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The New York City Invitational
Varsity competition is offered in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Team Debate, Public Forum Debate, and Legislative Debate at the New York City Invitational. LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE Contestants must be prepared to debate both sides of the September/October resolution. A school may enter up to four Lincoln-Douglas debaters; a select number of schools will be granted a fifth slot based upon application. Lincoln-Douglas Debate tabulation will again be directed by Jim Menick of Hendrick Hudson High School. Ballots will be available as part of our open tabulation room after the second round. The tournament will feature seven preliminary rounds; the top thirty-two debaters will advance to the sextodecimofinal round. All debaters with a winning record will be eligible for a run-off round. Octafinalists will receive bids to the National High School Tournament of Champions at the University of Kentucky. The Lincoln-Douglas champion will receive the Richard B. Sodikow Award in Lincoln-Douglas Debate; the top speaker will receive the Peter Colavito Award. Both awards are perpetual, traveling trophies; recipients may elect to bring the trophy home or receive, shortly thereafter, a smaller version that will be theirs permanently. (Those who bring the trophy home are expected to return it the year after in exchange for the permanent keepsake.) All elimination round participants and the top twenty speakers will be presented with handsome awards commemorating their achievement. We pride ourselves on the high quality of our judging pool, which consists of experienced critics provided both by participants and by the tournament. (The New York City Invitational features top guest critics brought in at the expense of the tournament as well as a considerable number of Bronx Science alumni.) Each entrant may strike a set number of judges. Ranks for judges are determined by a community preference system. Highly qualified critics are expected; the tournament director strongly encourages head coaches to adjudicate at least some rounds. Critics are required to submit their paradigms to judgephilosophies.wikispaces.com before 6:00 PM EST on Monday, October 4, 2010. Schools that fail to submit paradigms forfeit the ability to participate in MJP or strike judges. The Bronx Round Robin will take place on October 14, 2010. The rounds -- which will feature twelve of the most talented competitors in Lincoln-Douglas Debate from across the country -- are open to the public and will be highly educational. Lincoln-Douglas debaters are given five minutes of preparation time. Flex prep as currently practiced on the national circuit is not permitted in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, both in the New York City Invitational and the preceding Bronx Round Robin. Students are required to stand for cross-examination when physically able to do so, and any time not used is forfeited and may not be used for preparation time. (The judge may permit questions after the formal cross-examination time if she wishes.) The tournament director respectfully requests that judges enforce both the spirit and the letter of this rule. Communication in LD debate should emphasize clarity. Throughout the debate, the competitors should display civility as well as a professional demeanor and style of delivery. Accordingly, judges should only evaluate those arguments that were presented in a manner that was clear and understandable to them.
TEAM DEBATE Each two-person team must be prepared to debate both sides of the national resolution; A school may register up to five policy teams; a select number of schools will be granted a sixth slot based upon application. Team Debate tabulation will again be directed by Stefan Bauschard of Lakeland High School. The tournament will feature six preliminary rounds and clear to octafinals. Semifinalists will receive bids to the National High School Tournament of Champions at the University of Kentucky. The championship team will receive the Richard B. Sodikow Award in Team Debate; the top speaker will receive the Eric C. Raps Memorial Award. Both awards are perpetual, traveling trophies; recipients may elect to bring the trophy home or receive, shortly thereafter, a smaller version that will be theirs permanently. (Those who bring the trophy home are expected to return it the year after in exchange for the permanent keepsake.) All elimination round teams and the top fifteen speakers will be presented with handsome awards commemorating their achievement. We pride ourselves on the high quality of our judging pool, which consists of experienced critics provided both by participants and by the tournament. (The New York City Invitational features top guest critics brought in at the expense of the tournament as well as a considerable number of Bronx Science alumni.) Each entrant may strike a set number of judges. Ranks for judges are determined by a community preference system. Highly qualified critics are expected; the tournament director strongly encourages head coaches to adjudicate at least some rounds. Critics are required to submit their paradigms to judgephilosophies.wikispaces.com before 6:00 PM EST on Monday, October 4, 2010. Schools that fail to submit paradigms forfeit the ability to strike participate in MJP or strike judges. The Bronx Round Robin will take place on October 14, 2010. The rounds -- which will feature twelve of the most talented teams in Team Debate from across the country -- are open to the public and will be highly educational.
PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE Each two-person team must be prepared to debate both sides of the October resolution. A school may register up to four Public Forum teams; a select number of schools will be granted a fifth slot based upon application. Public Forum Debate tabulation will be directed by William Cooper of Manchester-Essex Regional High School. The tournament will feature seven preliminary rounds and clear to octafinals. All debaters with a winning record will be eligible for a run-off round. Quarterfinalists will receive bids to the National High School Tournament of Champions at the University of Kentucky. Individual speakers will be recognized at the tournament. We will therefore use individual scores, not team scores. The championship team will receive the David Yalof Trophy; the top speaker will receive the Gloria Cabada-Leman Award. Both awards are perpetual, traveling trophies; recipients may elect to bring the trophy home or receive, shortly thereafter, a smaller version that will be theirs permanently. (Those who bring the trophy home are expected to return it the year after in exchange for the permanent keepsake.) All elimination round teams and the top ten speakers will be presented with handsome awards commemorating their achievement. The judging pool will consist of critics provided by the participants and community members provided by the tournament, including a considerable number of Bronx Science alumni. All elimination round teams and the top ten speakers will be presented with handsome awards commemorating their achievement. The Bronx Round Robin will take place on October 14, 2010. The rounds -- which will feature twelve of the most talented teams in Public Forum Debate from across the country -- are open to the public and will be highly educational.
LEGISLATIVE DEBATE There is presently no entry limit in Legislative Debate. Legislative Debate tabulation will again be directed by Michael Vigars of Trinity Preparatory School. Competitors will participate in three preliminary sessions. From there, the top competitors will advance into a semifinal session; top competitors in the semifinal session will advance to a final session. Further details are forthcoming. The top six ranked competitors will receive bids to the National High School Tournament of Champions at the University of Kentucky. The champion will receive the Joseph Giovannelli Grand Gavel. All debaters in the semifinal and final sessions and the presiding officers will be presented with handsome awards commemorating their achievement. The judging pool will consist of critics provided by the participants and community members provided by the tournament. Legislators advancing to later sessions will be presented with handsome awards commemorating their achievement. The Bronx Round Robin will take place on October 14, 2010. The rounds -- which will feature twelve of the most talented competitors in Legislative Debate from across the country -- are open to the public and will be highly educational.
JUDGING RESPONSIBILITIES Each school must provide qualified judges as follows: -- one for every three Lincoln-Douglas debaters (all fractions result in your team providing an additional judge; e.g., whether four or five LD debaters are entered, two judges will need to be provided) -- one for each two policy debate teams (all fractions result in your team providing an additional judge; e.g., whether three or four teams are entered, two judges will need to be provided) -- one for every three Public Forum debate teams (all fractions result in your team providing an additional judge; e.g., whether four, five, or six Public Forum teams are entered, two judges will need to be provided) -- one for every five legislative debaters (all fractions result in your team providing an additional judge; e.g., whether six, seven, eight, nine, or ten legislators are entered, two judges will need to be provided) A limited number of judges will be available for hire. If you need to hire judges, please register early! | ||||
