Teddy Roosevelt Rumble TFA & NIETOC

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you and your team to the Teddy Roosevelt Rumble TFA & NIETOC Tournament hosted in-person on November 13-14th, 2026.

Debates will begin Friday afternoon. Congress & Speech events are on Saturday only.

We will feature four preliminary debate rounds for LD, PF, and CX.

Congressional debate will have a preliminary session and finals.

Speech events will feature two preliminary rounds, semis, and finals based on entry numbers.

We will be offering NIETOC Bids in all the relevant events!

Pattern A: DUO, FX, DX, NX, INFO, POI
Pattern B: Duet, OO, DI, PR, NPR, PO, NPO, HI

Speech patterns are subject to change based on entry numbers.

Novice LD will use the Varsity LD November/December 2025 NSDA topic.

Disclaimer: Roosevelt students may compete in the tournament.

Extemp topic areas will be found in the sidebar page.

We look forward to hosting you in November. The schedule and congress legislation will be found on the right. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out!

Sincerely,

Benjamin Wolf

TFA/TSCA Membership Reminder

Coaches, please make sure your TFA/TSCA membership is paid prior to participating in TFA activities. A current membership is required to:

• Host a TFA tournament

• Serve as a voting member at the annual TFA/TSCA Convention

Furthermore, failure to pay your TFA/TSCA membership in a timely manner will result in a fine being assessed to your school.

For IQT hosts:

Deadline to become a TFA/TSCA member without a fine - October 31

Membership paid between November 1 and November 30 - $100 fine

Membership paid between December 1 and December 31 - $200 fine

IQT hosts that pay their TFA/TSCA membership after December 31 will be sanctioned from hosting an IQT the following year.

For non-IQT hosts:

Deadline to become a TFA/TSCA member without a fine - January 31

Membership paid between February 1 and February 15 - $100 fine

Membership paid between February 16 and TFA State Registration - $200 fine

Failure to become a TFA/TSCA member by TFA State Registration will result in the school’s entry for TFA State being dropped.

Ideally, your membership will be completed when you register for the Convention. However, if you are not attending the Convention, please visit the “Join TSCA or Renew membership” button when navigating to the etsca.com website.

IMPORTANT: When completing your membership, you must select “TFA” under Interest Group in order for the membership to be generated on your invoice.

Please take a moment to verify that your membership is completed before hosting, earning points, or participating as a voting member.

Membership Link:https://etsca.com/join/login.asp