1 - Tournament Information

Malone University - Canton, OH - May 10-11, 2024

Tournament Fees:

Team Debate

• Varsity: $35 per competitor

Individual Events

• Varsity: $30 for 1st event, $5 for each additional event
• Junior Varsity (JV): $30
• Junior (JR): $25

Events Offered:

Varsity Team Debate

Novice Team Debate

Individual Events (I.E.):

Varsity:

• Interpretation Genre: Biblical Interpretation, Dramatic Duo
• Limited Preparation Genre: Impromptu, Extemporaneous Apologetics, News Analysis
• Public Address Genre: Cultural Criticism, Biographical Informative

Junior Varsity (JV):

• JV Biographical Informative, JV Biblical Interpretation

Junior (JR):

• Poetry

Sweepstakes: For Varsity Division only. To be eligible for Sweepstakes competition, the I.E. competitor shall compete in three (3) events, with one (1) from each genre (Interpretation, Limited Preparation, and Public Address).

I.E. Entry Limits:

• Each 14-18 year old Varsity competitor is limited to participation in a total of three (3) Individual Events
• Each 13 year-old Varsity competitor is limited to participation in a total of two (2) Individual Events
• Impromptu Reminder. According to the IE Division Eligibility document on the CCA website: "Beginning with the 2022 season, Varsity students will be limited to 2 consecutive seasons of competing in Impromptu at one or more CCA tournaments per season."

This means that if you competed in Impromptu last year, this is your only other year you can compete in Impromptu. If this is your first year competing in Impromptu, you will only be able to compete in Impromptu this year and next.

• Each Junior Varsity and Junior competitor is limited to one (1) Individual Event
• The “I.E. Competitor Divisions and Event Eligibility” is available here

Tournament Address:

Malone University - 2600 Cleveland Ave NW, Canton, OH 44709

Malone Tournament Map

Emergency Phone Numbers(during tournament only):

• Tournament Director (TD): Mrs. Betty Besse (234) 203-1512
• Judge Coordinator: Mrs. Michelle Naylor (330)234-6245

Any issues, please contact the Tournament Director Betty Besse at BettyBesse@gmail.com