PHONE:       210-356-0099     Churchill Speech Office

                   210-442-0842      Churchill Speech Fax 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION – PLEASE READ:

FIRST AND FOREMOST –

Be sure to read the most current version of the NFL District Tournament Manual.  Some of the rules and procedures have changed, and you do not want your students disqualified because you (and they) didn’t know the rules.

SECOND –

We are again allowing double entries at the tournament.  NFL rules require that the speaking order be unchanged, so students will need to make it to their rounds on time.  This double-entry has been considered in the scheduling of the tournament, but not all double-entry issues can be resolved ideally.  Our students need to be sure to make all effort to get to rounds on time.  Students may not enter both divisions of extemp, nor may they enter both LD and PF debate.

THIRD –

Please bring as many students as you are eligible to bring!!   FILL ALL YOUR SLOTS!    Many of us do not bring our full contingent to the District and Congress Tournaments.   Remember, the District Tournament can only qualify a few students for Nationals, BUT it can provide excellent competitive experiences for ALL of our students.  Additionally, the number of students we enter at these two competitions definitely can help or hinder the health of the Central Texas NFL District.

FOURTH –

INTERP REQUIREMENTS:
Please be sure to enter the title, author and ISBN number of your interpretation selections when you register.  This information is needed becasue NFL rules require this information to be validated and certifiied and to avoid (as much as possible) sectioning the same selections in rounds.  You will need to provide the original scripts and cuttings at Registration before students will be able to participate in the tournament.

ORATORY REQUIREMENTS:
Titles for oratories need to be entered into the Joy of Tournaments site.  Seven days before the tournament (February 17), you will need to fax a copy of the oratory to 210-442-0842 with a cover sheet signed by both the coach and the student certifying its originality and with all quoted words underlined in red.  Please bring the originals to registration on February 24.  An oratory certification form can be downloaded from this website.