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2027 Blacksnake NIETOC Tournament

January 8-9 at Idaho State University

In loving memory of Peggy Oliver and Leora Hansen

Friends, thank you for attending the 70th Annual Blacksnake Tournament at Idaho State University! As always, we strive to run an efficient tournament. Technology has permitted us to pool judges and competitors to reduce walking across campus in the lovely Idaho winter weather. Please note the following:

The LD topic for Novice, JV and Varsity will be the NSDA January/February topic: TBA.

The PF topic for Novice, JV and Varsity will be the NSDA January topic: TBA.

Open Policy will use the NSDA/NFHS topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.

Open World Schools Debate will be offered for teams of 3. More topic details on the World Schools Page

Congress submissions are due DECEMBER 14th, and the legislative packet will be sent on December 16th. The docket for this tournament will be set in Session 1 through the submission of proposed docket order, not by individual bill.

Speech will follow IHSAA rules concerning timing and content.

Novice Divisions of Debate will be restricted to competitors in their first year of competition, even if they have never competed in that particular event before.

JV Divisions of Debate will be restricted to competitors in their first or second year of competition, even if they have never competed in that particular event before.

Sponsors
This year, we opened sponsorship opportunities to allow alumni and community members to support specific events in an attempt to offset the cost to participants. Please see our sponsor page to learn a little more about the generous people who helped cover tournament costs.

EVENT SPONSORS

The tournament schedule can be found here

Friday

9:00 Registration

9:25 Opening Meetings

9:45-11:45 Speech Round 1

11:45-1:30 Speech Round 2

1:30-3:15 Speech Round 3

3:15-6:45 Congress Session 1

3:15-4:30 World Schools Debate Round 1 (Prepared Motion)

3:15-5:15 Debate Round 1

4:45-7:00 World Schools Debate Round 2 (Impromptu Motion)

5:15-7:15 Debate Round 2

7:15-9:00 Semi-Finals Speech

Saturday

8:00 Registration
8:30-10:45 Debate Round 3
8:30-9:45 World Schools Debate Round 3 (Prepared Motion)
8:45-12:15 Congress Session 2
10:00-12:15 World Schools Debate Round 4 (Impromptu Motion)
10:45-12:45 Debate Round 4
12:45-2:30 Speech Finals
2:30-5:45 Congress Supers (15 minutes for PO election + docket setting, 3 hours for debate)
2:30-4:00 Quarters PF/LD
2:30-3:45 World Schools Debate Quarterfinals (Prepared Motion)
2:30-4:30 Semis Policy
3:45-5:45 World Schools Debate Semifinals (Impromptu Motion)
4:15-5:45 Semis LD/PF
6:00 Awards
7:00 Finals (Prepared Motion)