Milwaukee Catholic Forensic League

Policy Debate, LD, Public Forum Qualifying Tournament

Saturday, January 9, 2021 - Online via NSDA Campus

See below for the invite to the WDCA Event

Registration

Please register using tabroom.com. You are permitted up to five 2-person teams, LDers, and PF teams. Please see the Letter of Intent attached to this e-mail and posted on tabroom.com for details regarding double entries in debate and speech.  You don’t need to submit the Single Letter of Intent until the student enters a second category at the speech qualifier, however, I wanted to make you aware of its purpose.

The qualifier is only open to MCFL schools.

Rounds

We will have four rounds for policy debate and five for LD and PF. Registration will begin at 7:30 and end at 7:45 am. Round 1 of policy will begin at 7:45. Other events will begin at 8:15. Awards will follow immediately after the rounds.

Awards

Awards will be presented to the top five qualifying to nationals in May, 2021 and be mailed directly to the students homes. Please email bakercx@milwaukee.k12.wi.us addresses of the qualifiers within 1 week after the tournament.

 Judges

You should plan to bring one judge for every two 2-person teams (Policy, PF) or LDers. It would be great if they do not know your kids. I am open to suggestions for potential hires. Please get them to me ASAP. We will have a separate pool for PD/LD judges and policy judges.

 Fees

The entry fee will be $25.00 per student entered. Please make a check payable to MCFL.

 Deadline

No registrations will be accepted after noon on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Drops and name changes can be made until Friday.

Questions??  Problems??

Before tournament day call: Carrie Baker Jackson  (414) 915-9523                                      bakercx@milwaukee.k12.wi.us or cbaker9673@gmail.com

I hope to see you and your team on January 9.

WDCA State Warm Up

Divisions: JV/V PF, JV/V LD, NCX, and VCX.  JV/V divisions will be combined if numbers dictate. This is not a last ditch qualifier.  All WDCA schools are invited to participate. A student cannot compete in both tournaments.  

Rounds:  5 in LD/PF, 3 in policy.  

Awards:  There won’t be any.  Teams have the chance to shake off the dust and be ready for state.  That’s it.  

Fees: $5 per entry.  

Judges: 1 per every 2 entries in a division, or fraction thereof.  We are not sharing judge pools with the MCFL qualifier so obligations are separate.

Deadline: Noon on Thursday January 7. 2021.  Fees and judges are locked at that point so we can purchase Campus rooms.  

Schedule:  Check in by 7:45, Round 1 will start by 8:30.  Other rounds will follow.  WIth two tournaments functionally happening at the same time, there might be longer breaks between rounds.

Questions:  Email John.Knetzger@gmail.com or reach out at 414-378-2839