Important Information

Sections

Section A: Extemp (FX, DX ,NX) , Duo, OO, POI, HI

Section B: DA, Prose, Poetry, NOI, IMP, INFO, POI, DI

Students may cross enter without limitation, but are doing so at their own risk. The schedule will not be adjusted due to cross entries.

Paneling & Judges

Speech/IEs: All rounds will be a single judge, except for finals of TFA events.

Debate: All rounds will be a single judge, except for Semis & Finals of TFA events.

The judging pool will consist of community/volunteer judges, coaches of competing schools, and contracted judges. Varsity students may be utilized as judges in novice events.

Prose & Poetry

Readers choice with a 7 minute time limit with a 30 second grace

Determining Breaks

The break to elimination rounds is contingent on the number of entries. We will break to the highest level of guaranteed TFA points. For example, if points are only awarded to those advancing to quarterfinals, we will only break to quarterfinals.

Awards

Trophies will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Medals will be given for th-6th,

Entry Fees

IEs- $20 per entry

Congress- $25 per entry

LD & PF- $40 per entry

WSD- $40 per entry

Policy- $50 per entry

Tournament Guidelines

No smoking/vaping anywhere on campus

Students may not enter any room without a judge present

Please do not write on any of the board.

ALL Section A and Section B IE rounds will be single judges except for finals for TFA qualifying events.

Students may cross-enter in IEs at their own risk. The schedule will not be adjusted due to students who are cross-entered.

All debate rounds will be single judges except for semis and finals of TFA qualifying events.

ALL competing students must be accompanied by an employee of the school or school district attending. The supervising adult must be available throughout the tournament until all students from that academic institution are eliminated and/or finished competing.

Maverick entries will not be accepted.

No independent entries will be accepted. All entries must be affiliated with and a representative of their school, defined as an organization, institution, or group who grants a diploma, or its equivalent as recognized by the Texas State Board of Education and/or Texas Education Agency.

The judging pool will consist of community/volunteer judges, coaches of competing schools, and contracted judges. Varsity students may be utilized as judges in novice events.

For this tournament, a novice is defined as a competitor in their first competitive year in forensics.

National Speech & Debate Association Harassment and Discrimination Policy:The National Speech& Debate Association is committed to providing its participants, judges, coaches, and staff the opportunity to pursue excellence in their endeavors. This opportunity can exist only when each member of our community is assured an atmosphere of mutual respect. The NSDA prohibits all forms of harassment and discrimination. Accordingly, all forms of harassment and discrimination, whether written or oral, based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by any applicable federal, state, or local law are prohibited, whether committed by participants, judges, coaches, or observers. Individuals who are found to have violated this policy will be subject to the full range of sanctions, up to and including removal from the tournament premises.