Rules and Fees

Rules and Fees

Registration:

To avoid errors, no phoned, mailed, faxed or e-mailed registrations will be accepted.  

To register for the tournament, go to the Warriors page.

Double and Triple Entry Limitations:

Double-entries: Competitors in Congress, LD, or PFD may not double-enter or triple-enter; competitors in extemporaneous speaking may not triple-enter but can double-enter in any speech or interpretation event.

Triple-entries: Competitors may triple-enter, provided one of their events is not extemporaneous speaking, a debate category, or Congress.

Students double and triple-entered should go first to the round in which they are posted highest.

Students may not enter the same work of literature in more than one event. Students may not give the same prepared speech or a version of the same speech in OO, IS, or Expos.

Tournament fees are as follows:

●      $20 per entry in Public Forum, Duo Interpretation and Impromptu Duet Acting.

●      $10 per entry in all other events

Judge requirements:

●      One judge for every five entries (or fraction thereof) in non-debate events and congress

●      One judge for every four entries (or fraction thereof) in Lincoln/Douglas

●      One judge for every four entries (or fraction thereof) in Public Forum Debate

Please make a note when a judge is qualified to be placed in multiple judging pools (an interp judge who can also evaluate PFD, for example).

The names of your judges must be registered and linked in tabroom on Friday, November 12, 2021 to guarantee their usage in the computer program.  Please bring only qualified judges.

Changes:

Changes to entries may be made without penalty until November 9, 2021, at 5:00 PM. Changes may not be made by Tabroom after Friday, November 12, 2021, at 5:00 PM.  Changes Friday afternoon and evening may be e-mailed to ddejesa@greenville.k12.sc.us or texted/called in to Coach David Dejesa at (864) 905-5019.  Drops made Saturday morning will be charged a one time drop fee of $25, although substitutions for dropped entries will be taken without further fee.

Questions may be e-mailed to ddejesa@greenville.k12.sc.us or stewartmcgregorcook@gmail.com

Penalties:

●      Schools that make changes between 4:00 PM, November 9, 2021, and 5:00 PM, November 12, 2021, will forfeit their original entry fees.

●      Schools will be charged a one time $25.00 drop for each drop made on November 13, 2021, in addition to the original entry fee.

●      No adds will be accepted at registration.

●      Substitutions may be made at registration with no penalty.

●      Schools who fail to meet their judging obligations may hire a judge. Each hired judge costs $45.

Awards

Trophies will be awarded in events based on the number of entries. Three Overall Sweepstakes Trophies will be awarded. One percentage award will be given. Schools must have at least six competing students AND at least six entries to be eligible for the percentage award; schools placing in the top three will not be considered for this award. An Ironman Award will be given to the individual that earns the most sweepstakes points.

Questions

David Dejesa (864-355-7842)

9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

After 5:00 P.M.  text/call (864-905-5019)