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The Best of Blue Ridge Invitational

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This information is from a tournament in a past season!

This is a College tournament in Virginia.

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January 8th, 2016


Dear Colleagues,

We welcome you to our Blue Ridge Mountain Home! In addition to the VIFA Championship tournament, there will be invitational held the following day at James Madison University, The First Best of Blue Ridge Invitational will be held Sunday, January 31st, 2016. The tournament is another competitive opportunity for students to continue their pursuit of forensic excellence. The tournament is an open invitational that will offer all 11 American Forensic Association events and awards will be presented to the to all champions and finalists. Schedule will mirror Saturday’s tournament.


The Best of Blue Ridge Invitational

ENTRY INFORMATION
•    Best of Blue Ridge Invitational: Each team may enter 5 entries per event.  
•    Students may enter a maximum of 3 events per bracket; 2 duos count as 2 events.
•    The deadline for entry is Wednesday January 27th at 5pm eastern.
•    Entry fees are $8 per even..
•    Please provide a qualified judge for every seven event slots.
•    Hired judges are available at $10 per uncovered slot.
•    Drop fees are original entry fee plus $10 penalty after entry deadline; plus $20 if on Saturday or Sunday.
•    Dropped judges after the entry deadline will each be assessed a $150 fee in addition to standard judge fees.
•    To register (in all cases we will confirm): go to Speechwire.com under: The Best of Blue Ridge Invitational.
                       

SCHEDULE:
8:00am - 8:30am       Registration (Harrison Hall 1290)
8:30am             Extemp Draw
9:00am             IA (Extemp/POI/Duo/Per/Informative/Pro)
10:15am           IB (Impromptu/DI/ADS/CA/Poetry)
12:00pm          Extemp Draw
12:30pm        IIA
1:45pm           IIB
3:00pm            Extemp Draw
3:15pm        Finals A        
4:30pm        Finals B
ASAP            Awards



COMPETITION AND AWARDS
•    The tournament will offer 2 rounds of preliminary competition and a final round.
•    We will offer an award for the top six entries in each individual event (two awards for duos).
•    The top three schools will each receive an award.
•    The top speaker will receive an award.
•    We will use AFA-style rules and tabulation.
•    Both tournaments will feature a cross-examination period in the extemporaneous speaking final.  After each extemporaneous speech, a fellow contestant will have three minutes to question the speaker in any manner they so choose.  The questioning period is open, and similar to the AFA style of cross-examination used in the final round- the questions and answers will continue back and forth until either the questioner chooses to stop or three minutes have elapsed.  The questions can be about anything from issues that the speaker failed to consider, clarification of the speech, analytical/logical questions, etc...: it is up to the questioner to decide his or her own objectives and goals for the questioning period.  Some logistical notes:
•    When 1st speaker is ready to perform, both 1st and last speaker will go to the competition room.  After 1st speaker performs, last speaker will question the first speaker.  At the conclusion of the questioning period, the last speaker will return to the preparation room, and 1st speaker will stay to question the 2nd speaker.  The 2nd speaker will question the 3rd speaker, etc…
•    Questioners may take notes while listening to the speeches that they will eventually question.  However, they may not use those notes during the questioning period itself.
•    It is up to the judges to decide how the questioning period plays into the ranking and evaluation of the round.
•    The time limit on the questioning period is 3 minutes.  Time signals will be given.  Once three minutes have elapsed, the speaker should be given a small amount of time to complete the response that they are currently giving.
This questioning period only pertains to the final round of Extemporaneous Speaking.

Manager contact information

Cate Bruns
Email address: brunscj@jmu.edu
Phone number: 952-270-0954

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School of Communication Studies
951 Madison Dr
Harrisonburg, VA 22801

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