Welcome to the 2025 Sacramento National Catholic Forensics League (NCFL) qualifier. The tournament will be January 25-26, 2025 at the Sacramento Waldorf School in Fair Oaks. This tournament is the Sacramento league qualifier for NCFL Nationals May 24-25, 2025 (Memorial Day weekend) in Chicago.

Please see the posted files for details about the tournament and joining NCFL.

Please note that all fees are due no later than the beginning of the tournament. Please plan ahead accordingly so that your fees can be paid on time.

If you have any questions, please contact me at gberg542@gmail.com or (916) 712-0782.

Stephen Goldberg

League Moderator

Sacramento NCFL

Schedule

Saturday 1/25/2025

Debate registration 7:30-8:00

Debate Round 1: 8:00-10:00

Speech Registration 9:15-9:45

Speech Round 1: 10:00-11:30 [EXTEMP PREP 9:30]

Debate Round 2/Congress Round 1: 11:30-1:30

Speech Round 2: 1:30-3:00 [EXTEMP PREP 1:00]

Debate Round 3/Congress Round 2: 3:00-5:00

Speech Round 3: 5:00-6:30 [EXTEMP PREP 4:30]

Food will be available for purchase between 11:00 and 2:00 to give both debaters and speech people a chance to eat. The food is a fundraiser for the nonprofit Sacramento Urban Debate League. We appreciate your patronage.

Sunday 1/26/2025

NO ROUNDS AT 8:00! Enjoy the bonus sleep.

All judges, please arrive at 9:30 so we can keep the tournament rolling.

Speech Finals*/Oral Interp R1/MSPF R1: 10:00 AM [Extemp Prep 9:30]

Oral Interp R2/MSPF R2: 11:00 AM

Debate Finals (PF/LD only)/MSPF R3: 12:00 PM

HS Awards/MSPF Finals: 1:00 PM

*Speech finals will only be held in events that have 8 or more entries.