CHSSA Rules and Regulations and Protest Form

The CHSSA MS State Tournament shall abide by the following rules and regulations: https://chssa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CHSSA.RR_.pdf

We shall use NSDA Rules for Congress, Prose, Poetry, and Storytelling.

We shall use Stanford Rules for SPAR. Please go to "SPAR Rules"here to read more about these rules.

Some important rules and regulations specific to CHSSA include:

1. Mandated 2 minutes of Prep with a 5 minute speaking time in Impromptu.
2. Judges in Debate should not request to be put on email chains or offer to set up email chains for any round.

Please take a moment to review these rules and expectations with your judges and students.

If you believe that a CHSSA Rule was broken by a speaker in round and you would like to file a protest, please contact the helpdesk email at coastforensicleague2@gmail.com or go to the Judges' Lounge Zoom link and speak directly to a Tournament Official. We will provide you with a protest form to fill out after we affirm that you have standing and grounds to file a protest. Protests will be adjudicated by a select protest committee headed by the CHSSA Executive Council, including but not limited to individual event Tabroom Officials and the Tournament Director. DO NOT SUBMIT PROTESTS TO THE EQUITY INTAKE FORM.

RULE PROTEST FORM:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelVVnXPmeXIunG4-XANiWTjYHs6go1H-yMifYYwC_64Npbxg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=109552042576228531476