JV/Novice Nationals at Fairmont State University 02/28/2024-03/02/2024

DIVISIONS: We will be hosting Novice and JV divisions following CEDA eligibility rules. We will use a 9-3-6-10 format using the national CEDA/NDT topic for the 2024-2025 season. We will be hosting in person, and will not have the capabilities to host a hybrid version of the tournament. We will allow swing teams to participate as needed and will allow mavericks to compete only after all other possibilities have been exhausted, no more than one per division. Both will be eligible for elimination rounds. .We will use a 30 point scale, allowing for tenth of a decimal place, and NO TIES between debaters in the same round. We will follow CEDA’s Council of Tournament’s directions for best practices unless otherwise stated within the invite. The tab room staff will be Kathryn Rubino and Samantha Godbey. All teams are required to bring or pay for one half-commitment judge for every team entered.

Registration Fees:

There are no registration fees for this tournament.

Food

We will be providing Dinner on Friday, Breakfast and Lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Please make sure to let the tournament know about any dietary restrictions and allergies so appropriate accommodations can be made.

Tournament Registration Information

We will be accepting registration up until the Wednesday (02/26/24) before the tournament at 8:59pm. e-mailed to SamanthaEGodbey@gmail.com and Kathryn.Rubino@gmail.com as they occur. Entries should include the names of debaters and which divisions, as well as a list of judges.

Judging Note

Current debaters are able to judge novice only, you must make sure that your JV teams have covered judging. I.e. if you have 2 JV Teams you need 6 rounds of eligible JV judging which cannot come from current debaters.

TOURNAMENT HOTEL: We do not have one designated. Here is a list of close hotels to campus https://www.fairmontstate.edu/about/maps-directions/motels-inns.aspx. Hotels are pretty cheap in Fairmont, the areas close to campus are White Hall and South Fairmont. If trying to judge distances in Google Maps use “Hardway Hall” as where you will be going.

Airports: We are 94 miles from Pittsburgh International Airport, 16 miles from the North Central WV Airport, which has some limited flights to hubs.

SCHEDULE:

Fri, February 28, 2025

2:00pm Pairings for Rounds 1 & 2

3:00 – 5:00pm Round 1

Dinner will be provided between Round 1 and Round 2

6:00 – 8:00pm Round 2

Sat, Mar 1, 2025

7:45am Pairings Released, Breakfast, and Coffee Available

8:30am – 10:30am Round 3

Pairings for Round 4 11:00

11:30am – 1:30pm Round 4

1:30PM – 2:30pm Lunch Provided

2:30pm Pairings for Round 5

3:00pm – 5:00pm Round 5

5:30pm Pairings for Round 6

6:00pm – 8:00pm Round 6

Sun, March 2, 2025

7:45am Breakfast Served, Pairings for Octo-Finals

8:30am – 10:30am Octo-Finals

11:00AM Awards

Elims to follow