THIS TOURNAMENT IS INTENDED AS A "KICK OFF" FOR TEAMS TO GET THINGS ROLLING AND TO GIVE COMPETITORS, COACHES, AND JUDGES AN IDEA OF HOW TOURNAMENTS WORK, IN GENERAL. IT DOES NOT MIRROR EXACTLY THE FORMAT AND PROCESSES OF A REGULAR LEAGUE TOURNAMENT. PLEASE BRING YOUR STUDENTS TO COMPETE, EVEN IF THEY DON'T THINK THEY ARE "READY" - THERE IS NO EXPECTATION FOR THEM TO BE COMPLETELY PREPARED AT THIS TOURNAMENT. THERE IS VALUE IN EXPERIENCING ROUNDS AND HAVING A CHANCE TO TRY OUT THEIR CASES TO GET IDEAS FOR HOW TO DO BETTER AT THE UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS. THERE IS ALSO VALUE FOR JUDGES TO TRY OUT TABROOM IN A LOW PRESSURE SETTING, AS WELL AS FOR COACHES TO LEARN THE TABBING SOFTWARE TO MANAGE THEIR TEAMS AND TO HELP RUN THE TOURNAMENTS.

Welcome to the San Diego Imperial Valley Speech League

League Opener - Debate

Parliamentary Debate

Public Forum Debate

Policy Debate

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Student Congress

This tournament is open only to members of the San Diego Imperial Valley Speech League.

Saturday, Sept 14, 2024

Poway High School

15500 Espola Rd

Poway, CA 92064

Your Tournament Director is Matt Valji, VP of Debate (email)

Topics:

(NOTE: SDIVSL does not recognize the Novice Topic for any events - these will be the topics used)

Congress:

Legislation will posted in the yellow section to the right.

Lincoln Douglas - September/October Topic

Resolved: The United States ought to require that workers receive a living wage.

Public Forum - September/October Topic

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially expand its surveillance infrastructure along its southern border.

Policy - 2024-25 Topic

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

Parliamentary

Topics will be submitted by competing schools and selected by the Tournament Director.

See the additional pages in the right-hand column ("Information", "Schedule" ) for complete information.

We look forward to seeing your team!