SCDL Fall Varsity Speech

IMPORTANT
IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS TOURNAMENT - SCHOOLS MUST

1.     BE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEBATE LEAGUE

2.     REGISTER ALL ENTRIES ON THE WEBSITE BY THE WEBSITE BY 5PM, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4

3.     HAVE PAID THEIR 2020-21 CHSSA DUES (BY ENTRY DEADLINE)

4.     HAVE PAID ANY OUTSTANDING SCDL 2019-20 BILLS

ENTRIES FOR SCHOOLS NOT MEETING THESE CRITERIA WILL NOT BE HONORED

IMPORTANT: You must have paid your CHSSA dues,  League dues and any outstanding fees from last school year prior to entering this tournament. 

Who:  Member schools in the Southern California Debate League

When: Saturday, December 12, 2020

Time:  8am

Where: Online           

Live or Recorded?   All events will be LIVE.   Exept for Duo (see below for procedures) and Recorded Interp and Recorded Platform events (see below for procedures)

Events: 

·      All California Speech events PLUS

·      Congressional Extemp

·      SPAR

·      RECORDED Platform and RECORDED Interp.

Entries: Are due to the Tabroom.com website by no later than 5pm on Friday 12/4/2020

Judges: Varsity students may NOT judge.  One judge required for every five entries 

Do not enter your students until your judges are confirmed

Fees: $5 per entry ($10 for DUO)   $10 School fee      

          Fees will be be billed after the tournament. 

By attending this event you are agreeing to the following:

In consideration for my participation in events sponsored or run by the Southern California Debate League (SCDL), I hereby expressly and irrevocably grant SCDL and its assigns, successors, licensees, affiliates, and designees (collectively the “Association”) the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right, license, and permission to use my name, image, likeness, voice, appearance, biographical information, statements, performance, and/or testimonials (collectively, the “Appearance”) in all forms and media including composite or modified representations for all purposes, including advertising, promotion, trade, or any commercial or non-commercial purpose throughout the world in perpetuity.  The foregoing right and license extends to my Appearance in any video or audio recordings, photos, and any other media, how known or later developed, that are created in connection with any Association events and/or activities in which participate, whether in person or virtually.  I waive the right to inspect or approve versions of my Appearance used for publication or the written copy that may be used in connection with the Appearance or such publication.

******COACH REQUIREMENT:

IF the coach of record, is NOT going to be attending the tournament, you must send either an employee representing your school and have them check in your team at the beginning of the tournament or

IF the coach of record is sending a volunteer and/or parent to care for their team – The chaperone MUST have a letter from your school, signed by the school principal indicating the that adult in charge is the official "chaperone" of the team for the tournament. The letter must be turned in to the tournament director prior to the beginning of the tournament.  

Failure to do so may result in that school’s student(s) not being allowed to compete.

WHOMEVER you put in charge of the team should have the student emergency medical forms / permission slips / parent contact forms for their team.  

Protect your students, yourself and your "representative".

Make sure that you have enough judges at the tournament.  School’s failing to provide the proper number of judges may have some of their entries dropped. 

VARSITY STUDENTS MAY NOT JUDGE at this tournament.  Adult judges are required

BE SURE TO ENTER JUDGES -- DO NOT ENTER STUDENTS UNTIL YOUR JUDGES ARE CONFIRMED

SCHEDULE:

Round 1:  1st speaker speaks at 8am

Round 2:  1st speaker speaks at 10am

Round 3:  1st speaker speaks at 12pm

Finals:  1st speaker speaks at 3pm

Duo procedures

Duo students should record themselves and upload their video either to a dropbox, an unpublished YouTube site or a google drive. 

Duos must have a two camera / split frame set up in observance of the LA County Dept. of Health guidelines - even if duo partners live in the same house.

One, OR both of the two duo members should go to the scheduled room for each round.   

When it is time for a particular duo to perform, one member of the duo will put the link to their duo recording in the chat box.  The entire round can then click on the link and individually watch the performance. 

It is suggested that during the watching of the individual duos, because of bandwidth and overheating, performers turn off their cameras and mute themselves while watching the individual performances.   

When the speech has concluded, the competitors can turn on their video as a signal to move on to the next performance.

Recorded Interp and Recorded Platform procedures

Students will record themselves before December 7th and post the video to a  google drive or an unpublished youtube site.  The link to the recording must be uploaded as part of  their entry by Monday, December 7th. 

Judges in the event will have those links on their ballots.

No students will attend Recorded Platform or Recorded  Interp rounds

Are you a COACH with questions? Please contact
Mrs. McHugh, SCDL President.

e-mail: scdlpresident@gmail.com