JANUARY 5-7, 2023

ALIEF ELSIK MOB SQUAD presents the 2023 BLUE SWING

A TFA IQT event and a NIETOC-bid tournament!

Dear Colleagues,

You are cordially invited to attend the HYBRID Alief Elsik BLUE SWING on January 5-7, 2023. We will run a full debate tournament online Thursday & Friday, January 5 & 6 then on Saturday, January 7 we will be in person on our campus to host the speech swings and the second half of the debate swing.

All DEBATE events will be virtual on NSDA Campus on Thursday and Friday. Please note that all online debate events begin on Thursday, January 5. All INDIVIDUAL EVENTS & the second half of the debate swing will be in person on the Elsik Main Campus on Saturday, January 7.

In addition to our status as a double TFA qualifying weekend, the BLUE SWING tournament will be a qualifier for the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC) on the Navy side of the speech tournament. We will be offering all TFA events as well as impromptu, prose and poetry. We will also offer a novice division in extemp, PF, and LD if entry numbers warrant. A novice for our tournament will be defined as a student in their first year of competition in the current academic school year.

All divisions in debate will consist of 4 preliminary rounds leading to an elimination bracket. We reserve the right to adjust the schedule and number of rounds based on entry size. WE WILL NOT BREAK BRACKETS IN DEBATE. We will follow TFA rules in all events. Coaches unfamiliar with TFA events and rules can access information on the TFA website at www.txfa.org. All entries must be submitted via the Tabroom.com website.

Please note that Elsik students may choose to enter this tournament and they will be eligible for the break. See y’all in January. GO BLUE!

CONGRESS BILLS 1-5 Prelims ONLINE and BILLS 6-10 Finals ONLINE

CONGRESS BILLS 6-10 Prelims (Sat. LIVE) and BILLS 1-5 Finals (Sat. LIVE)

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Sincerely,

Heath & the Mob Squad