2012 SCDL Spring Debate @ California/La Puente

Southern California Debate League
Winter Debate

2 LOCATIONS

Friday, Jan 27 California HS

Saturday, Jan 28 La Puente HS

IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS TOURNAMENT - SCHOOLS MUST:

1. REGISTER BY 5PM ON FRIDAY, JAN 20, 2012
2. BE MEMBERS OF THE SCDL
3. HAVE PAID THEIR '10-'11 CHSSA DUES (BY ENTRY DEADLINE, jan 20)
4. HAVE PAID ANY PAST DUE "SPRING '11" FEES (BY Jan 20)
5. BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ONE JUDGE FOR EACH PAIR OF DEBATERS/TEAMS OR EVERY 6 CONGRESS STUDENTS.
*** Be sure to enter judges on the judge page; see instructions on "judges" link

ENTRIES FOR SCHOOLS NOT MEETING THESE CRITERIA WILL NOT BE HONORED

^{FRIDAYEVENTS:

Novice Public Forum

Novice Palimentary Debate

Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate

Novice Policy Debate}^{SATURDAY EVENTS:

Open division Public Forum

Open division: Parlimentary Debate

Open division: Lincoln Douglas Debate

Open division: Policy Debate

Open division: Student Congress ** Note: This is a leg for state

Novice division Student Congress}

Divisions: There are two divisions of competition: Novice and JV

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH JUDGES BEFORE YOU SEND IN YOUR ENTRY

Varsity students may judge in the novice division at this tournament

Regular adult judges are needed for the varsity division

COACH REQUIREMENT:

IF You, the coach of record, are NOT going to be attending the tournament, you must send either an employee representing your school and have them check in your team at the beginning of the tournament.

IF You, the coach of record, are sending a volunteer and/or parent to care for your team. You MUST have a letter from your school, signed by your principal indicating the person you are sending is the official "chaperone" of your team for the day. The letter must be turned in to the tournament director prior to the beginning of the tournament. Failure to do so may result in your student not being allowed to compete

WHOMEVER you put in charge of your team should have the student emergency medical forms / permission slips / parent contact forms for your team. Protect your students, yourself and your "representative"

NOVICE JUDGES: (can be varsity students)

CONGRESS: 1 for 6 or portion thereof

LD DEBATE: 1 for 2 or portion thereof

TEAM DEBATE: 1 for 2 or portion thereof

PUBLIC FORUM: 1 for 2 or portion thereof
PARLI DEBATE: 1 for 2 or portion thereof

VARSITY JUDGES:

CONGRESS: 1 for 6 or portion thereof

LD DEBATE: 1 for 2 or portion thereof

TEAM DEBATE: 1 for 2 or portion thereof

PUBLIC FORUM: 1 for 2 or portion thereof

PARLI: 1 for 2 or portion thereof

PLEASE NOTE: Judges MUST be checked in by 3:15pm on Friday and 8:15am on Saturday or students will be dropped from round 1.

FEES: $2 per novice entry ($4 for team debate/pufo/parli)

$5 per varsity entry ($10 for team debate/pufo/parli)

TOPICS: Team 2011-2012 Policy Topic available at www.nflonline.org

LD Jan/Feb topic available at www.nflonline.org

Public Forum JANUARY topic available at www.nflonline.org

NOVICE PARLI Topics will be posted ON THIS WEBSITE around 72 hours before the start of the tournament. Thus, NOVICE Parli will NOT have any prep time at the tournament.

VARSITY Parli Topics will be posted 30 minutes prior to the beginning of
each round

QUESTIONS???? Brett Alexander, S.C.D.L. President.
e-mail: balexander@lbschools.net

Cell: 562-756-5565

Work 562-591-0581 ext. 5259

Novice Students are those in their first or 2nd semesters of speech competition AND

have NOT QUALIFIED for the State or National Championships in ANY event.

JV Students are those in their 3rd or 4th semester of speech competition who have NOT QUALIFIED for the State or National Championships in ANY event.

Each coach may select an MVP or top student participating at each novice tournament. That student would be recognized at the award ceremony, with a medal, by each individual coach. The medal will say SCDL MVP. It is the coach’s discretion whether or not to give the award.