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The Roseville Rosebowl tournament is back and better than ever! The first weekend of the Rosebowl will be Oct 25-26, Halloween weekend and is Policy only. Weekend 2 of the Rosebowl (November 2) is LD, Congress, and PF.

As a Halloween tournament, we are encouraging costumes - be creative! We'll have prizes for best creative costumes (team and individual).

The Brian Plunkett Creative Argument Award is also back! Encourage your JV and Varsity debaters to bring out of the box, creative, and dynamic arguments to the debate. They can be competitively focused arguments, or non-competitive just for fun!

Brian Plunkett Creative Argument Award: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12VHAk898VWcX0hQTVDe_BFrWv5iH0AzlTtwO_HWd-7c/edit#responses

Friday- Policy Schedule

Check In: 2:45-3:20

Tech Check: 3:30-4:00

Round 1: 4:00-6:00

Dinner Break: 6:00-6:30

Round 2: 6:30-8:30

Friday: Debate will be online; check in from 2:45-3:30, pairings at 3:40, and we will begin rounds at 4:00pm. (20 minutes of tech check time from 3:40-4:00.) PLEASE make sure your debaters have linked tabroom accounts and have gone through the tech checklist. If your debaters are not connected then *you*, the coach, are responsible for sending them the link to correct room. If their tech does not work and you can't promptly fix it then we will be forced to give your debaters a forfeit in order to keep the tournament on time. If your debaters are not prepared, it not only hurts them, but it wastes another team's time (since they get a forced bye)!

Saturday - Policy Schedule
Round 1: 9:30
Lunch 11:30-12:00
Round 2: 12:00
Round 3: 2:30 (Hidden Finals for Varsity! Spooky!!!!)

Awards: 4:30-5:15

Saturday: Debate will be IN PERSON. Please arrive to Roseville Area High School no later than 9:00am. One coach from your team must physically come to the physical tab room in the media center and check in (this includes checking in entries and judges). If you do not do this, your team is not considered checked in. We strongly encourage you to let Jake (507-382-3740) know when your team has gotten on the bus and are on their way to the tournament.

Pick Up/Drop Off:

Please have buses pick up and drop off in the main parking lot - enter through the door marked "Performing Arts" and immediately turn left into the cafeteria. This is where you and your team should hang out before, after, and between debates.

Buses should plan to drop off at the school around 8:45am teams and leave around 5:00pm.

-Judge Obligations: Teams short a judge commitment will be billed since a judge will need to be hired to cover their commitment. The current rate is $75 for Friday and $140 for Saturday. If enough judges to cover the tournament are not available, teams who are short on their judge obligation may have partnerships given byes and assigned a loss until the tournament is able to cover all teams competing.

Regardless of drop off time, the moment your bus leaves your school you should update your tabroom entries and either email Robyn (robyn.madson@isd623.org) or text Jake (507-382-3740) about your entry status (all in and confirmed or missing students/judges X, Y, and Z).

More details to come; we are excited to see you all!

-Robyn Madson, RAHS debate
(robyn.madson@isd623.org)

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Roseville Rosebowl 2024