Topic Strike/Prep Procedure

On Saturday, all debaters and judges should be in the NSDA Campus room a few minutes before the round time listed in the schedule. (Sunday will be similar, but you'll get instructions in the main Zoom.)

The live doc will announce three topics/motions per round by the round start time.

At the scheduled round time, if both teams and the judge are in the room, they should select a topic as follows:
1. The Opposition has one minute to strike a topic, which may be announced orally or in the text chat.

2. The Government has one minute to strike a topic, which may be announced orally or in the text chat.

3. The remaining topic should be pasted in the text chat, and 20 minutes prep begins. The judge may take a break until round start.

If both teams are in the room, but the judge is not:

1. Send an email to berkeleyparli@gmail.com, with subject line "[Division] [Judge Last Name] missing," e.g. "Novice Judge Obama missing."
2. Proceed with strikes without the judge, as follows.
3. The Opposition has one minute to strike a topic, which must be announced in the text chat, e.g. "Opp strikes motion 1."
4. The Government has one minute to strike a topic, which must be announced in the text chat, e.g. "Gov strikes motion 2."
5. Paste the remaining topic in the chat, along with the round start time, e.g. "Chosen: 3. Capitalism is unjust. Round starts 12:31."
6. Begin 20 minutes prep.
   

   If one team and the judge are in the room at the scheduled time, but the other team is not:

   1. Send an email to berkeleyparli@gmail.com, with the division and names of the missing team, and the judge name, in the subject line.
   2. The team in the room has one minute to pick the topic, and then starts 20 minutes prep.
   3. For Round 1 only,please wait up to ten minutes after the scheduled round start time for the second team to arrive before selecting a topic.
      
      

      If only one team (and no judge) is in the room at the time listed on the schedule.

      1. Recheck the pairings, and make sure you got the time and place right.
      2. Send an email to berkeleyparli@gmail.com, and say which division it is and what team you are.
      3. Wait for a response from tab.