Talk Hawk Invitational

2019 — Livermore, CA/US

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Novice NPDA

Event Description:

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE (governed by National Parliamentary Debate Association rules)

1. A different resolution will be used each round. For elimination rounds, brackets will be broken to prevent teams from the same school from debating their school. In the case of hybrid teams, a school shall have no more than one hybrid team. If the two schools’ coaches can’t decide who advances or if a debate occurs when hitting a “pure” team from their school in an elimination round, the tournament director will decide for them.

2. The Team Parliamentary format shall be: 7-8-8-8-4-5.

3. There will be 5 preliminary rounds and the appropriate number elimination rounds, as permitted by NPDA.

4. There will be at least two divisions (Novice/Open). We will follow NPDA rules for eligibility. The student may not have more than one semester of competitive high school debate experience and must also be in the first two semesters of collegiate debate.

5. After topic announcement, teams will have twenty minutes to get to their respective rooms. Prepare as needed.

6. A strict 5 minute forfeit rule will be enforced. Teams should be in their room, ready to debate 20 minutes after topic announced. Any team not ready to debate 5 minutes after that 20 minutes has elapsed will be forfeited.

7. It is tournament policy that students should be prepared and willing to debate on either side of a topic. If a team refuses to debate a topic, it will be treated as a forfeit and the offending team will be given a loss and zero speaker points for that round.

8. Coaches, please instruct your judges as follows. It is expected that all parliamentary debates on Saturday and Sunday will be concluded in this time. That includes topic announce, the 20 minutes of prep, the debate itself and the completed ballot returned to the tab room. ONLY PROVIDE ORAL CRITIQUES AFTER THE COMPLETED BALLOT IS RETURNED!!! Then talk, if desired.

9. Special Parliamentary Debate Teams

A. Three person Team: schools with an odd number of debaters may enter a single three person team. The coach may select which two debaters participate in each round. For purposes of speaker awards, points will not be averaged for rounds, if any, a speaker misses.

B. Hybrid Teams: A school may enter a hybrid team. The intent of this rule is to allow debaters who have no available partner at their school to participate in the tournament. The hybrid will be treated as a team from each school, being protected from hitting either school in prelims. Elims handled in accord with NPDA custom.

C. Maverick Debaters are NOT allowed. All debate teams must consist of two individuals. No 2-on-1.