CFL Speech 2
2025 — Campbell, CA/US
CFL Speech 2
CFL League Speech 2
- Location: Westmont High School
- Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
Need help DURING the tournament? Email the Help Desk at coastforensicleague2@gmail.com.
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Registration
- Your school CFL membership must be completed in order to attend this tournament.
- Entries and judges are due Thursday, December 11, 2025.
- Entries will be taken off the waitlist after your school has fulfilled its judging obligation (1 judge for every 4 entries). Unaffiliated judges will cover 12 entries. Please email coastforensicleague@gmail.comif you have unaffiliated judges.
- Note: CFL VP of Speech, Erin Ritchie, will not be running this tournament due to a conflicting obligation. Please do not contact her with questions as she will not have Internet access during December. Please direct questions to coastforensicleague@gmail.com.
Schedule
- Pattern A: DI, HI, IMP, INFO, NX, OPP
- Pattern B: DEC, DUO, IX, OA, OO, POI
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Registration 7:20 – 7:45 am |
Coaches must check in at the tabroom to confirm entries and provide contact information to ensure they’re available all day. All students should be checking Tabroom and looking for email updates. |
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Round 1A 8:00am - 9:15am |
DI, HI, IMP, INFO, NX, OPP Extemp prep begins at 7:30am |
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Round 1B 9:30 am - 10:45 am |
DEC, DUO, IX, OA, OO, POI Extemp prep begins at 9:00am |
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Round 2A 11:00 am - 12:15 pm |
DI, HI, IMP, INFO, NX, OPP Extemp prep begins at 10:30 am |
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Round 2B 12:30 pm - 1:45pm |
DEC, DUO, IX, OA, OO, POI Extemp prep begins at 12:00 pm (AM Judges are still obligated for this round!) |
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Lunch 1:30pm - 2:30pm |
PM shift judges report to the library at 1:45 pm for instructions |
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Round 3A 2:15 pm - 3:30 pm |
DI, HI, IMP, INFO, NX, OPP Extemp prep begins at 1:45 pm |
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Round 3B 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm |
DEC, DUO, IX, OA, OO, POI Extemp prep begins at 3:15 pm |
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Finals Pattern A |
DI, HI, IMP, INFO, NX, OPP Extemp prep begins at 4:30 pm |
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Finals Pattern B |
DEC, DUO, IX, OA, OO, POI Extemp prep begins at approximately 5:00 pm |
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Awards - |
Extemp Topic Areas
IX
1. Europe
2. Americas
3. Asia
4. MidEast-North Africa
NX
- Politics
- Social Issues
- Econ
- Foreign Policy
Judging Resources: Here are some resources to share with newer judges:
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Judging Speech Events: A detailed description of the speech events and how to judge them
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Judge’s Training Slideshow: A quick reference guide
Pairing and Tiebreakers
Pairing and tiebreaking rules are determined in the CFL membership bylaws and posted on the CFL website (see Section 3).
UKTOC Speech Tournament: UKTOC speech bids will be awarded per the UKTOC event criteria.
Health & Wellness
If you’re feeling sick, CFL strongly prefers that you not attend the tournament to protect other participants, including people who are immunocompromised and/or live with others who are immunocompromised. Although proof of vaccination and masking are not required by CFL, masks will be provided at the tournament for those who wish to wear them. No participant will be penalized for wearing or not wearing a mask. All participants should respect each other’s health & wellness preferences, including (but not limited to) masking and social distancing.