Independence Winter Classic Varsity Division Truman HS National

Independence Winter Classic Varsity Division
Truman HS National Forensic League
3301 S. Noland Road
Independenc, MO 64055
Room phone: 816.521.5350
Fax: DON’T DO IT
email: [email protected]
[email protected]
We would appreciate entries by the email
Greetings!
The Truman & William Chrisman chapters of the National Forensic
League will host the annual Independence Winter Classic Debate & Forensics
Tournaments on December 5 & 6, 2014. The Novice division will be hosted
by Chrisman and the Varsity division will be hosted by Truman. Each school
will have separate schedules and awards presentations.
We are pleased to announce that we are a bid tournament for
the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions and the
University of Kentucky Speech TOC.
The deadline for entries is Monday, November 24 at 3pm.
Confirmations will be sent Tuesday.
We are sanctioned for competitors from Missouri, Kansas, Iowa,
Nebraska, New York, and Texas.
We must again ask you to confirm your entry by 2:30pm on
Friday, December 5. This will allow us to post correct schedules for
individual events as well as debate. You may call 816.289.7079 by cell
phone to confirm en route; this number will also ring during the tournament
in case of emergency. Please, DO NOT POST THIS NUMBER FOR
YOUR STUDENTS’ USE.
A concession stand offering decent food at reasonable prices will be
available each day.
We look forward to hosting your squad!
Best regards,
Chris Adams Carl Stafford
Debate
Forensics
Samantha DuVall
Amy Ramirez
Tournament Chairs
Independence Winter Classic
Varsity Division 2014
Truman High School
Thursday, December 4
*Debate Team Name Registration due by 3:30 email [email protected]
Friday, December 5
2:30-3:00
Registration, Front Lobby Truman High School
3:00
3:30
4:30
5:00
6:30
8:00
Extemp Draw
Round 1 IE & Congress
Extemp Draw
Round 2 IE & Congress
Debate Round 1, including Congressional Debate 1A
Debate Round 2, including Congressional Debate 1B
Saturday, December 6
8:00
8:30
10:00
11:30
12:00
1:30
3:45
4:15
5:45
Extemp Draw Sems
Semi-Finals IE & Congress Super-Session part 1
Honors Quarterfinals IE if needed
Debate Round 3 (high-low in bracket power from rounds 1 & 2)
Congressional Debate 2A
Extemp Draw Finals
Fianls IE & Congress Super-Session part 2
Debate Round 4 (high-low in bracket power from rounds 1 – 3)
Congressional Debate 2B
Awards
Single-Flight Octos/Quarters/Sems LD & PFD; Sems CX Debate
Finals All Debate
*To be eligible for speaker awards in PFD and Policy
Independence Winter Classic
Truman High School
Entry Form 2014 Varsity Division
Please give us this form in person at registration with numbers for who’s really on the bus &
competing.
School______________________________________________________________
Debate Coach(es)_____________________________________________________
IE/Speech Coach(es) __________________________________________________
Who’s with the squad Friday ____________________ Saturday ________________
Debate Coach’s Cell Phone________________________
IE/Speech Coach’s Cell Phone _____________________
Sponsor(s) Cell Phone(s) _______________________________________________
Classic Varsity Policy Debate
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Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate
JV LD Debate (2nd years only)
Varsity Public Forum Debate
JV Public Forum Debate (2nd years only)
Congressional Debate (during debate rds)
Duo Interp
Improv Duet Acting
Storytelling
Dramatic Interp
Humorous Interp
Domestic Extemp
Foreign Extemp
Original Oratory
IE Congress
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Entry Fees: $8 per entry
Total due:__________
By November 24, email your desired number of entries in each event offered to:
[email protected]
General Information
**Remember: Phone us at 816.289.7079 before leaving your school, or call via cell phone en route. It is unfair for
the tournament to run late due to late registrations. We will do our best to keep the tournament on schedule, and
your help in this regard is very much appreciated.**
1. Students should perform in their rounds in a timely manner; they must perform in the time allotted for the round
on the schedule. If students are double entered, they must notify their judges prior to the start of the round
or risk being ranked last in the section. Double entered students should ask to perform first or second in one
event then immediately go to their second event. Students must perform within the time allocated for each round
or receive the lowest rank in the round. This is a varsity tournament. **Students must compete in the round
they are scheduled to perform in or receive the lowest rank for the round.**
2. No triple-entries in individual events are allowed. Extemp draws may be moved up or down to keep the
rounds on schedule; please monitor your extempers so that they do not show up late to draw to get a later speaking
time. Students in Congress may not be entered in any other individual event. Students in improv duet will draw
their elements in their performance room.
3. Judges will be instructed to follow MSHSAA event rules and guidelines for all IE’s and debates. Please note
MSHSAA rules for movement and quality of literature in interpretive events. Duo Interpretation will follow NFL
guidelines, and judges will be instructed accordingly. For those not native to our fabulous state, the official
MSHSAA Manual is available online: http://www.mshsaa.org
4. All MSHSAA guidelines for good sportsmanship will be observed; smoking by juveniles or by adults in or
outside of the building will not be tolerated . Competitors violating the smoking policy or exhibiting poor
sportsmanship will be expelled from the tournament and will forfeit all awards. **Please monitor your students.
No hacky-sack, tossing of balls, or other potentially damaging behaviors will be tolerated. Rude or harrassing
behaviors will result in tournament expulsion. No guitars, no boom-boxes, etc.
5. A qualified adult sponsor must be provided for both Friday and Saturday. S/he may need to judge.
Time Limits for Individual Events:
Dramatic, Humorous, Duo Interp, and Original Oratory: 10 minutes maximum
Foreign & Domestic Extemp: 7 minutes maximum; no notes allowed during the delivery of the speech.
Storytelling: 8 minutes maximum. A panel of 5-10 year olds will probably be judging Semi Finals and
Finals in addition to the adult judges.
Improvisational Duet: Duet teams will have a total of 6 minutes to both prepare AND perform their duet,
e.g. a team may use 2 minutes to prep and 4 minutes to perform, or they could use 1 minute to prep and 5 minutes
to perform; the choice of how to use their time is theirs. All drawing and preparation will be done in their
performance room in front of the judge. Students will draw characters, setting, and tag line (e.g. “Would you like
rice with that?”). Two chairs and a table will be provided in each competition room. Students may NOT bring any
props to use.
IE Congress: Standard NSDA procedures and time limits. PO’s will be elected; our Varsity will conduct
the elections then turn the session over to the elected PO. Chambers may choose to keep or change PO’s for
sessions 1 & 2. The Super-Session PO will preside over both Super Sessions.
Advancing in Individual Events
IE Advancing will be based on ranks, reciprocals, and quality points. The top 12 will advance to semis, and 6 to
finals. In Congress, we will use judge ranks then NFL points awarded.
Policy, LD, Public Forum, and Congressional Debate
1. A team in policy and public forum debate will consist of two people; no maverick teams allowed, no 4 person
teams allowed. Lincoln-Douglas debate is an individual debate event. Computer use in Policy and Congress will
be per NFL & MSHSAA guidelines. Look them up online if you are not familiar with these rules. NO POWER
ACCESS IS GUARANTEED. STUDENT MAY NOT UNPLUG ANY, REPEAT: ANYTHING, IN
COMPETITION ROOMS. If a long extension cord is brought WITH teams wishing to use computers, they may
use the outlets which are outside every-other door in the main part of the building. The newer parts of the building
do not have these outside outlets, so be sure you have a GREAT battery.
2. The Names of Debaters must be emailed by Thursday, December 5 at 3:30pm. We must have these names to set
up the computer for speaker awards. If names are not submitted by 3:30 on November 29, your students will
not be eligible for speaker awards.
3. Policy time limits will be 8-3-5, with 5 minutes prep, strictly enforced. LD time limits will be 6-3-7-3-4-6-3,
with 4 minutes of prep strictly enforced. Public Forum time limits will be 4-4-3-4-4-3-2-2-3-2-2, with 2 minutes of
prep strictly enforced. There shall be no dilly-dallying for coin tosses and selections in PFD, or in Policy for
computer set up (any setup time will be deducted from prep and/or speaking time by your timekeeper, including
any “flashing” with opponents), or in LD & PFD for flight changing. We will run as on-time as possible, and our
round timekeepers will control the timeliness of our tournament.
4. “Classic Policy Debate” requires students to debate in a “traditional manner.” This is defined as stock-issues
focused debate, no kritiks, no conditional arguments (such as running inherency arguments and a disad and asking
the judge to pick the argument they prefer), and at moderate speed. Counterplans must be the focus of the negative
strategy if used; no conditional counterplans or opting out of counterplans will be condoned. Topicality,
disadvantages, solvency arguments, and new-in-the-2NC are also acceptable in our Classic division. The judges in
this division will be Rotary members, parents, and flow judges who prefer traditional debate techniques.
5. Congressional Debate is for students who are committed to a more advanced, debate-style, evidence-based
Congressional experience. Students in Congressional Debate may do extemp, oratory, or other Individual Event as
CD will occur during debate rounds.
5. Students must be PUNCTUAL. Debaters have permission to leave IE rounds early to accommodate the debate
schedule.
6. Tabulation and scheduling of debate will be by computer.
7. Debaters will advance based on W-L, opp record, speaker points, speaker ranks, adjusted opps, etc. Teams
ranked 5, 6, 7, and 8 after prelims will be recognized with awards during the awards assembly. Teams ranked 1- 4
will advance to semi finals following awards. Top speaker awards will be presented in both policy debate and in
public forum debate. Congressional Debate will be tabulated in by ranks.
8. Topics:
Policy Debate topic: 2014 NFL Policy topic on ocean research and/or development
Lincoln-Douglas topic: 2014 NFL November/December LD on internet privacy
Public Forum: The December PFD topic from NSDA; announced Nov. 1 at speechanddebate.org
Sweepstakes
Your best two entries in each individual event and your best eight debate entries will be counted for sweepstakes.
We will announce the top debate and IE schools, and award the overall top 3 schools.
Debate Team Name Registration
Please email names [email protected] by 3:30pm Thursday, November 29 for your students to be eligible
for speaker awards..
School Name ___________________________________________
Code __________
Classic Policy Debaters
A. ________________________________ & _______________________________
B. ________________________________ & _______________________________
C. ________________________________ & _______________________________
D. ________________________________ & _______________________________
Varsity Division LD Debaters
A. ____________________________________
B. ____________________________________
C. ____________________________________
D. ____________________________________
JV Division LD Debaters
A. ____________________________________
B. ____________________________________
C. ____________________________________
D. ____________________________________
Varsity Public Forum Debaters
A. ________________________________ & _______________________________
B. ________________________________ & _______________________________
C. ________________________________ & _______________________________
D. ________________________________ & _______________________________
JV Public Forum Debaters
A. ________________________________ & _______________________________
B. ________________________________ & _______________________________
C. ________________________________ & _______________________________
D. ________________________________ & _______________________________

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