YG YEAR END

YG YEAR END SPONTANEOUS SPEAKING TOURNAMENT

Saturday, 28 May 2022

DEADLINE

23 May 2022

ELIGIBILITY

Open to elementary, middle, and high school students

PLATFORM

Online through NSDA Campus

Information

YG Bay Area Speech and Debate Academy is excited to provide this year-end opportunity of Elementary, Middle, and High School students to practice their spontaneous speaking skills.

This tournament will take place online via NSDA Campus.

EVENT DESCRIPTIONS

Elementary Students

2ND/3RD YOUNG ACTIVIST SPEECH
Students deliver a persuasive speech addressing a social, political, or environmental issue impacting the world. Students should state what they are advocating for, give several specific examples that exemplify this, and offer possible solutions. No visual aids are permitted and students may not assume an alternate persona.
Speech time should be 2-3 minutes.
4TH/5TH GRADE IMPROMPTU SPEAKING
Students will be given three nouns to choose from, and may take 3 minutes to prepare a 2-3 minute long speech. No research may be done on the topic during prep time. Students may speak from notes.
4TH/5TH EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
Students are presented with a choice of three questions related to current events in the US and the world. In 30 minutes, they must then prepare a speech answering the selected question. Students may use the internet during preparation for research. Notes are permitted
Speech time should be 5-7 minutes long.
Topic Areas Will Be As Follows
Round 1: U.S. Affairs
Round 2: The Environment
Round 3: International Affairs
4TH/5TH GRADE SPAR
Short for "Spontaneous Argumentation," SPAR is an event that involves quick thinking and clash. The Affirmative speaker will be given the choice to pick the topic, both Aff and Neg will then have a moment of preparation time, before beginning their cycle of speeches. Research is not permitted during prep time. Notes are permitted.
Time allocation will be as follows: 2 minutes prep/1 minute constructive speeches for Aff and Neg/2 minutes cross-examination/1 minute rebuttal/closing speech for Aff and Neg.

Middle School Students

MIDDLE SCHOOL IMPROMPTU SPEAKING
Students will be given topics to choose from, and may take 2 minutes to prepare a 3-5 minute long speech. No research may be done on the topic during prep time. Students must speak without notes.
Topic Areas Will Be As Follows
Round 1: Concrete Nouns
Round 2: Abstract Nouns
Round 3: Aphorisms
Final Round: Quotes
MIDDLE SCHOOL EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
Students are presented with a choice of three questions related to current events in the US and the world. In 30 minutes, they must then prepare a speech answering the selected question. Students may use the internet during preparation for research. The speech is delivered from memory - no notes are permitted.
Speech time should be 5-7 minutes long.
Topic Areas Will Be As Follows
Round 1: U.S. Politics
Round 2: Russia
Round 3: Democracy and Autocracy
Final Round: The Middle East
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPAR
Short for "Spontaneous Argumentation," SPAR is an event that involves quick thinking and clash. The Affirmative speaker will be given the choice to pick the topic, both Aff and Neg will then have a moment of preparation time, before beginning their cycle of speeches. Research is not permitted during prep time. Notes are permitted.
Time allocation will be as follows: 2 minutes prep/1 minute constructive speeches for Aff and Neg/2 minutes cross-examination/1 minute rebuttal/closing speech for Aff and Neg.

High School Students

HIGH SCHOOL IMPROMPTU SPEAKING
Students will be given topics to choose from, and may take 2 minutes to prepare a 3-5 minute long speech. No research may be done on the topic during prep time. Students must speak without notes.
Topic Areas Will Be As Follows
Round 1: Concrete Nouns
Round 2: Abstract Nouns
Round 3: Aphorisms
Final Round: Quotes
HIGH SCHOOL EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
Students are presented with a choice of three questions related to current events in the US and the world. In 30 minutes, they must then prepare a speech answering the selected question. Students may use the internet during preparation for research. The speech is delivered from memory - no notes are permitted.
Speech time should be 5-7 minutes long.
Topic Areas Will Be As Follows
Round 1: U.S. Politics
Round 2: Russia
Round 3: Democracy and Autocracy
Final Round: The Middle East
HIGH SCHOOL SPAR
Short for "Spontaneous Argumentation," SPAR is an event that involves quick thinking and clash. The Affirmative speaker will be given the choice to pick the topic, both Aff and Neg will then have a moment of preparation time, before beginning their cycle of speeches. Research is not permitted during prep time. Notes are permitted.
Time allocation will be as follows: 2 minutes prep/1 minute constructive speeches for Aff and Neg/2 minutes cross-examination/1 minute rebuttal/closing speech for Aff and Neg.

Entry Price

One event and parent is judging $80
One event and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $160

Two events and parent is judging $110
Two events and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $190

Three events and parent is judging $140
Three events and parent is 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

Saturday, 28 May 2022

Please note: We have scheduled breaks in between each round for 30 minutes - and we strongly encourage students to get up from their computers to rest their eyes and stretch their legs for this time!

8:00 - 9:00 AM: Judging Instructions
*(Every judge must attend, as this is when we will check you in for the tournament - judges who miss this training will be fined $50)
9:00 - 9:30 AM: Welcome Assembly
9:30 - 10:45 AM: Round 1
10:45 - 11:15 AM: Break
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM: Round 2
12:30 - 1:00 PM: Break
1:00 - 2:15 PM: Round 3
2:15 - 3:00 PM: Break
3:00 - 4:15 PM: Final Round (Middle & High School students only
5:00 PM: Award Ceremony

All times listed above are in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)

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

JUDGE PROVISION
Judges must make sure that they attend the "Judging Instructions" training session listed in the schedule above. Otherwise, the tournament will impost a $50 fine.

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

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

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

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