Alabama State 2022

2022 — Birmingham, AL/US

Dear Coaches,

 

We are pleased to invite you to the ASDA State Tournament April 8-9 on the campuses of Samford University in Birmingham, AL, sponsored by the National Speech and Debate Association.

 

Please take time to navigate the pages listed to the right for all pertinent information regarding this tournament. In addition, I have posted the ASDA rules. There are a few things that I want to highlight.

 

1. We are using the April PF topic on Japan and the March/April LD topic on free press.

 

LD topic:  Resolved: In a democracy, a free press ought to prioritize objectivity over advocacy.

 

PF topic:  Resolved: Japan should revise Article 9 of its Constitution to develop offensive military capabilities.

 

BQ topic:  Resolved: On balance, societies benefit from religious belief and practice.

 

 

 

2. This year we are running both sessions of Congress on Friday, April 8 to avoid an extra night hotel cost. Please see the schedule on the right.

 

3. Large teams please be aware of the entry cap rules. 24 in IE, and 20 in Debate. For Congress, you may enter up to 6 students in 2 of the 3 chambers.

 

4. Please, please, please bring judges! This tournament only works if it is single flighted. Judges may be repeated in Congress, IE, and Debate, but cannot be entered in more than one debate event.

 

5. I will send out ASDA Coach of the Year ballots via email to coaches at a future time.

 

6. Tabroom registration closes on Monday, April 4. 

 

7. Legislation must be emailed to jay_rye@montgomeryacademy.org by Friday, April 1st . The packet will be sent back out to coaches that day, one week before Congress begins. Each school may submit a maximum of 2 bills and we will use the same rules as Districts this year. The docket will be randomly set and there are not sponsorship speeches.

 

8. In Speech, if there are 7 or fewer entries, there will be no Final round with place being determined by rounds 1-3. If there are 8 or more entries, there will be a Final round with place being determined by Finals.

 

9. In Debate, if there are 7 or fewer entries, we will have a Round Robin tournament in that division. If there are 8 - 15 entries, we will break to Semifinals in that division. If there are 16 - 39 entires, we will break to Quarterfinals in that division. If there are 40+, we will break to Octafinals in that division.

 

10. This year the tournament will offer Big Questions. This will run at the same time as the other debate events on Saturday in the same way. Entries into this event will count towards your 20 entry debate cap and will count towards sweepstakes points. In addition, if the event has at least 15 entries, the champion of Big Questions will qualify to NSDA Nationals in June! In addition, the top 4 competitors will each receive $250 for their speech and debate team. 

 

www.speechanddebate.org

 

 

 

CONGRESS INFORMATION/DOCKETS:

 

There are 3 chambers that will convene at 8:30 am on Friday, April 8th on the campus of Samford University - specific rooms and buildings will be published at 8:00 am that day. There will be a lunch break at 11:00 am with all 3 chambers re-convening at 11:45 am and concluding at 2:15 pm. 
 
For the docket, each chamber will have a separate order of legislation based on the schools represented in each chamber. 
 
Varsity Senate
1 - A Resolution to Support the End of Economic Sanctions on Venezuela
2 - A Resolution Regarding Fiscal Spending
3 - A Bill to Appropriate Funds to the Department of Justice to create Federal Drug Court
4 - A Bill to End The United States' Embargo on the Republic of Cuba
5 - Up Front Pricing Bill
6 - A Bill to make Community College Accessible and Free
**If members complete this docket, they may choose from the remaining pieces of legislation and continue until 2:15pm
 
 
Varsity House
1 - A Bill to Abolish the Death Penalty
2 - A Bill to Keep Nuclear Reactors Running to Reduce Carbon Emissions
3 - A Resolution Declaring China An Existential Threat
4 - A Bill to Minimize the Use of Gender-Specific Marketing in the American Fashion Industry
5 - A Bill to Reform How Federal Law Enforcement Agencies use Police Dogs
6 - A Resolution Regarding Fiscal Spending
**If members complete this docket, they may choose from the remaining pieces of legislation and continue until 2:15pm
 
 
NOVICE Senate
1 - A Bill to Ban Offshore Oil Drilling
2 - A Bill to Increase the Affordability of College
3 - A Bill to Abolish the Death Penalty
4 - A Bill to Reform How Federal Law Enforcement Agencies use Police Dogs
5 - A Bill to Equalize on the basis of Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation
6 - A Bill to Streamline the United States Food and Drug Administration's Drug Approval
**If members complete this docket, they may choose from the remaining pieces of legislation and continue until 2:15pm

  

 

 

 

 

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you at the tournament. 

 

Sincerely,

Nate Conoly, State tournament director

conolynb@vestavia.k12.al.us
Location
Samford University
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Nate Conoly
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Dates & Deadlines

 CST
Tournament Dates Apr 8 to Apr 9 2022
Registration Opens Fri Mar 4 at 12:00 PM
Registration Closes Tue Apr 5 at 5:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Tue Apr 5 at 5:00 PM
Judge Information Due Tue Apr 5 at 5:00 PM
Drop online until Tue Apr 5 at 5:00 PM
Change fees apply after Tue Apr 5 at 5:00 PM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.