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Off-Broadway Swing 2014 (Sunday)
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2014 Off-Broadway Swing Hosted by Suffolk County Community College and Nassau Community College Dec. 6 – 7, 2014
Thomas Bovino and Trent Webb are pleased to invite you to the 2014 Off-Broadway Swing to be held on the Ammerman Campus of Suffolk County Community College, which is in Selden, NY. Selden is located in Suffolk County, Long Island and is just 1.5 hours east of wonderful NYC! We encourage squads to come early to enjoy the city. We will offer IPDA Debate, NPDA Debate, all eleven AFA-NIET events as well as low entry fees to keep your costs down. What follows is all the information you should need to plan your trip. We hope to see many of you this December!
Thomas Bovino Trent Webb Director of Forensics Director of Forensics Suffolk County Community College Nassau Community College bovinot@sunysuffolk.edu Trent.Webb@ncc.edu 631-451-4145 516-572-7170 x25417
Pattern A Pattern B Extemporaneous Speaking Impromptu Speaking Persuasion Drama Interpretation Program Oral Interpretation After-Dinner Speaking Duo Interpretation Communication Analysis Poetry Interpretation Prose Interpretation Informative Speaking NPDA Debate* IPDA Debate*
*offered over both days of the swing
Event Rules: 1. AFA-NIET rules govern all events with the following exceptions: Students will be allowed to access/use electronic devices in extemp prep. Suffolk CCC will not provide internet access and is not responsible for the safety of any equipment.
2. Phi Rho Pi rules govern NPDA Debate, which means no coaching is allowed during the 15-minute preparation period. Students are allowed ONLY the use of a dictionary and almanac to prep. Topic announcement will take place in the round. Teams will be presented with three topics. Opposition team has 30 seconds to strike one topic. Government team then has 30 seconds to strike a topic. The remaining topic shall be the resolution for that round. 3. A school’s top 4 slots in each event will count towards sweepstakes. Sweepstakes for final placing are awarded as follows: 6thplace = 1pt., 5th place = 2 pts., 4th place = 3 pts., 3rd place = 4pts. , 2nd place = 5 pts., 1st place = 6 pts. (In NPDA and IPDA, schools will receive 5 pts for each win in prelims). 4. Students may enter 3 events per pattern. Students in NPDA may enter one other event in Pattern B. DO THAT EVENT FIRST!!!! THEN PROCEDE TO YOUR DEBATE ROUND IMMEDIATELY!! 5. Students in IPDA may enter ONE additional event in Pattern A!!! Please complete your IPDA round and proceed IMMEDIATELY to your other event!!! Students in IPDA may NOT enter Extemporaneous Speaking!!! 6. We will be offering IPDA Individual Debate ONLY!! IPDA and Phi Rho Pi rules govern IPDA debate. Students will be given a choice of 5 resolutions (2 policy, 2 fact/value, 1 metaphor). Negative will strike first, Affirmative will strike second, and so on until one resolution is left. Students will then be given 30 minutes to prep before the round commences. As per Phi Rho Pi/IPDA rules, students ARE allowed to consult electronic devices and the internet during prep time. Students may also transcribe notes gathered from these sources to be used in the round. However, students are NOT allowed to use these devices during the round. Please consult ipdadebate.info for more information on format and structure.
Entry Fees: $20 school fee $7 per slot (including IPDA) $15 per NPDA Team $7 per uncovered slot (1 judge covers 8 slots/2 NPDA Teams)
No charge for changes made before Friday, December 6th.
Changes made on Friday, December 6th will incur a $10 fee plus the original entry fee.
Changes made on the day of the tournament will incur a $25 fee plus the original entry fee.
Entries are due Wednesday, December 4th before 3pm Eastern Standard Time.
Make checks payable to: “SCC Association” for Suffolk half and “Faculty/Student Association” for Nassau half
ALL ENTRIES AND CHANGES MUST BE DONE VIA SPEECHWIRE. EMAILED ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE VISIT SPEECHWIRE.COM TO REGISTER FOR BOTH HALVES OF THE SWING.
Schedule for Suffolk County Community College portion, Saturday, Dec. 6th
8:00 Registration, 1st Floor Lobby - Islip Arts Building
8:30 Draw, Location TBA (Round 1 IPDA)
2:45 Draw (Round III IPDA)
Schedule for Nassau Community College portion (@ SCCC), Sunday, Dec. 7th
8:00 Registration, 1st Floor Lobby - Islip Arts Building
8:30 Draw, Location TBA (Round IV IPDA)
2:45 Draw (Elim II of IPDA)
Hotel/Travel Info: Suffolk County is served closest by Long Island MacArthur Airport (about 20 minutes from campus). LaGuardia and JFK airports are both located in Queens which are an hour from campus. Jason Wood usually handles hotel reservations for our tournaments. Please email him at Jason@traveladvocates.com or if you wish to make your own reservations, the following hotels are the closest to campus:
Hampton Inn—North Ocean Avenue (exit 63 on Long Island Expressway) 631-732-7300
Residence Inn by Marriott—25 Middle Avenue (exit 62 on Long Island Expressway) 631-475-9500
Crowne Plaza—North Ocean Avenue (exit 63 on Long Island Expressway) 1-877-270-1393
Directions to Suffolk CCC, Selden Campus: Take the Long Island Expressway (I-495) to exit 62—Nicolls Rd. Proceed north on Nicolls Rd. approximately one mile. The college entrance is on the right.
Trent Webb Mailing address None provided SpeechWire Tournament Services - Copyright 2004-2024 Ben Stewart. All Rights Reserved. Terms of use - Privacy and Security Policy
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