Welcome Letter

Welcome to the Prosper Eagles TFA Tournament hosted at Prosper High School on September 14, 2024. We are so glad you decided to join us for this tournament, and we look forward to all the competition and support.

Things you need to know:

Category A: HI, POE, DUO, OO, USX, IX
Category B: DI, PRO, DA, INFO, IMP, POI

Cross-Entries Information: All debate events, with the exception of Congress, may not cross-enter.

Schedule: Here is a link to the schedule:Tournament Schedule

Awards Ceremony: The award ceremony will be hosted in the auditorium at 9:00 PM.

Congressional Debate:

Congressional Debate students may cross-enter into Category A events. They may only cross-enter in one Category A event.

Congress TFA Fall Docket:

Prelims: 2,3,4,5
Semis: 6,7,8,9
Finals: 10,11,12,13

Advancing to Finals note: If we advance straight to finals from prelims, we will be skipping the semis docket and using the finals docket.

Speech Events:

Students competing in Speech events can cross-enter in up to 3 events in either Category A or B. Students who are competing in either Domestic or International Extemp may only cross-enter into Category A events.

LD Debate:

Topic: Fall 2024 NSDA Topic

Policy Debate:

Topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.

World Schools:

Round 1:

Round 2:

Round 3: Impromptu

Semifinals:

Finals: Impromptu

Miscellaneous Notes:

1-Breaking Brackets: Debate brackets will not be broken.

2-TFA Rules: All qualifying events follow TFA rules. PRO/POE will follow TFA rules, but selections that fit either of the UIL categories will also be allowed.

3-Speech Event Entries: Speech events with fewer than 24 entries: 3 prelims, then finals

4-24 or more entries: Speech events with 24 or more entries: 2 prelims, semis, finals

5-District Employee Registration: All competitors must be registered with their schools and accompanied by a school district employee