Welcome to the 2022 Westlake Thunderdome 

Speech and Debate 

Virtual Invitational

NOTE: ALL ENTRIES MUST BE ASSOCIATED WITH A HIGH SCHOOL IN ORDER TO FOLLOW OUR STATE ASSOCIATION RULES.

General Information:

Dates: October 14-15, 2022

Location: Online via NSDA Campus 

Tournament Host/Director: Tanya Roundy, troundy@alpinedistrict.org

Cost: $25/day ($50 both days–note: Tabroom auto adds in these fees, I will remove after registration closes for teams only coming one day)

$4/person per event

Mail checks to address on invoice.

Judges:

 Speech 1:6, CX 1:2, Debates 1:2, Congress 1:6

(judges can judge both speech and debate events)

Asynchronous Speech Events---All Prepared Speech Events

Students may enter as many events as they would like, except Extemp with other live online events. They may however, do as many other prepared events as they’d like. 

Students may only participate in one Debate event

Novice and Varsity Divisions Available in main events.

NOTE: Aynchronous Speech events: 

1. Must be recorded (without any editing) and uploaded as an unlisted youtube/google drive file (don’t use a school drive as it often blocks access--suggestion-create a team email/drive account an use that for either drive or youtube–) IF a drive account, permissions need to be set to anyone with a link may view. I will not hunt down coaches to fix these during the tournament.

2. Speeches should be recorded that week and uploaded by Tuesday, judging to begin on Wednesday 8am  through Saturday at 2pm.  (note that Asynchronous Judges should plan accordingly and not wait until the last day-especially if they are judging other events)

3. Put the link for the video in the description/title section for that competitor’s speech in tabroom.

4. Lip Sync/Newscaster: 

Yes to props, scripts, and having lots of fun. NO to Greenscreens, special affects, or editing.
Newscaster 1-2 people

Lip Sync 1-6 people

5. Storytelling, may or may not have book/script in hand, may use a chair. No Theme. No longer than 10 minutes. School Appropriate.

Online Live Events

Friday: Novice and Varsity Speech Events

Novice

Mixed Extemp

Impromptu

SPAR

Varsity

US Extemp

Int Extemp

Impromptu

SPAR

Saturday Debate

Novice/Varsity

PF

CX

LD

BQ (Will combine if not enough entries)

Congress (First session will be a learning session as needed for novice)

Open only:

World Schools (mixed nov/varsity teams ok)  Prepared motions only, will release 1 month prior to tournament.

Schedule:

Friday;

3pm Online Check in 

3:30pm Judge Instructions in Judge/coach Lounge

Extemp Prep to Start at 3:30pm and 30 min before start of each round.

4pm Round 1

5:30 pm Round 2

7:30 pm Round 3

(we will run rounds faster as possible)

Saturday: 

8-8:30am Check in 

8:30am Judge Instructions

3 Rounds Double Flighted

Awards 4:30 pm–

Awards for top 5 in each event (Certificates provided and schools may pay for me to mail the dog tags and other awards if outside of Utah)

*School Size will be determined by number of students entered per school not number of entries

Large School Sweepstakes Award 

Small School Sweepstakes Award

*Sweepstakes will be done using NSDA points (online and in person)

Speech: Points by placement per round

Debate: Points by win/loss per round

Congress: Points by placement overall