Coast Forensic League

Congress 2

Sunday, December 11th, 2022

Hosted IN-PERSON at:

Presentation High School

2281 Plummer Ave, San Jose, CA 95125

We will be offering the following events:

(House and Senate)

Docket: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZFyPn5mZ_Lge04TLjlJ1gHNevoj5xomcwTtM5YX1-Zg/edit?usp=sharing

Congress Rules and Procedures: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a8VMyToaGZl6K2qUZn-kho8bNKX1wodw2HZ53BC5430/edit?usp=sharing

HELPDESK EMAIL: coastforensicleague2@gmail.com

Rooms:

1. Tabroom - Room 23

2. Judges' Lounge - Library

3. Student Hangout - Stuckey Center

Finalized Schedule for Sunday, December 11th:

Registration/Judge Training: 9:45 AM - 10:10 AM

Round 1: 10:20 AM - 12:20 PM (take one 5-10 minute break)

Lunch: 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM

PM Judges must arrive by 12:45 PM

Round 2: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Awards: ASAP after ballots have been turned in

Judging:

Please provide 1 judge for every 6 entries or part thereof. Schools should provide school affiliated judges to cover their judging obligation. Please note which child the judge is affiliated with in the Judge notes. Please enter your school affiliated judges no later than December 7th at 5 PM.

Due to the low number of judge hires we got last time, we will likely not have many unaffiliated judges for this Tournament. You may still request hired judges on Tabroom no later than Dec. 1st at 5 PM, BUT should still cover your judging obligation via school affiliated judges. We will excuse your school judges if we manage to get enough hired judges. If you would like to hire out judging, please enter the number of entries that are uncovered. For example, if you have 10 entries, provide one judge, and would like to hire out the rest, you should enter 4 as the number of uncovered entries. Each uncovered entry will be $6.

All judges should complete the NSDA Cultural Competency Training found on the Tabroom website and must have a linked Tabroom account.

Registration:

Registration and all entries are due on December 7th at 5 PM on Tabroom. All competitors will be placed on a waitlist and will be removed from the waitlist after judges have been entered to fulfill your school's obligation. Drops and adds after December 8th at 5 PM will be assessed a late fee.

Each school may enter unlimited entries in the House, but are limited to no more than THREE (3) entries in the Senate. Schools should place their most experienced debaters for Senate competition.

Concessions:

To help the host school estimate the number of lunches they will need to buy, please add "lunch" as many times as necessary for your students to your invoice during registration. While Tabroom denotes that lunch is "$0," the host school will be charging students for lunch for a reasonable price at the Tournament. Lunches for judges and coaches will be free. Please input these by October 24th at 5 PM.

Congress Rules:

CHSSA Rules will govern all events. Please see the Google Doc linked at the top of the website titled: "Congress Rules and Procedures" for more norms and rules governing CFL Tournaments.

In addition, Bills and Resolutions may NOT be laid on the table and all business before the Chamber MUST be completed (voted on) before the end of a session. Debaters are not permitted to suspend the rules.

Electronic retrieval devices will be allowed in round, but NO INTERNET PREP is allowed. Electronic retrieval devices include laptops, iPads, netbooks, etc. Secondary electronic retrieval devices like flash drives and hard drives are allowed as well. Cellphones and smartphones may only be used as timers in the round. Any electronic retrieval device MUST be battery operated and NO power plugs or outlets may be used in round. All devices should be DISCONNECTED from the WiFi during round or placed in Airplane Mode.

There will NOT be a separate Presiding Officer contest. Instead, students will vote for the best PO in each chamber via Google Form at the end of the 2nd Session. These Outstanding Presiding Officers shall be recognized at the Awards Ceremony. Presiding Officers are required for competition and each chamber requires a student Presiding Officer, though more than one may serve throughout the day.

House Chambers will have 14-20 competitors and the Senate Chamber shall have 8-20 competitors. The Senate MUST have at least 8 entries to be held.

Each Chamber will set their own docket and all students should be prepared to debate both sides of the legislation.

Please note that NOT all Speakers may be have the opportunity to speak an twice within each 2 hour session. There will be a hard stop of 2 hours from when the session first began.

CFL COVID-19 Policy:

Everyone must complete the Safety Forms linked on the CFL website and should read over the CFL COVID-19 policies here: https://sites.google.com/site/coastforensicleague/covid?authuser=0

If you are under 18, a parent/guardian should submit the Safety Form for Minors on your behalf. Those 18+ should submit the Safety Form for Adults.

You will NOT be allowed to attend the Tournament (including school affiliated and hired judges) without having submitted the COVID Safety Form. Entries that do NOT submit the COVID Safety Form in time for the Tournament shall be dropped.

Masks will be required for all attendees. These masks MUST be surgical, N95, KN95, or KF94. Cloth masks are not allowed. The CFL will have a limited quantity of masks available for judges, coaches, and competitors.

Students, coaches, and judges should complete the Wellness Check linked here. Those answering "YES" to any question should not attend the Tournament and should stay home.

Awards:

The Top Congressional Debater in each House Chamber shall receive a wildcard to the State Qualifying Tournament.

If a Senate Chamber is held with 8-10 entries, the Top Congressional Debater will receive a wildcard to the State Qualifying Tournament. If a Senate Chamber is held with 11 or more entries, the Top Two Congressional Debaters will receive a wildcard to the State Qualifying Tournament.

Outstanding Presiding Officers will also be recognized at the Awards Ceremony. Presiding Officers are also eligible to earn a wildcard should they win their Chamber in the House or place in the Top 1 or 2 in the Senate, entries permitting.