tournaments encourage judges to have a paradigm on their Tabroom account, which can be a few sentences on your preferences of debating styles, etc. See here for example. It doesn't need to be this long, but make sure to add something before you sign up. For example: "I am a parent, please speak clearly and slowly and avoid technical jargon".

More tournament resources can be found 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 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 tabroom.com. *

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

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