BCFL Spooktober Debate Tournament
2020 — NSDA Campus, BC/CA
This tournament is for BCFL debate students only. Please login to tabroom to go to the debate round. Results will be posted once all the rounds are over. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at sukhal2000@gmail.com.
Since the tournament is on Halloween, you will get extra speaker points if you wear a costume. If you don't have a costume, you can still get bonus points if you wear semi formal.
Divisions
Varsity
Rising Star
Novice
Event Tiebreakers
Public Forum
1. Wins
2. Speaker points, except 1 best & worst
3. Speaker points, except 2 best & worst
4. Speaker points
5. Opp wins
6. Opp seed
Debate Speaker
1. Points, except 1 best & 1 worst
2. Points, except 2 best & 2 worst
3. Total speaker points
4. Opp wins
5. Judgevar2 from prelim rounds
6. Coinflip, except 1 best & 1 worst
Speech
1. Ranks
2. Reciprocal ranks
3. Speaker points
General Rules for the Public Forum
We will follow NSDA's most recent time for the PF debate. Below are times of each speech. Maximum speaker score you can get is 30 and minimum is 1. Low speak win is possible (you can still win with lower speaker point). Students are allowed to ask for judge's paradigm before the round begins. Do not cut speeches, and if something unexpected happened that you have to cut speeches, contact tab right away.
Time for PF
*Each team gets 3 minutes of prep time.
Team A Constructive Speech - 4 minutes
Team B Constructive Speech - 4 minutes
Crossfire - 3 minutes
Team A Rebuttal Speech - 4 minutes
Team B Rebuttal Speech - 4 minutes
Crossfire - 3 minutes
Team A Summary Speech - 3 minutes
Team B Summary Speech - 3 minutes
Grand Crossfire - 3 minutes
Team A Final Focus - 2 minutes
Team B Final Focus - 2 minutes
Extemporaneous Speech
Students are presented with a choice of three questions related to current events in the United States or anywhere in the world and, in 20 minutes, prepare a seven-minute speech answering the selected question. Students may consult articles and evidence they gather prior to the contest, and may access internet during preparation (since the event is online). Topics range from political matters to economic concerns to U.S. foreign policy. The speech should be from memory, but since it's difficult to check, students may look at their speech. The questions will be announced through zoom and the sections will be published after 10 minutes. Maximum speaker point they can receive is 20 and the minimum is 1. Tied speaker points are allowed, but tied ranks are forbidden. If they present over seven minutes, they cannot get first place (max 2nd place). Students can present less than 7 minutes.
General Rules and Time for Spar
There will be 2 topics and 2 sides to choose from. Winner of the coin flip gets to decide the topic or side first. Affirmative always starts first.
Time for Spar:
Mandatory prep time - 2 minutes
Affirmative Constructive Speech - 2 minutes
Cross Examination by the Negative - 1 minute (Neg asks question to Aff. Aff can only answer questions)
Negative Constructive Speech - 2 minutes
Cross examination by the Affirmative - 1 minute (Aff asks question to Neg. Neg can only answer questions)
Mandatory prep time - 2 minutes
Affirmative Rebuttal - 2 minutes
Negative Rebuttal - 2 minutes
Mandatory prep time - 2 minutes
Affirmative Summary - 2 minutes
Negative Summary - 2 minutes