Tournament Policies

Recording: For the privacy and protection of students and other participants, any recording of speeches is prohibited, with the exception that students are permitted to record their own speeches. 

Observers. Observers are permitted but must remain on mute, with videos off at all times, and rename themselves as “Observer -- Name.” All observers must be affiliated with an institution with active entries at the tournament and must be registered as an observer to the roster of that institution. Any individuals who wish to observe will need: (A) to have a tabroom.com account, (B) be added as competitors or judges to the team roster, (C) have their account linked, and (D) entered into the “Observer Division” as a competitor or as a judge. Unregistered observers will not be able to access the NSDA Campus rooms. The tournament reserves the right to remove any observers from any room at any time. 

Alternative Platforms. For safety of all participants, no one (judge, coach, student) may switch their rounds to an alternative video platform outside of the tournament hosted rooms in NSDA campus. If anyone suggests moving to an alternative platform, please alert tournament personnel immediately. Judges who move to a separate platform will be fined as if they did not judge their rounds and removed from the tournament. 

Outrounds will take place on Zoom rooms provided by the tournament.