Novice division rules:

• Novice will be limited to those students who have not participated in debate prior to this season. 

• We ask novice teams to limit their affirmatives to the Novice Case List (Westlands, Ag Runoff, Lead, and Fracking). 

• Teams may develop their own observations, alter the original plan text, and claim different advantages. 

• Both Affirmative and Negative are free to use cards not found in the packet and the negative can run positions not found there.

Entries will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis, with district schools given first consideration. All teams must register on Tabroom.com (http://wellingtondebate.tabroom.com). All entries will be waitlisted.  Entry fees will be $6.00 per team.

While we are not requiring schools to bring judges, we would appreciate any judges you might be able to provide. We may have to draw upon coaches to serve as judges if necessary. We will be using online ballots through tabroom.com.

We will provide a hospitality room. I will let  you know about concessions the week of the tournament, along with any changes to our covid protocols.

Awards will be given to 1st-8th place in each division.

Sincerely,

Kurt Sherry

Debate Coach, Wellington High School

ksherry@usd353.com

620-326-4310 x 2166

Basic Tournament Guidelines

1. All teams will be debating the NSDA resolution: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the United States.

2. All rounds will use the standard 8-3-5 cross examination format with 8 minutes of prep time per team, per round.

3. KSHSAA rules for internet use will be followed and we should have a guest network available.

4. Any team more than 15 minutes late to a round, through no fault of the tournament, will receive a 3-4 loss. 

5. No maverick or 3-person teams will be allowed.

6. All rounds will be closed.

7. Fees are non-refundable.

8. Cancellations will result in rescheduling, substitution of host teams, or byes.

9. Any rules challenges must be made before the beginning of the next round.

10. There is no “flash time,” only speech, cross-x, or prep time. Debaters are expected to share their speeches and evidence via an email chain.

Schedule

7:00-8:00 Registration

8:00 Round 1

9:30 Round 2

12:30 Round 3

2:00 Round 4

3:30 Round 5

Awards ASAP

COVID-19 Protocols

• At the writing of this invitation, USD 353 has adopted a policy of strongly encouraging, but not requiring, the wearing of masks. You are, of course, expected to follow the guidelines of your home district, but we are unable to provide any enforcement beyond our current district policy.

• We likely lack the facilities to assign each squad its own room, but we encourage appropriate social distancing.