Westlake Thunderdome 2021
2021 — Saratoga Springs, UT/US
Welcome to the 2021 Westlake Thunderdome Speech and Debate Invitational
IN Person Entries Require In Person Judges. Online Entries Require Online Judges
Out of state schools may participate online only.
This will be a mixed Hybrid Format. Schools who wish to attend in person may do so.
Those who cannot or wish to attend online will have their own divisions (Unless we need to collapse in which case we will figure out a blended version).
We will have an online Sweepstakes and a separate in person Sweepstakes
All events that are not listed as asynchronous will be held synchronous online.
Divisions may be collapsed as needed based on numbers.
As of Now, Online Interps are combined, but if gets big enough, will divide if needed.
***NO RECORDING OF EVENTS WILL BE ALLOWED AT THIS TOURNAMENT****
General Information:
Dates: October 8-9, 2021
Location: Westlake High School, 99 S 200 W Saratoga Springs, Ut 84045
Tournament Host/Director: Tanya Roundy, troundy@alpinedistrict.org
Cost: $15/day ($30 both days)
$4/person per event
Judges: Speech 1:6, CX 1:2, Debates 1:2, Congress 1:6
(judges can judge both speech and debate events)
Asynchronous Fun Speech Events---Lip Synch, Storytelling, Declamation, Newscaster
Students may double, triple or quadruple enter in Speech Events--at their own risk. Tournament will not be held up for double entries.
They may only participate in one Debate event
Novice and Varsity Divisions Available in main events.
DEBATE TOPICS:
Novice and Varsity LD will use the same current LD topic for Varsity:
Resolved: The member nations of the World Trade Organization ought to reduce intellectual property protections for medicines.
PF:
Resolved: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization should substantially increase its defense commitments to the Baltic states.
CX:
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the United States.
NOVICE CX MUST USE THE UDCA APPROVED LIMITED DECK Please read through the handbook in the folder to know what is and isn't allowed in Novice Policy Debate.
NOTE: Aynchronous Speech events: Lip Sync, Newscaster, Storytelling, Declamation
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Must be recorded (without any editing) and uploaded as an unlisted youtube/google drive file (don’t use a school drive as it often blocks access--suggestion-create a team email/drive account an use that for either drive or youtube)
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Speeches should be recorded that week and uploaded by Tuesday, judging to begin on Wednesday through Friday.
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Put the link for the video in the description/title section for that competitor’s speech in tabroom.
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Will be judged in advance and must be turned in by Deadline.
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Lip Sync/Newscaster:
Yes to props, scripts, and having lots of fun. NO to Greenscreens, special affects, or editing.
Newscaster 1-2 people
Lip Sync 1-6 people
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Storytelling, may or may not have book/script in hand, may use a chair.
Events: (Both online and in person Divisions)
Friday: Novice and Varsity Speech Events
Novice
Mixed Extemp
Impromptu
SPAR
Interps (HI/DI/DUO/POI--Depending on number of entries will determine if they are combined or held separately.)
Oratory
Informative
Varsity
US Extemp
Int Extemp
Impromptu
SPAR
HI
DI
Duo
Poi
Oratory
Informative
Saturday Debate
Novice/Varsity
PF
CX
LD
BQ
Congress (First session will be a learning session as needed for novice)
World Schools (mixed nov/varsity teams ok) 2 Prepared motions and 1 Impromptu Motion
Schedule:
Friday;
3-3:30pm Online Check in
3:30 pm Judge Instructions in Judge/coach Lounge
Extemp Prep to Start at 3:45 pm and 15 min before start of each round.
4 pm Round 1
5:30 pm Round 2
7:30 pm Round 3
(we will run rounds faster as possible)
Saturday:
8-8:30am Check in
8:30am Judge Instructions
Awards 3:30 pm
Awards for top 5 in each event
*School Size will be determined by number of students entered per school
Large School Sweepstakes Award
Small School Sweepstakes Award
*Sweepstakes will be done using NSDA points (online and in person)
Speech: Points by placement per round
Debate: Points by win/loss per round
Congress: Points by placement overall