KFA Kentucky State Tournament

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General information

This information is from a tournament in a past season!

This is a College tournament in Kentucky.

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WKU Forensic Team

1906 College Heights Blvd, #51084

Bowling Green, KY  42101-1084

Phone: 270.745.5340

wkuforensics.com

January 27, 2016

Dear KFA Colleagues,

The Western Kentucky University Forensic Team cordially invites you to the 43^rd Annual Kentucky Forensic Association State Tournament, held on the 19^th and 20^th of February 2016 on our campus.

This year’s tournament will host five preliminary rounds and quarterfinals of parliamentary debate competition on Friday. On Saturday, all thirteen individual events will feature two preliminary rounds and a final round, and parliamentary debate will conclude its final two out-rounds. Debate and IEs will have separate schedules, to allow all students to compete freely in both.

In order to facilitate both formats of parliamentary debate without burdening schools with a second day of hotel costs, NPDA and IPDA will run concurrently.

Please submit your entries online at speechwire.com by 5:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday, February 16. If for any reason this is not possible, please email them to christopher.chandler@wku.edu and we will input them for you. If you have any questions about this tournament please email Chris above, or call 270-745-6340.

My team and I look forward to hosting you all at WKU in February!

Sincerely,

Ganer Newman

Director of Forensics

The Western Kentucky University Forensic Team

ganer.newman@wku.edu

11:00 – 11:30  Registration for Parli Debate – Garrett Conference Center (GCC) Lobby

11:30 – 12:30  Coaches Meeting – GCC 219; Student Meeting – GCC 100

12:30 – 12:45  Brief Orientation Meeting – GCC 100

12:45               Rd 1 – Parli Topic Announcement – GCC 100

2:00                 Rd 2 – Parli Topic Announcement – GCC 100

3:15                 Rd 3 – Parli Topic Announcement – GCC 100

4:30                 Rd 4 – Parli Topic Announcement – GCC 100

5:45                 Rd 5 – Parli Topic Announcement – GCC 100

7:15                 Quarterfinals – Parli Topic Announcement – GCC 100

7:30                 IE Registration – Garrett Conference Center (GCC) Lobby

8:00                 Semifinals - Parli Topic Announcement – GCC 100

9:00 – 9:30      Radio Draw – FAC 156
9:30 – 10:45    Round 1 Flight A (radio, info, prose, ca, drama, duo, editorial)

10:30 – 11:00  Radio Draw - FAC 156

11:00 – 12:15  Round 2 Flight A (radio, info, prose, ca, drama, duo, editorial)

12:00 – 1:00    Lunch – GCC Lobby

12:30 – 1:00    Extemp Draw – FAC 156

1:00 – 2:15      Round 1 Flight B (extemp, ADS, impromptu, pers, POI, poe)

2:00 – 2:30      Extemp Draw – FAC 156

2:30 – 3:45      Round 2 Flight B (extemp, ADS, impromptu, pers, POI, poe)

3:45 – 4:15      Radio Draw - FAC 156

4:00 – 5:15      Finals Flight A (radio, info, prose, ca, drama, duo, editorial)

5:15 – 5:45      Extemp Draw – FAC 156

5:30 – 6:45      Finals Flight B (extemp, ADS, impromptu, pers, POI, poe)

6:45                 Finals - Parli Topic Announcement – GCC 100

8:30 or ASAP Awards Ceremony – Grise Hall 235

Individual Events

All thirteen individual events will use KFA rules for competition and will be grouped into the following patterns:

Flight A: Communication Analysis, Drama Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Editorial Impromptu Speaking, Informative Speaking, Prose Interpretation, and Radio Broadcasting

Flight B: After-dinner Speaking, Extemporaneous Speaking, Impromptu Speaking, Persuasive Speaking, Poetry Interpretation, and Program Oral Interpretation

Parliamentary Debate

The resolutions for NPDA debate will be a mixture of policy, value, and fact. In accordance with KFA rules, an outside, non-KFA affiliated individual must write the NPDA debate topics. This year, Bill Thompson, former KFA competitor from 1992 through 1996, and current high school coach in Florida will write the topics.

IPDA Public Debate

All divisions of public debate will follow IPDA rules and guidelines. Rules for IPDA public debate can be found at http://www.ipdadebate.info/constitution--bylaws.html. Speaking times will follow the standard 5-2-6-2-3-5-3 time format with 30 minutes of preparation time before each round. Resolutions will follow the traditional IPDA strike system and vary between value, policy, and fact. Additionally, IPDA guidelines require that all elimination rounds are “flip” rounds, even if the competitors have met each previously in competition. Further IPDA guidelines can be found here: http://www.ipdadebate.info/uploads/4/9/8/1/4981933/guide_to_a_typical_ipda_tournament.pdf

IPDA debate will run concurrent with NPDA debate, and separate from individual events. You can therefore enter both debate and individual events.

A parking map and instructions will be emailed several days before the tournament. We will provide permits at registration, which will cancel any possible parking charges. The forthcoming parking instructions will be critical for Friday, but on Saturday you may park in any lot on campus, no permit needed.

The following hotels are suggested for teams spending the night:

Holiday Inn, University Plaza (3.7 miles)                   (270) 745-0088

Hyatt Place (on campus)                                             (866) 599-6674

Staybridge Suites (2.2 miles)                                      (270) 904-0480

Microtel Inn (4.8 miles)                                              (270) 745-9922

We use the Holiday Inn extensively, but also have experience with the other three.

Manager contact information

Chris Chandler
Email address: christopher.chandler@wku.edu
Phone number: 270-202-2771

Mailing address

WKU Forensics
1906 College Heights Blvd. #51084
Bowling Green, KY 42101