UPDATED SCHEDULE

11:30a Check-In
12:00p Round 1
1:30p Round 2
3:00p Round 3
5:00p Awards

All of the following requirements must be met in order for a student to be entered in the Novice division:
- The student is in their first ten months of forensics competition (does not have to be consecutive)
- The student did not attend a competitive event-specific camp with adults as primary instructors
- The student has not competed in Varsity competition at any debate tournament
- The student has competed in no more than one Varsity speech tournament
- The student did not “advance” beyond prelim rounds of any Novice debate tournament (including 3-0 record in CFL Novice)
- The student has not competed in more than 3 tournaments as an elementary or middle school student.

QUICK LINKS

1. Palo Alto Map
2. Parli Topic Doc
3. Helpdesk email: coastforensicleague2@gmail.com
4. Judge Info Sheet

ELIGIBILITY

Please see the CFL Bylaws regarding Novice Eligibility:

1) All of the following requirements must be met in order for a student to be entered in the Novice division:

- The student is in their first ten months of forensics competition (does not have to be consecutive)

- The student did not attend a competitive event-specific camp with adults as primary instructors

- The student has not competed in Varsity competition at any debate tournament

- The student has competed in no more than one Varsity speech tournament

- The student did not “advance” beyond prelim rounds of any Novice debate tournament (including 3-0 record in CFL Novice)

TOPICS

The topic area for Parli is Environmental Issues

LD Resolution

Resolved: The United States ought to adopt a wealth tax.

PF Resolution

Resolved: The United States should substantially reduce its military support of Taiwan.

Policy Resolution

Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.

Novice Topic Areas for 2024-25

• Novice Case Limits for the 2024-2025 Policy Topic
• Patents: Emerging Technologies
• Patents: Green Technology
• Copyrights: Protect the Creative Arts
• Trademarks: Trademark Trolls