2010 UIL NFL District Tournament

UIL NFL District
2009 District Tournament
Feb. 18-20
Whitehouse High School

The UIL District is proud to announce our upcoming National Qualifying Tournament, which will be held beginning at 8:00 AM on Thursday, February 18, and continuing until we are done on Saturday, February 20. The tournament will be held at Whitehouse High School and at a local church.

Below, you will find step-by-step instructions for entries. In addition to entering electronically, NFL requires that you send a copy of your entry to the District Chair. Your paperwork will go to District Chair Kristi Hodgkiss, FAX number (903) 669-0119. All paperwork should be received by Kristi no later than 3:30 on Thursday, February 4, 2010.

Entries fees for this tournament based upon the following scale: (this includes a lounge fee)

1 - 5 entries: $75
6 - 10 entries: $130
11 - 15 entries: $200
16 + entries: $260

TSHIRTS - $5 - $9, depending on size. See the "t-shirt orders" tab for more information.

Instructions for Registering for NFL District

Deadline for entries: Thursday, February 4, 2010

All registration information must be FAXED to District Chair, Kristi Hodgkiss, at (903) 669-0119 by Thursday, February 4, 2010.

1. Determine how many entries you are allowed. To do this, go to the nfl's website, and click on "click here to enter NFL points." When the login screen comes up, click on "membership reports." Click "district." From the drop-down box, select "UIL (TX)" and click "Search." The screen that comes up will give you a chart of each school and the number of entries each school is allowed. Here is a copy of the entries as of 1/4/10 - these numbers will have changed. Be sure to check your current entry allowance as you are registering!

District Tournament Report for UIL (TX) - 93

No.

Status

School Name

Degrees

Debate/
Speech Slots

House Slots

Senate Slots

Paid?

Trophy

Trophy Points

1

C

Hallsville HS ,TX

144

26

7

2

Yes

L

0

2

C

Lindale HS ,TX

121

24

7

2

Yes

917

3

C

North Lamar HS ,TX

108

22

7

2

Yes

666

4

C

Van HS ,TX

102

22

7

2

Yes

373

5

C

Athens HS ,TX

64

15

5

2

Yes

250

6

C

All Saints Episcopal School ,TX

55

13

4

2

Yes

613

7

C

Ferris HS ,TX

51

13

4

2

Yes

181

8

C

Royse City HS ,TX

47

12

4

2

Yes

324

9

C

Gilmer HS ,TX

35

10

3

2

Yes

532

10

A

Ennis HS ,TX

35

10

2

2

Yes

0

11

C

Salado HS ,TX

34

10

3

2

Yes

259

12

A

Chireno HS ,TX

31

10

2

2

Yes

0

13

A

Bullard HS ,TX

30

8

2

2

Yes

49

14

C

Crandall HS ,TX

29

8

3

2

Yes

465

15

A

Midlothian HS ,TX

29

8

2

2

Yes

50

16

C

Skyline HS & Career Development ,TX

28

8

3

2

Yes

263

17

C

Whitehouse HS ,TX

26

8

3

2

Yes

221

18

C

Tyler Lee HS ,TX

18

5

2

2

Yes

713

19

C

Wills Point HS ,TX

13

3

2

2

Yes

44

20

A

Palestine HS ,TX

13

3

2

2

Yes

75

21

A

Sulphur Springs HS ,TX

12

3

2

2

Yes

87

You will notice that there are 3 different numbers: the number of entries you are allowed for Debate/Speech slots, the number of House slots, and the number of Senate Slots. Entries in Congress DO NOT reduce the number of entries you are allowed in Debate/Speech.

You can enter points to increase your numbers until 7 days prior to the beginning of the district contest. For us, that means February 11. If your entry allowance changes after you have submitted your entries, we can make those changes as late as the 11th.

2. Determine the students that you want to enter in each event.
     * You can enter a maximum of 4 entries in any one event (other than Congress).
     * A student can enter 2 Debate/Speech events and Congress.
     * A student can enter only one debate event.
     * A student can enter only one extemp event.
     * Students who enter two team events (CX and Duo, for example) must have the
         same partner in both events.
     * Students must be NFL members on or before February 11.

3. Go to joyoftournaments.com and click on the link for UIL NFL District. You will have to enter your regular password as well as your NFL login information. Put your entries in just as you would for any other tournament. You will also have the opportunity to pre-order meals and to order t-shirts. T-shirt orders must be online by February 1. You may pay for registration, meals, and t-shirts with a single check.

4. After you have entered on joyoftournaments, you will be able to print the District Tournament Entry Form from joy.

Check for all appropriate signatures, and send it to Kristi.

5. Complete the District Congress Registration form. http://www.nflonline.org/uploads/AboutNFL/CongressDistrictEntryForm102408.pdf

Check for all appropriate signatures, and send it to Kristi.

6. Any student who is entered in more than one event must complete a Single Letter Entry of Intent. (Students are able to enter only one event at Nationals - they must declare before the tournament begins which event they will enter if they qualify in more than one). http://www.nflonline.org/uploads/AboutNFL/dt403nt_sglentry.pdf

Check for all appropriate signatures, and send it to Kristi.

7. Send copies of all oratories to me. All quotations must be underline, and the oratory must be signed by both the student and coach as being the original work of the student.

8. Send copies of interp selections to me. The copy of the selection must indicate all cuttings. Bring the originals of your selections to the tournament for documentation check - the only requirement is that your selection must be published in hard copy.

My FAX number is (903) 669-0119. Please let me know if I can help you in any way. Kristi