Discord Season Championship Sponsored by CrowdPrep Institute
2021 — Online, US
Welcome to the Speech and Debate Discord Season Championship Sponsored by CrowdPrep Institute
We're offering the highest quality and certificate awarding. Participants will compete for legitimate prizes, be judged by only the best of the best judges personally recruited by tournament organizers, receive in-depth educational criticism post-round, and contribute to a worthwhile cause if they can. . Put quite simply: this is the best way to warm up for next year’s tournaments! So what are you waiting for? Sign up now!
The link to the discord on which the tournament will be held is here
The Link to the Tabroom Site is here
FEES
FREE
Hosts
Hanming Sun and Dan Viderman
EVENTS
We are hosting: Public Forum, Lincoln Douglas, Extemp Debate (Supplemental), and Extemp Speech
AWARDS
Thanks to the generous contribution from CrowdPrep Institute, we are now providing FREE DISCORD NITRO for the competitor that wins the Extemp Debate division.
TOPIC
Open Public Forum
On balance, the benefits of urbanization in West Africa outweigh the harms.
Open LD
Resolved: States ought to ban lethal autonomous weapons.
Extemp Debate
Will be sent during Extemp Prep
Extemp Speech
Will be sent during Extemp Prep
ENTRY ELIGIBILITY
· Mavericks are allowed to compete.
· There is no hybrid teams
· Independent entries are allowed
JUDGE ELIGIBILITY
· You must be at least 10th grade to judge. This is so we can guarantee the best judging experience for all debaters. (Exceptions may apply if the Tournament Director permits it)
·If you want to judge and don't meet the requirements, then email anyone on the contact list with the following information- Name, Age, PF/Debate experience, We'll still add you in if we believe you are qualified.
LOGISTICS/TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
· This tournament will be run through prefs
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Schedule!
OTHER INFORMATION
Trigger Warning for sensitive topics are mandatory, and any practice a majority of the community would find abusive should be warranted in a speech for the judge's discretion.
·We will be running this tournament through discord, with the option of switching to Zoom at the discretion of the judge and members of the round.
· We will be putting prep time at 3 minutes
· This tournament has a no-tolerance policy towards any harassment or discrimination. We will automatically kick and remove any violators.
· We will be giving NSDA Points for this tournament.