NYCUDL - Middle School PF & Policy

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This is a Middle School tournament in New York.

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NYCUDL Middle School PF / Policy Debate Tournament #2 

Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45 

On behalf of the New York City Urban Debate League and Middle School 45 you are cordially invited to the NYCUDL Middle School PF / Policy Debate Tournament #2 at Middle School 45 for a day of exciting, fun and intense debate excitement.

We will offer two debate formats, Public Forum and Policy Debate, featuring four rounds of debate for both debate formats.

Judges’ training will be available for individuals interested in judging public forum and policy debate.

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

Program Director: Aubrey Semple – aubrey@debate.nyc 

Looking forward to seeing you all,

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

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

REGISTRATION

Registration will take place on speechwire.com

Below are guidelines for registering teams for the tournament:

• Students must be physically present before 9:00am to be registered in the tournament for round 1.
• The composition of individual teams entered in Round 1 may not be changed after round 1. (e.g. A team CANNOT add a late-arriving member in Round 2 and subsequent debates).
• Late arriving teams may be entered in the tournament, starting in Round 2. Late arrivals may be required to participate as maverick if there are not enough debaters to form a partnership (a partnership consists of 2 debaters in Public Forum and Policy Debate. It is understood that late arrival teams will be at a large competitive disadvantage because of the lost points from Round 1.
• For incomplete teams, the coach may choose one of two options:
• Option 1: Forfeit round 1 to allow the team to compete as a full partnership for rounds 2-3.
• Option 2: Have the incomplete in all 3 rounds and the late arrival to compete separately.
• The tournament has the discretion to form a hybrid partnership (debaters composed from different schools).
•  Late-arriving students arriving more than 1 hour after the starting of Round 1 CANNOT BE ENTERED IN THE TOURNAMENT, but are encouraged to observe debates.
• A student who competes in Round 1 but leaves the tournament early receives 0 SPEAKER POINTS FOR THE ROUNDS HE/SHE DID NOT ATTEND, but the team can continue to compete throughout the day.

Important: Late arrivals will be dealt with after Round 1 has begun. Please fill out the enclosed late form and wait in the cafeteria until someone comes to collect the forms. Do not enter the tab room under any circumstances (unless you were contacted by the tab staff to enter). This slows down our tournament.

NOTE REGARDING JUDGES:

There are judge requirements for our tournament. The judge requirement is that a school must bring 1 judge for every 3 teams for each respective division and event (e.g. 1 judge for 3 teams in Beginner PF and/or 1 judge for 3 teams in Advanced PF). Each judge is obligated to judge all three rounds. If your school has not met the requirement and we do not have enough judges, we will begin to drop teams in random order from schools that have not provided the required judge quota.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR ALL ENTRIES IS 5PM – November 4th, 2015

We will offer two debate formats, Public Forum and Policy Debate, featuring three rounds of debate for both debate formats.

Points will be on the scale of 30 points, within the range of 25-30 points.

We will provide awards for top speakers, top teams and sweepstakes points for top schools for overall sweepstakes awards to be given at the end of the season.

Topics

National November PF Topic: Topic: Migrant and Refugee Crises– Resolved: In response to the current crisis, a government should prioritize the humanitarian needs of refugees over its national interests. 

National NSDA Topic: Surveillance Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially curtail its domestic surveillance. 

IMPORTANT DATES

To submit teams into Speechwire: Wednesday, November 4th by 5PM

Check-in / Day of tournament registration: Saturday, November 7^th, by 9:00AM

Once registration closes (at the beginning of the tournament) – those that are late will forfeit the first round and will debate round 2 – they can observe and flow debates in round 1

WE MUST EMPHASIZE THIS RULE IN ORDER TO HAVE AN EFFICIENT, TIMELY AND WELL-MANAGED TOURNAMENT. PLEASE OBLIGE TO THIS REQUEST.  

TRAVEL DIRECTIONS TO THE TOURNAMENT

Thomas C. Giordano Middle School 45 

Location: 2502 Lorillard Place, Bronx NY 10458

Subway

D Train - Fordham Road

Bus

Bx12, Bx15, Bx17, Bx19, Bx22, Bx34, Bx41, Bx9

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

SATURDAY –November 4TH, 2015

8:00am – Breakfast and Registration

9:00am – Registration ends

9:00am – Opening Ceremony

9:30am – Prep Rooms

10:30am– Round 1

11:30am – Lunch  

12:30pm – Round 2

1:30pm – Round 3

2:30pm – Round 4

3:30pm – Award Ceremony

4:00pm –Departure

Manager contact information

Aubrey Semple
Email address: aubrey@debate.nyc
Phone number:

Mailing address

None provided