UKSO

NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE SEASON OPENER

10-12 September 2022

DEADLINE

26 August 2022
NO REFUNDS ARE ALLOWED BY THE TOURNAMENT ORGANIZERS, SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU WILL BE ATTENDING

ELIGIBILITY

middle and high school students

LOCATION

Online

Information

Topics and Formats

Debate Topics:

Lincoln-Douglas
NSDA LD Sept/Oct Topic
6-3-7-3-4-6-3 Speech Times | 4 Minutes of Preparation per Debater
Public Forum
NSDA Sept/Oct 2022 Topic
4-4-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2 Speech Times | 3 Minutes of Preparation per Team
Congressional Debate
Legislation: click here

Speech Events:

Maximum 2 speech events per pattern and maximum 3 overall
Pattern A: Extemp, Humorous Interpretation, Informative, Program Oral Interp (not OI)
Pattern B: Dramatic Interpretation, Duo, Impromptu, Original Oratory

Judging Obligations

Judges MUST be available to fulfill their commitment during all scheduled rounds on the day(s) they are obligated. Tournament staff will NOT honor specific requests for time off during competition. There will be specific penalties for missing a round when obligated.
The tournament will assess a $100/round penalty for judges who fail to appear on time for an assigned preliminary round.
LD, PF, & Policy: All judges are obligated through at least the last elimination round on Sunday, September 11, then one round beyond the elimination of any GSA student's last entry (so even if your child got eliminated earlier, as a judge you need to stick around until one round beyond the last GSA student gets eliminated).
Congress & Speech: All judges are obligated through the final round on Sunday, September 11.
On your Tabroom account, please make sure to add conflicts (your child's name or GSA) so that you won't get assigned to judge your own child.
Judges must be 18 or older.
Judges must submit the Honor Code and Video Release.
Go to your tabroom.com account, click "Upcoming", click "Season Opener Honor Code and Video Release", select Yes, and Save Answers.

Participant Conduct
All participant, observers, and other guests attend the 2022 National Speech & Debate Season Opener at the invitation of the University of Kentucky, and must abide by all applicable rules in the tournament invitation and procedures, as well as those set by the University of Kentucky.
Participants-including coaches, competitors, and judges-certify that all entries, forms, and other materials submitted for the National Speech & Debate Season Opener-related materials grants permission to distribute and verify the information contained therein among National Speech & Debate Season Opener administrators, tournament staff, and/or UK Debate staff.

Honor Code
The Tournament of Champions serves as both a competitive and educational forum for the nation’s best debaters, coaches, and judges. As such, the Tournament encourages judge-debater interaction by making decision disclosures and giving oral critiques in all four debate divisions. Please submit your ballot on Tabroom before giving any post-round feedback.

Education and Openness Policy
While the TOC is a competitive event, we strongly believe that it is an educational endeavor. Any sources read as evidence in round should be available to other competitors should they make a request for the citation after the evidence has been read.

Permissions, verification, and conduct policy
All debaters and guests that participate in the MSTOC at the invitation of the University of Kentucky and must abide by all rules established by this invitation, the TOC Tournament Procedures document, and any rules set by the University of Kentucky for online events.

By submitting entry application information to the Tournament, both coaches and debaters certify that their applications are complete and reflect fully correct information. Submission of an entry grants permission for the information contained in the entry/application form to be distributed to TOC Tournament Officials, TOC tab room officials, and the University of Kentucky Debate staff. Permission is also granted for Tournament Officials (as just listed) to verify any information included on the application.

Entry Price

One PF event and parent is judging $115
One PF event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $230

One LD event and parent is judging $125
One LD event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $350

One Congress event and parent is judging $125
One Congress event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $195

One speech event and parent is judging $125
One speech event and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $195

Two speech events and parent is judging $200
Two speech events and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $275

Three speech events and parent is judging $275
Three speech events and parent is OPTING OUT of judging $375

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 - EST

Please note that all times will be in Eastern Time Zone (EST)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jHvElnjmJY4xOUiOp6s6HjXmnAwvQ_AZp3G6jQGpsQQ/edit?usp=sharing

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

Before you proceed with the registration below, make sure ALL STUDENTS AND JUDGES must fill out the forms below. Failure to do so will result in the tournament dropping you without a refund.

HONOR CODE
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1GZB-9RmY5rEnEIHD-00dWrOetRuFOV35&export=download

VIDEO RELEASE
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1CKxz1YaRwgqP-VADHjWrI1zeGvgHYNWw&export=download

STUDENT INFORMATION

Do you go to Alsion school? *

YES NO

* 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

Signed Honor Code (competitor) *

Max file size: 20MB

Signed Video Release (competitor) *

Max file size: 20MB

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

Double entry policy:

Students can only enter in speech OR debate.
If competing in speech, students may enter in up to 3 events.

Got any questions? Please email nbudiman@tgsastaff.com, info@tgsastaff.com, vrivasumana@tgsastaff.com

I CAN ONLY ENTER IN EITHER SPEECH OR DEBATE. IF DOING SPEECH, I CAN ENTER IN UP TO 3 EVENTS *

YES, I UNDERSTAND THE DOUBLE-ENTRY RESTRICTIONS

JUDGE PROVISION

Are you supplying a judge? *

Judge Name *

Judge phone *

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

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 (opting out)

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

Judge Philosophies
All judges must submit a judging philosophy to Tabroom.com (see instructions here). No entry will be considered complete until all affiliated judges have submitted a judge philosophy. This 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".

Next, judges must submit the Honor Code and Video Release. Go to your tabroom.com account,

click "Upcoming"
click "Season Opener Honor Code and Video Release"
select Yes
and Save Answers

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.

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

Cupertino: 20432 Silverado Avenue Suite 211, Cupertino, CA 95014

Aborn Institute: 2804 Riedel Road, San Jose, CA 95135