Payments, Fees and Judging

Payments —You can pay by check or credit card. W-9 will be posted shortly.

Checks should be made out to:

Georgia Forensics Coaches Association

c/o Richard Bracknell, Treasurer

Carrollton High School

201 Trojan Drive

Carrollton, GA 30117

Pay by credit card

Entry Fees (NEW for 2025!)

Extemporaneous Speaking & Impromptu Speaking — $65 per entry

Interpretation & Platform Events - $50 per entry

Public Forum - $70 per entry

Lincoln Douglas - $55 per entry

Policy Debate - $70 per entry

Due to the cost of topics for Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking, the entry fee is slightly more per entry.

Individual Attendance Fee - $16 per person

All individuals (competitors, judges, coaches and anyone attending) will be charged this nominal fee to cover meals at the 2025 First & Second Year State Championship.

Hired Judging Fees

Lincoln Douglas & Public Forum — $60 per round

Policy — $75 per round

Speech — $150 whole judge

Judging Obligations

Lincoln Douglas — 3 rounds per entry

Public Forum — 3 rounds per entry

Policy — 3 rounds per entry

Speech — 1 judge per 4 entries

Judge Bond — $100

The judge bond ensures that schools fulfill their judging obligation. If a judge does not show up for a round, the school forfeits their judge bond. The judge bond, as long as it is not used, only needs to be paid for one of the GFCA tournaments. As long as the judge bond is not used, the judge bond will be applied to dues for the 2025-2026 season. If the school prefers that the judge bond not be used for next year's dues, they can request the judge bond to be refunded.