THE 2023 BIG CAT SWING

Hosted Online and at CY-FAIR HIGH SCHOOL

NOVEMBER 16-18, 2023

Tournament Directors:

Perry Beard, Director of Speech and Debate, Cy-Fair HS

Andrew Barrett, Director of Speech and Debate, Cypress Creek HS

Ryan Hennessey, District Coordinator, Cy-Fair ISD

For tournament registration questions, please email vincent.beard@cfisd.net and ryan.hennessey@cfisd.net.

All information related to the tournament can be found on the right-hand side of this page.

Dear Colleagues,

Cy-Fair HS and Cypress Creek HS are proud to host the 2023 Big Cat Swing Tournament on November 16-18 2023.

We will swing all events.

For Debate: The first half of the debate swing will be held online using NSDA Campus on Thursday, November 16 and Friday, November 17, 2023. The second half of the debate swing will be held in-person at CY-FAIR HIGH SCHOOL on Saturday, November 18, 2023.

For Speech: All Speech events will take place in-person at CY-FAIR HIGH SCHOOL on Saturday, November 18, 2023.

We will offer all TFA Individual Qualifying Events, as well as Prose, Poetry, and Impromptu, on both sides of the swing. All IEs will feature a preliminary round of competition, a semifinal round if there are more than 25 entries or a second preliminary round if there are fewer than 25 entries, and a final round. All Debate events will be single-flighted on both halves of the swing. Cy-Fair HS & Cy-Creek HS reserve the right to enter their own students, but we will only enter students that are not yet qualified for TFA State, and those entries will be extremely limited. Cy-Creek Debaters will be entered and competing on both sides of the tournament.

We hope to see you at our tournament! Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.