Springboard December Capstone
2021 — NSDA Campus, IA/US
Event Details
Debate:
- All debate will be held live on NSDA Campus.
- Congress, Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, Big Questions, and World Schools will be offered. No double entry is permitted.
- Each debate event will have two divisions: an open division that anyone can enter, and a rising stars division that is limited to any middle school competitor and any high school competitor in their first year of speech and debate competition.
- All rounds will be preliminary rounds. The first two preliminary round will be preset; each round after that will be power-matched.
- The top-placing students in each event will be determined based on win/loss record and speaker points.
Speech:
- Live speech and asynchronous speech will be offered.
- Live events offered are Dramatic Interp, Humorous Interp, Program Oral Interp, Original Oratory, Informative Speaking, Mixed Extemp, and Live Duo (competitors must perform in the same physical room).
- Asynchronous events offered are Prose, Poetry, Pro Con Challenge, Original Spoken Word Poetry, and Storytelling.
- Each speech event will have two divisions: an open division that anyone can enter, and a rising stars division that is limited to any middle school competitor and any high school competitor in their first year of speech and debate competition.
- No double entry is permitted in live speech events.
- Unlimited double entry is permitted in asynchronous speech events. Students may enter one live event and as many asynchronous events as they wish.
- Live speech will be held on NSDA Campus.
- Asynchronous speech judges will have from 8:00 a.m. CT to 3:00 p.m. CT to complete their judging assignments.