General Info

Entries: Entries will be accepted until our spaces are filled. All entries dropped after 4:00 pm on Monday, August 24th will lose their original entry fee. We reserve the right to charge nuisance fees for drops that are not communicated with us in a timely fashion.

Judges:

· Policy Debate – One judge for every two entries. YOU MUST PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE JUDGE. TOTAL BUYOUT IS NOT ALLOWED!

· Lincoln-Douglas Debate – One judge for every two entries.

· Public Forum Debate – One judge for every two entries.

· Congressional Debate – One judge for every six entries.

· Speech Events – One judge for every six entries.

*All judges must be entered on the website by Monday, August 21st at 4:00 pm or you will be assessed missing judge fees, which will be set. We need to get an accurate idea of how many judges to hire. Provided judges are always preferred to fees. Schools of judges who are scheduled to judge rounds and do not pick up ballots will be assessed a fee of $25 for every missed round. Committing to a judge and then not providing that judge will result in a missing judge fee assessed on the day of the tournament.

We will not break brackets in any Debate event.

Debate Event Topics:

· Cross-Examination Debate – Resolved: The united states federal government should establish national health insurance in the united states.

· Lincoln-Douglas Debate – September/October NSDA Topic

·Public Forum Debate – September/October Topic NSDA Topic

· Congressional Debate – The Fall 2026 TFA docket will be used: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PmENahg2nveHc0yt0GD38iSdRzQVmmqa/view

World Schools Debate: TBD

Prelims: 10, 4, 8, 2, 6
Finals: 9, 1, 7, 3, 5

Fees:

· Missing Judge (IE/Debate) - $150
· Individual Event Entry - $20
· Duo Entry - $30
· LD Entry - $30
· PFD, CX Entry - $40
· Congress Entry - $25
World Schools - $50

Payment of Fees: Schools should mail a check payable to:
Edna High School Speech and Debate Booster Club
ATTN: Mark Ruiz
1303 W Gayle St.
Edna, Texas 77957

We will require at a minimum a Purchase Order or proof of payment (emails with business offices would suffice) by the start of the tournament. We will require that all accounts be paid in full within 30 days after the tournament. All delinquent accounts are subject to a $100 fee.

Cross-Entering: All cross-entry is at your own risk.

Student Behavior: All competitors and judges are held to the rules and regulations of the Texas Forensic Association. A coach (or another teacher) from every school or a parent must be immediately available online at all times while students from the said school are competing. Parents/Guardians may attend the tournament with (and be responsible for) their child(ren) if a school representative is unavailable. Failure to comply with these guidelines may result in forfeiting the school from competition.

Other Notes:

·We will make every effort as a tournament to run on schedule and will attempt to accelerate when possible. We ask for your patience and cooperation in the event that this is not possible.

· We believe that oral critiques and disclosure are valuable teaching tools in debate. However, an oral critique does not replace a well-written ballot, as that is helpful communication at this time of the year between the judge and coach.

· All Elims and Finals rounds will be paneled

· The third rounds of debate will be power-matched (hi-hi).

· Edna High School students will participate and place at this tournament.

· Please pay attention to the TFA Constitution as it will govern this tournament. The TFA constitution can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oZr4ak505-ahZDp7Ros4hYnhsAkTColg/view