This is a practice tournament for students in BCFL only. We will have 3 rounds, and each round is 50 minutes. This is plenty of time to judge at most 3 students and give feedback as well.

Pro Con Challenge: In the Pro Con Challenge, students will present a 3-5 minute affirmative case and a 3-5 minute negative case on the National Tournament topic for PF. Both cases must be on the same topic. They will read both of those speeches within a recording limit of 10 minutes and 30 seconds. Students may take recorded “prep time” in between speeches to pull up files or take a short break, but the recording will stop them at 10 minutes and 30 seconds. Judges will evaluate the structure, arguments, evidence, and speaking abilities of each competitor and rank them against each other. The event's goal is to demonstrate that students have the ability to see multiple perspectives on an overall issue. While students will write out the speeches, they should not be memorized. Eye contact and other aspects of nonverbal communication are important considerations. Students may speak from notes in any format - legal pads, notecards, or electronic tablets, for example, are all permissible. There are a number of choices that competitors are free to make with regard to the structure of their Pro Con speeches. During your con case, you may refute your pro case, but it is not required. It is important to remember that these speeches will be judged against any of the given topic areas all in one round. Thus, coaches and students may wish to make their speeches friendly to a wide range of judges.

Schedule

Round 1 - 6:00 ~ 6:50

Round 2 - 6:50 ~ 7:40

Round 3 - 7:40 ~ 8:30