WILCOX

WILCOX BAY AREA JV NOVICE INVITATIONAL

2-4 April 2021
Friday (4/2) is for mandatory student/judge check-in only, no actual competition activity, but you are required to be present nonetheless

DEADLINE

27 Mar 2021
NO REFUNDS AFTER 23 Mar 2021

ELIGIBILITY

JV/Novice competition
(open to middle school students, first year debaters, and freshmen/sophomore students in high school)

PLATFORM

Online through TBD platform

Information

Wilcox Speech & Debate is pleased to host the Bay Area JV Novice Invitational Tournament this year -- we look forward to hosting you (virtually) this spring!

Competition Events
The tournament will consist of competition in both debate and speech events. Debate competition will include Public Forum, Lincoln Douglas. We will use the March topics for both LD and PF. We will offer five preliminary debate rounds; all debate events will tentatively break to octofinals.
Speech will include Interpretation, Oratory, Extemporaneous, and Impromptu. We will offer three preliminary speech rounds. All speech rounds will be synchronous. Double entry in speech events will be allowed (at your own risk)!
We will host mandatory online check in for all students, judges, and schools on Friday evening. Preliminary rounds will be held on Saturday, and elimination rounds on Sunday.

Competition Pools
This tournament is intended to be a JV/Novice competition. Students that are eligible include middle school students, first year debaters, and freshmen/sophomore students in high school. Depending on tournament registration, we reserve the right to collapse (or split) divisions to maintain the integrity of competition. If we have enough entries, we will split separate events into two divisions: Novice and JV.

Tournament Perks
We will provide free tournament swag (including t-shirts) to all competitors. We will provide awards for all winners post-tournament.
We are also working on an exciting workshop and a keynote program to host at the tournament, centered around debate and public service. We believe that the skills that we learn from debate are not restricted to the competitive space, but rather intended to equip young leaders with the tools they need to strike positive change in our society. Stay tuned for more information!

Giving Back Through Service
Service is prided in the debate community -- this invitational tournament will be an excellent beacon for that. This tournament will be 100% run by experienced, award-winning, current varsity debaters with years of experience. Bringing together experienced high school debaters from the Bay Area, we seek to share our knowledge and experience with younger, growing debaters and speakers.

Judging Info
Varsity debaters will also be eligible to judge at this tournament.
Tournament fines will be $50/round for missing judges.

Event Descriptions

Lincoln Douglas
NSDA Mar/Apr Resolution: Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee universal child care.
We will follow NSDA rules with 4 minutes of prep time.

Public Forum
NSDA March Resolution: Resolved: On balance, the benefits of creating the United States Space Force outweigh the harms.
We will follow NSDA rules with 3 minutes of prep time.

Extemporaneous
We will follow NSDA rules for Extemporaneous, with 7 minute speeches and 30 minutes preparation.

Impromptu
We will follow CHSSA rules for Impromptu, with 5 minute speeches and 2 minutes preparation.

Interpretation
We will host a combined Interpretation event for all NSDA solo interpretative speech events -- including humorous, dramatic, and program interp. Competitors will be evaluated based on audience appeal, and ranked as such by judges.
We will follow NSDA rules for Interpretation events, with 10 minute speeches.

Oratory
We will follow NSDA rules for Original Oratory, with 10 minute speeches. Original Advocacy speeches (as defined by CHSSA rules) will also be included in this division, with persuasion as the overarching division theme.

Event Chairs
Lincoln Douglas: Aanya Virmani
Public Forum: Gayathri Srinivasan & Annie Hsieh
Speech: Keith Maben

Tournament & Tech Helpdesk
TBA

Entry Price

One event and parent is judging $80
One event and opting OUT of judging $190

Two events and parent is judging $110
Two events and opting OUT of judging $220

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 - PST

Friday, April 2nd
4 pm Mandatory Check In (for all students, judges, and schools)

Saturday, April 3rd

DEBATE
8 am Debate Round 1
10 am Debate Round 2
Lunch Break
1:30 pm Debate Round 3
3:30 pm Debate Round 4
5:30 pm Debate Round 5

SPEECH
8:30 am Speech Round 1
Lunch Break
1:30 pm Speech Round 2
4:30 pm Speech Round 3

Sunday, April 4th

DEBATE
8 am Debate Elim 1 (octos)
10 am Debate Elim 2 (quarters)
Lunch Break
12:30 pm Debate Elim 3 (semis)
2:15 pm Debate Elim 4 (finals)

SPEECH
8:30 am Speech Elim 1
10:30 am Speech Elim 2

Awards Ceremony & Keynote Program
Sunday, 4:30 pm
More details to come!

Debate Event Updates:
Lincoln Douglas: We will break LD to octofinals (with the top 16 entries) advancing.
Public Forum: We will break PF to partial quarterfinals. If we can get a couple more entries over the next few days, we will break to a full quarterfinal round.
Speech (IEs) Updates: We will break all speech events to one finals elimination round. If we can get a few more entries in the speech divisions, we will increase the number of breaks.
Impromptu: Top 4 entries will break
Interpretation: Top 2 entries will break
Oratory: Top 3 entries will break

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 continue with registration, please make sure to submit the student/parent Google form below. Thank you.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9QjSvrWu0mJ7JdIeeAaC0jwVUh_fW9gDBM-MjFl0jWubedA/viewform?gxids=7628&fbzx=3755913801829492484

STUDENT INFORMATION

* Indicates required field

Student Name *

First

Last

Student Email (DO NOT USE PARENT'S EMAIL) *

Student Phone Number *

T-shirt Size *

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

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 double-entry policies if there are any. We are not responsible for schedule conflicts.
Please inform students who are double entered to notify their later event in the competition room chat that they are double entered and will be back, THEN go to their earlier event and ask to speak first.

I can only enter in speech OR debate, NOT both. But for speech, I can enter up to 2 speech events. *

Yes, I understand

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

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 takes less than a minute.

First time judging? Click here to learn how to do it! Or watch our Youtube playlist here.

Tournaments recommend 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".

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

WILCOX BAY AREA JV NOVICE INVITATIONAL ​

2-4 April 2021Friday (4/2) is for mandatory student/judge check-in only, no actual competition activity, but you are required to be present nonetheless