FGCCFL Tournament Invitation
Dixie Hollins High School
October 13, 2018

Registration 7:30 – 8:00 A.M.

Billy D. Butcher, Head Coach
4940 62nd St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33709
Email: butcherb@pcsb.org • Cell phone: (954) 376-0254

Events: All NCFL Events. No double entries. No more than SIX entries per event prior to Grand Finals. No more than 12 entries in Congress prior to NSDA District Congress.

*** Novice students may be registered as student observers to watch rounds in up to four events. There is no entry fee, but observers still incur the host/lunch fee. 

Cost: $20.00 per competitor (including host/lunch fee) PLUS an additional $10.00 host/lunch fee for each judge, trainee, or observer. Checks should be made out to FGCCFL for the full amount.

Food: Closed campus (FGCCFL rule). Please remember to order lunches on Tabroom for all competitors, judges, trainees, coaches, and observers. ONE complimentary lunch will be provided to each school for the head coach. Lunch will be Shepherd’s Pie (meat or vegetarian), salad with dressing, breadsticks, dessert, and drinks. Please order lunches on Tabroom. 

Judging requirements: One (1) judge for every four (4) IE and Congress entries combined. One (1) judge for every two (2) LD entries. One (1) judge for every two (2) PFD team entries. One (1) judge for each TD team entry. COACHES: Do not count yourself in your judge quota as we must be able to use you where needed! Judges should be cross-trained.

*** A judge training will be held at this tournament. Trainees incur only the host/lunch fee and do not count toward the school’s quota. 

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Registration for the tournament

Go to <fgccfloct.tabroom.com>. Click the “Register” tab above (starting September 22). Registration must be submitted online by the school’s coach only. Registration will not be accepted once Tabroom registration is closed or by any means other than Tabroom unless directed to do so. Pay attention to your school registration for students, judges in correct pools, and total lunch orders. Tabroom registration will close at 9:00 P.M. on the Monday of the tournament week. 

Please note: The Executive Committee will levy additional tournament fees of $25.00 for any dropped entry on the tournament day, a dropped entry not declared before the start of the first round, and for each missing judge. All changes made after the close of registration, but before tournament day must be reported to Paul Jannereth <pjannereth@carrollwooddayschool.org>. Schools will forfeit registration fees for all drops after close of online registration.

Tournament Day Registration:  7:30 – 8:00 in the Media Center. Only the team coach or principal approved designee should proceed through the registration line.  Students should report to the Cafeteria.  Judges should report to the Media Center. 

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Congress legislation requirements

Every school entering Student Congress MUST supply at least one (1) and at most six (6) pieces of satisfactory legislation. All legislation must be written using the templates on the FGCCFL website and uploaded on Tabroom by 9:00 P.M. on the THURSDAY prior to tournament week (October 4). Late, frivolous, stale, recycled, or unsatisfactory legislation will not be considered. The legislative docket will be published on FRIDAY evening, allowing students a week to prepare.

RECOMMENDED: Coaches who would like Josh Schneider to review their students’ legislation before it is submitted may email it to <joshschneider@me.com> in Microsoft Word format no later than the MONDAY prior to tournament week (October 1).

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Directions:

Click on “Directions” at right for driving directions and a Google Maps link.