CFL Debate State Qualifiers
2022 — Milpitas, CA/US
CFL State Qualifier Tournament--Policy Debate, Parliamentary Debate, Lincoln Douglas, Public Forum
March 5-6, 2022
NSDA campus
Resolutions:
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the United States.
Parli Topic Areas: NATO
LD: Resolved: In a democracy, a free press ought to prioritize objectivity over advocacy.
PF: Resolved: In the United States, the benefits of increasing organic agriculture outweigh the harms.
8 Qualifiers for LD, 9 for PF/CX/Parli
All judges can expect to be assigned to all 4 events. All Saturday judges need to be available for both potential elimination rounds.
Costs (per Article XI Section 3 of CFL Bylaws):
Entry Fees: $21 per student ($42 per team)
Nuisance Fees:
Drops after drop deadline: $22 per dropped entry
Drops less than 24 hours before the tournament: $53 per entry
[after tournament has been paneled]
Judge Requirements (per the previous CFL Board Manual Article XXVI):
1 judge for every 2 students (1 judge PER team, 1 judge per 2 LDers)
Important Dates:
February 11, 2021: Registration opens
March 1, 2021: Registration closes (entries due)
March 3, 2021: Judges due, drops due, nuisance fines apply
Website: coastforensicleague.org
Additional Notes:
-Registration for this tournament will follow the following rules per Article XIV Section 4.A:
3.Eligible contestants shall have had at least one varsity win in a CFL competition during the current season. One entry per event from each school may enter without a varsity win in each qualifier. Debaters who were undefeated in a CFL preliminary tournament shall be awarded a wild card. Those debaters given wild-card entries do not count against the school limit. Debate teams shall receive their wild card as a team.
Covid-era Entry Rules: Each school is allowed 5 entries in each of the debate events. One entry per event can have the 1 varsity win exception.
-This tournament uses electronic balloting
As such, every judge must have a linked Tabroom account and an electronic device prior to the start of the tournament.
It is the coach’s responsibility to ensure that their judges have Tabroom accounts that are linked.
-Please note that in order to compete at the State Qualifier series, your school MUST be BOTH a California High School Speech Association (CHSSA) Member AND a Coast Forensic League (CFL) Member. Your entries will remain on the Waitlist until you are a member of both CHSSA and the CFL.
Schedule [Rounds are subject to be moved forward if time permits]:
Saturday, March 5:
Check-in: 7:00-7:45am
Schools not checked in by 7:45pm by their legal chaperone, in person, will be dropped from the tournament.
Judge Instructions: 7:45-8:00 (all judges should have skimmed all 4 events google slides ahead of the tournament)
Round 1 Ballots Released 8:15
Round 1: 8:30am Round 1 must start (Parli starts 8:35)
Parli - Flight A Topic announce: 8:15
Round 2: 10:30pm Rounds must start! (parli starts 10:35)
Parli - Flight A Topic announce: 10:15
Round 3 Ballots Released 1:30PM
Round 3: 2:00 Round 3 nust start!
Parli - Flight A Topic announce: 1:40
Round 4: 5pm Round 4 must start!
Parli - Flight A Topic announce: 4:40
Sunday, March 6:
Judge Instructions: 8:30-8:45
Round 5: 9:00
Parli - Flight A Topic announce: 8:40
Elimination Round 1 (If necessary): 11:30
Elimination Round 2 (If necessary): 2:00
Awards Follow as Soon As Possible!!