Miscellaneous Tournament Guidelines

Tournament Guidelines

Clark/Plano Guidelines

*Ballots will be ONLINE through Tabroom.com. All coaches, competitors, and judges will need to create a Tabroom.com (free) account to participate in the tournament.

*An adult sponsor (authorized by school administration to make decisions on behalf of the students in attendance from that school) must be in attendance at all times.

*All written manuscripts for Oratory, Informative Speaking, and all interpretation events must be available upon request.

*Any team or competitor that is more than 15 minutes late to their round will forfeit that round with zero speaker points. Exceptions will be made for those who are late due to tournament error.

*We will accelerate the schedule when possible – please remain available during the tournament to avoid forfeiture.

*No-show judges, like no-show entries, will be charged.

*If you are not listed on an assigned round to judge, you will be on standby and should stay in the judge holding room (100W) until the round is cleared.

*All school judges- both IE and debate - are obligated to judge 1 round past their school's elimination; please remain available.

*Facilities Fee - a $25 facilities fee will be charged per school. What does this cover? It covers online platform management and building maintenance.

*Concessions will be available for purchase. Our wonderful booster club is hard at work providing students with a variety of meal options.

* Brackets will not be broken in any debate event.

* We will be make an effort to have panels in elimination rounds for debate events, if possible. Please understand that we may be constrained by our judge situation, particularly in early out-rounds.

*Who is a novice competitor? A novice is a competitor who entered their first NSDA format debate competition in Fall 2024. If a student's tabroom data has entries (CX/PF/LD/WSD/CD/Extemp) from Spring 2024 or earlier, then please do not enter that student in the novice division.

* Due to our very tight room situation, our policy is to freeze entry fees and charge nuisance fees for late drops. Please help us do everything you can to finalize your entry numbers well in advance of when fees freeze (Monday, September 23rd, at 5 PM).

Entry Limits, Event Sections, & Cross-Entry Sections

Students cross-enter at their own risk. Students who do not arrive in time to perform to their round risk disqualification or being ranked last in their round.

Entry Limits Per School: Quick Reference Chart. Entry caps are based on available rooms. Additional entries may be placed on the waitlist and we will pull in as many as our logistics allow.

Deadlines

* Friday, September 20th at 5:00 pm - Entry Deadline. You may continue to make changes on the site without penalty until the drop deadline. No new schools may enter after this time.

* Monday, September 23rd at 5:00 pm - Judges Due & Fees Freeze. This is the last point at which you can drop entries without forfeiting the initial entry fee.

* Wednesday, September 25th at 5:00 pm – Drops and Name Changes Deadline. All name changes and drops are due at this point. Drops made after the this point accrue a $25 nuisance fee plus the loss of your entry fee.

Payment

Please pay as promptly as possible. Payment is due upon registration or proof of check request or a purchase order. If you have concerns about paying on time, email Neal White at neal.white@pisd.edu for assistance. No student will be allowed to participate unless proof of payment arrangements are provided. Checks should be made to “Clark Speech & Debate”.

Please send checks to the school address:

Clark High School

Attn: Neal White

523 W. Spring Creek Parkway

Plano, TX 75023