Novice Definition

The League defines a novice as a high school student who:

(a) was not a member of the League [in a prior year], and either

(b) had less than twenty-five (25) NSDA points registered before the season began, or

(c) had no NSDA points registered, and also did not participate in Forensics or a Forensics-related activity in any previous season (participation in the NJFL [for middle schools] does not count).