Hou-Gal Quota Requirements (NCFL)

QUOTAS
Local League quotas are based on the number of member schools in each league that have registered prior to the fall deadline.Quotas represent the maximum number of entries in each category that can advance to the Grand National Tournament from each local league. The quotas are also used at meetings for votes requiring a weighted vote.

Standard Quotas - maximum entries per category:

• 26+ schools: 6
• 21-25 schools: 5
• 16-20 schools: 4
• 11-15 schools: 3
• 6-10 schools: 2
• 5 schools: 1

Small League Quotas:

• 2, 3, or 4 schools:3, 4 or 5 total entries respectively ; maximum 1 each event
• 1 school: 1 entry as an independent school for one year only

ENTRIES
Entries from Diocesan Leagues in the tournament shall be governed by the following quota system based upon school membership in the LEAGUE:

• 2-5 Schools: 20 entries with no more than 2 in any event
• 6-10 Schools: 20 entries with no more than 2 in any event
• 11-15 Schools: 30 entries with no more than 3 in any event
• 16-20 Schools: 40 entries with no more than 4 in any event
• 21-25 Schools: 50 entries with no more than 5 in any event
• 26 + Schools: 60 entries with no more than 6 in any event
  ** NOTE: Each debate team and each Duo Interpretation team counts as one entry. The maximum number of entries from any one Diocesan League will be 60, regardless of total school membership. An individual school may have up to three entries with no more than one entry in any event, as an Independent School for one year only.

EVENTS
The NCFL Grand National Tournament offers six speech events and four debate events. NCFL Grand National Tournament rules and procedures are documented in the NCFL Bylaws.

• Dramatic Performance
• ​Duo Interpretation of Literature
• Extemporaneous Speaking
• Lincoln-Douglas Debate
• Oral Interpretation of Literature
• Oratorical Declamation
• Original Oratory
• Policy Debate
• Public Forum Debate
• Student Congress

NCFL 2025
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