FAQs

Stuff You Need to Know (Stolen and Altered from WaRu…Thanks!)

Entries: Student participation: Students may enter three events. With the following caveat(s); Do NOT enter the same student in two draw events (unless one is impromptu) or the same event in both Open and JV, and they will not hold up the tournament waiting to perform either of their events. 

Extemp topics:  Topics will be written from current magazines and online news sources dated from December 1, 2016 to the present. Laptops may be used in the Extemp draw room. We do not guarantee an outlet for you to use. It is first come first serve. Topics areas will be emailed the week of the tournament.

Impromptu topics: Topics be our same old same old randomness, like Rimmey’s grocery list, this day in history, lines from whatever albums I’m feeling etc.. Topics areas will be emailed the week of the tournament.

Time limits: Judges will be informed of time limits for individual events as posted below. There may or may not be a timekeeper for all rounds. If there are no timekeepers, judges will be the final arbiters of time infractions.

                               Event                                                            Max Time

                                Oration                                                                 10

                                Informative                                                        7

                                Extemp.                                                               7

                                IMP                                                                        5

                                Dramatic/ Humorous Interp                        10

                                Duo Interp                                                          10

                                Oral Interp (Prose, or Poetry)                     7

Awards:  Awards will be presented to the top six finalists in each event. Sweepstakes awards will be presented to the top three schools. Points will be awarded to the top 20 entries of your choosing (including LD/PFD):

5pts for a “1” rank

4pts for a “2” rank

3pts for a “3” rank

2pts for a “4” rank

1pt for all other ranks

We will potentially include semis and finals in sweeps calculation this year, final decision will be shared the week of the tournament.

Judging:  We should have plenty, if we don’t I’ll beg….

Fees: $5.00/entry. Schools will be required to pay for all entries including “extras” requested after the entry form has been submitted. This includes “extras” given on the day of the tournament.

Refunds:  Refunds will not be given for cancellations after February 10, 2016.

Any student who does not perform within the time limits of the round as posted will not be allowed to perform or will receive the last rank in the round. This is at the discretion of the tournament director.

If you have something to protest, they will be resolved between the head coach and Randy Baldwin in a round of Competitive Filibustering…….and my money is on Randy…..

Semis and Finals: Finals will be Cumulative.  Also, there will be cross-ex finals in Extemporaneous Speaking. There will be a 3 minute rapid fire cross-examination period instituted. Speaker #6 will cross-ex speaker #1, speaker #1 will cross-ex speaker #2, etc… Contestants will be assigned an order to perform. Be aware it may not be in the order of placement. (This will happen only if there are not more than two double entries in finals.)

We will break events only to finals as entry numbers warrant.

Tab is in 103. Ballots will be made available ASAP in room 102 (Schumann’s room).

The PFD Topic that will be debated is the February NSDA topic: Resolved: The United States should lift its embargo against Cuba.

The LD topic that will be debated is the January/February NSDA topic: Resolved: Public colleges and universities in the United States ought not restrict any constitutionally protected speech.