YG

Young Genius Association is very excited to host our 7th annual online Congressional Debate tournament this spring. Our tournament will take place on Saturday, March 20, 2021 and will be conducted entirely online.

CONGRESS (4TH AND 5TH GRADERS ONLY)
Registration for this tournament is open for all student competitors from across the country and the globe. There is one congress category: for elementary (4-5th grade) level competition. Please download our legislation docket and tournament handbook below.
DOWNLOAD CONGRESS DOCKET AND HANDBOOK

CAMPAIGN SPEECH (3RD GRADERS ONLY)
We also offer a competitive division for 2nd-3rd grade students: campaign speech. Please consult the event descriptions in order to learn more about the format.
Event Description:
This event is a hybrid of prepared and impromptu speaking!
The purpose of a Campaign Speech is for students to make a compelling case for why they should be elected to a real or fictitious office. Students should elaborate on the reasons the audience should vote for them, using specific examples. Props are not allowed.
Speeches should be between 2 and 3 minutes. After the speech is concluded, the judge will ask the student two questions about their qualifications. The student must answer each for 30-60 seconds.

Entry Price

Campaign Speech and parent is judging $80
Campaign Seech and NOT providing a judge $150

Congress and parent is judging $80
Congress and NOT providing a judge $150

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

Tournament Schedule (note: all times listed in PST)

7:30 - 8:30AM • Mandatory Judge Check-In/Training
8:30 - 8:45AM • Tournament Welcome
9:00 - 10:15AM • Round 1 for Congress and Campaign Speech
10:15 - 10:30AM • Break
10:30 - 11:45AM • Round 2 Congress and Campaign Speech
11:45AM - 12:45PM • Lunch Break
12:45 - 2:00PM • Round 3 for Congress and Campaign Speech
2:00 - 2:15PM • Break
3:45PM • Awards Announcement

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 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

Students must have a Tabroom account to be entered into the tournament. Please make sure to create one with the student's email address, NOT the parent's.
You can have us set it up for a $35 fee, but it's recommended that you do so on your own. It literally takes less than a minute. Click below to create a Tabroom account.
https://www.tabroom.com/user/login/new_user.mhtml

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.

Judges are encouraged to add 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".

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

YG ONLINE TOURNAMENT

20 March 2021

Information

Entry Price

Schedule

Drop Fee

Contact Info

Registration Form

We would love to have you visit soon at one of our open houses.
Check our home page for the schedule!

School year Hours

Telephone

Email (preferred)

Locations

YG ONLINE TOURNAMENT

20 March 2021

Information

​Entry Price

Schedule

Drop Fee

Contact Info

Registration Form

We would love to have you visit soon at one of our open houses.Check our home page for the schedule!

School year Hours

Telephone

Email (preferred)

Locations

Entry Price

We would love to have you visit soon at one of our open houses.
Check our home page for the schedule!