Tournament Information

Information

2023 La Costa Canyon Winter Classic

Events Offered:

• Debate: Policy, Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, Parliamentary, Congress

• Pattern A: Impromptu, Informative, Original Prose & Poetry, Program Oral Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation, Original Advocacy

• Pattern B: Extemporaneous, Duo, Humorous Interpretation, Declamation, Original Oratory

• World Schools Debate: This year we are excited to offer World Schools Debate on Sunday, December 3rd. Schools may field teams ahead of time, or may use re-register non advancing students Sunday morning. More information will be available under the "World Schools Debate" tab as it becomes available.

Entry Limitations:

• Debates will be limited to 4 per school (No Limits for World Schools)

• Congress will be limited to 10 entries per school

• Speech events will be limited to 7 per school per event

Please add additional entries to the waitlist. After November 27th, we will decide if we can allow more entries to the tournament and still maintain the quality of the competition. All competitors MUST be affliated with a school and have been registered through their coach.

Double Entry Information:

Students who double enter are responsible for getting to their rounds on time. Entry limitations will be strictly enforced; violations may lead to a student being dropped from an event at the Tournament Director's discretion. Refunds will not be given for missed rounds.

• Competitors may only enter one event in the Debate Pattern.

• Competitors who enter Policy may not enter any other event.

• Competitors may enter two Pattern A events and two Pattern B events.

• Competitors who enters Extemp may not enter a second Pattern B event.

• Competitors who enter in Extemp may enter a Debate and Pattern A event, but additional extemp prep time will not be given to students if Debate Pattern or Pattern A is running late.

Campus & Supervision:

We are pleased to announce that all events—including Policy—will be hosted solely on the LCC campus! This should allow for simpler team supervision.

All schools must be accompanied by an adult and must remain under adult supervision throughout the tournament. No exceptions.

Debate Topics:

Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum:

We will be using the November/December NSDA Topic

Policy:

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.

Parli Topics will adhere to CHSSA style.

Entry Deadline:

All entries must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. on Monday, November 27th. Entries will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.

Teams may be added after the deadline depending on space availability.

Drops:

Drops without charge will be accepted via Tabroom website up until Wednesday, November 29th at 5:00 p.m. All fees will be final after that time. After this time, please email your drops to lccwinterclassic@gmail.com. The subject should read: Drops--Your School Name. Please provide the name of the student dropped and event(s).