NYCUDL / The Donor's Choose Invitational - Middle School Parliamentary / Elementary Debates 

The Berkeley Carroll School 

On behalf of the New York City Urban Debate League & the Berkeley Carroll School, you are cordially invited to the NYCUDL / The Donor’s Choose Invitational for Middle School Parliamentary and Elementary Debates on January 10^th, 2015 for a day of exciting, fun and intense debate excitement.

We will offer two debate formats: Parliamentary debate for middle school and Elementary Debate and guided competition, featuring three rounds of debate for parliamentary and two for elementary debate.

Judges’ training will be available for individuals interested in judging parliamentary and elementary debate 

 

All questions, concerns and/or issues about the tournament should be directed to:

 

Tournament Host: Jim Shapiro  - jshapiro@berkeleycarroll.org

Program Director: Aubrey Semple –semplenyc@gmail.com

 

Looking forward to seeing you all,

 

Jim Shapiro – Tournament Host / The Berkeley Carroll School 

Aubrey Semple – Program Director-Tournament Host / New York City Urban Debate League 

Erik Fogel – Executive Director / New York City Urban Debate League

 

Online Registration

 

Registration will take place on speechwire.com. The link to the registration is: https://www.speechwire.com/c-info.php?tournid=3226

 

If you have any questions or issues regarding registration, please email the program director, Aubrey Semple at semplenyc@gmail.com

 

ONLINE REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR ALL ENTRIES IS 5PM – JANUARY 7^RD, 2014

 

Once registration is closed on Wednesday January 7^th at 5pm, you may still drop or change the names of your entries and judges, but you may not add any additional names.

 

RULES ON REGISTERING ADVANCED TEAMS

The student must be entered in the ADVANCED division if:

1) The student has competed in a previous season of debate

2) The student has three or more times ranked in the top 15 through a team award or individual speaker

3) The student is partnered with 1 or 2 other speakers who qualify as advanced

 

***By coach discretion, a student can compete in the advanced division without having officially qualified. 

 

However, no student who qualifies as advanced may compete in the beginner division.

 

This is to ensure competitive equity to all competitors at the tournament.

Judging Assignment

Each school must provide one judge for every 3 teams competing.

 

There will be judge training for new/inexperienced judges.  Providing a judge for training may also count toward fulfillment of your judging assignment. 

 

Judges must check in on the morning of the tournament by 9:00am, the latest

 

TOPICS

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE

• This House will decriminalize recreational drug use.
• This House believes youth competitive sports do more harm than good.
• (Community Topic) – This House will allow genetically modified food.

 

ELEMENTARY DEBATE

• Youth competitive sports do more harm than good.

LATE ARRIVAL POLICY

 

Once check-in closes (at 9:00am) – late arrivals will forfeit the first round and will debate round 2 (even if only late by a few minutes).  During round 1, late arrivals should observe and flow debates.

 

We must emphasize this rule in order to have an efficient, timely and well-managed tournament.  Please oblige to this request. 

 

AWARDS

 

Speaker points will be on the scale of 30 points.

 

We will provide awards for top speakers, top teams and sweepstakes for top schools.  Sweepstakes will be calculated based on the school’s top 5 team entries.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

 

To submit teams into Speechwire: Wednesday, December 7^th by 5PM

 

Check-in / Day of tournament check-in: Saturday, January 10^th, by 9:00AM
 

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

SATURDAY – January 10TH, 2014

 

Middle School Parliamentary

8:00am – Breakfast and Registration

9:00am – Registration ends and judge orientation begins

9:45am - Round 1 Parings and Topic Announced

10:05am - Round 1

10:50am - Round 2 Parings and Topic Announced

11:10am - Round 2

12:00pm - Lunch

12:50pm - Round 3 Pairings and Topic Announced

1:10pm - Round 3 (power matched if possible)

2:00pm - Guest speaker

2:30pm - Middle SchoolAwards Ceremony

3:00pm - Exit Building

 

Elementary Debate

8:00am – Breakfast and Registration

9:00am – Registration ends and judge orientation begins

9:30am - Introductory activity and Round 1 prep

10:05am - Round 1

10:45am - Round 2 prep

11:10am - Round 2

12:00pm - Lunch

12:50pm - Elementary Awards

1:10pm - Observe Middle School Round 3 (or depart early)

TRAVEL DIRECTIONS TO THE TOURNAMENT

 

Location:  The Berkeley Carroll School  

Address: 181 Lincoln Place Brooklyn, NY 11217

 

Trains

2 & 3 Trains – Grand Army Plaza

B & Q Trains – 7th Avenue 

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