Apple Valley MinneApple Debate Tournament

2021 — NSDA Campus, MN/US

Congress Schedule/Information

Legislation

Dates: October 18 - Legislation Due; October 23 - Legislation Released 
The docket is available in the tab to the right, toward the top.

Submission: Please use templates from CongressionalDebate.org; also available on the "Legislation" tab here.

Resources

Virtual competition resources for contestants/judges (both scorers and parliamentarians)

MinneApple tournament rules, procedures, protocols, and online considerations

 

Schedule

All times Central Standard Time (CST).

Friday

3:15pm            Judge room (NSDA Campus) "Open House" for Q&A
3:45pm            Check-in to chambers assigned
3:45pm            Standby Judge Check-In, Congress Judge Room
4:00 - 6:45       Round 1
6:45 - 7:30       Dinner
7:20pm            Check-in to chambers assigned; Standbys to Judge Room
7:30 - 9:45       Round 2 

Saturday

9:45am            Check-in to chambers assigned; Standbys to Judge Room
10:00-12:15     Round 3
12:15-1:00       Lunch
1:15pm            Check-in to chambers assigned; Standbys to Judge Room
1:30-3:45         Semifinal Round 
4:00pm            Check-in to chamber; ; Standbys to Judge Room
4:15-6:30         Final Round

Rules & Pilots

Click here for complete rules, tournament procedures and protocols, and online considerations.

Pilots: we follow NSDA rules and procedures for Congressional Debate, with the following pilots in place:

  • Limit of debate to no more than 8 speeches per legislation.
  • Each author/sponsor will give a 90-second final appeal speech – with no questioning – when debate concludes on their legislation, which will be scored as a final addition to their speech, but not count for precedence/recency
  • Preset recency
  • Direct questioning in all rounds

Assistance

Prior to tournament: info@congressionaldebate.org
During tournament: info@congressionaldebate.org or text (617) 545-4822 (4-TAB).
Always include full name, chamber (if applicable), and your question/issue/concern, so we can answer your question more purposefully.
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Location
Apple Valley High School Falcon Ridge Middle School Generic Rooms Scott Highlands Middle School Valley Middle School
Contacts
Minneapple Debate
General Info
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Pages & Uploads
Congress Legislation Congress Placard Template Prelim Chamber Results Semifinal Chamber Results Final Chamber Results Congress Schedule/Information Details LD/PF Schedules
Circuits
MN – Minnesota Speech & Debate NatCir – National Circuit (US HS) TOC-UK – Tournament of Champions Past Years' Editions

Dates & Deadlines

 CDT
Tournament Dates Nov 5 to Nov 7 2021
Registration Opens Mon Aug 16 at 1:00 PM
Registration Closes Mon Nov 1 at 8:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Tue Oct 12 at 2:05 AM
Judge Information Due Mon Nov 1 at 11:55 PM
Drop online until Tue Nov 2 at 7:00 PM
Change fees apply after Mon Nov 1 at 7:00 PM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.