Apple Valley MinneApple Debate Tournament

2020 — NSDA Campus, MN/US

Congress Schedule/Information

Legislation

Dates: October 19 - Legislation Due; October 24 - Legislation Released 
The docket is available in the tab to the right, toward the top.

Submission: Legislation is tied to the entry. A student’s full name must be entered in the event or the Legislation tab may not appear. We will be using the Microsoft Word based templates from CongressionalDebate.org; also available on the "Legislation" tab here.

Schedule

All times Central Standard Time (CST).

Friday

4:00 - 6:45       Round 1
6:45 - 7:30       Dinner
7:30 - 9:45       Round 2 

Saturday

10:00-12:15     Round 3
12:15-1:00       Lunch
1:00-3:15   1:30-3:45  Semifinal Round 
3:45-6:00   4:15-6:30  Final Round

Rules & Pilots

Click here for complete rules, tournament procedures and protocols, and online considerations.

Pilots: we follow NSDA rules and procedures for Congressional Debate, with the following pilots in place:

  • Limit of debate to no more than 8 speeches per legislation.
  • Each author/sponsor will give a 90-second final appeal speech – with no questioning – when debate concludes on their legislation, which will be scored as a final addition to their speech, but not count for precedence/recency

Assistance

Prior to tournament: info@congressionaldebate.org
During tournament: info@congressionaldebate.org or text (617) 545-4822 (4-TAB).
Always include full name, chamber (if applicable), and your question/issue/concern, so we can answer your question more purposefully.
 
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Location
Apple Valley High School Falcon Ridge Middle School Generic Rooms Scott Highlands Middle School Valley Middle School
Contacts
Minneapple Debate
General Info
Invitation Homepage Email Archive Events & Divisions Institutions In Attendance
Pages & Uploads
Congress Legislation CD Notes Congress Placard Congress Schedule/Information Details LD & PF Schedules
Circuits
MN – Minnesota Speech & Debate NatCir – National Circuit (US HS) Past Years' Editions

Dates & Deadlines

 CDT
Tournament Dates Nov 6 to Nov 8 2020
Registration Opens Mon Aug 31 at 5:00 PM
Registration Closes Mon Nov 2 at 8:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Mon Oct 12 at 7:00 PM
Judge Information Due Wed Nov 4 at 6:00 PM
Drop online until Mon Nov 2 at 5:00 PM
Change fees apply after Mon Nov 2 at 6:00 PM
RR Entry Deadline Thu Aug 13 at 5:00 AM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.