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2016 Off-Broadway Swing 
Hosted by
Nassau Community College 
and 
Hofstra University
Dec. 3 - 4, 2016
 
Trent Webb and Tomeka Robinson are pleased to invite you to the 2016 Off-Broadway Swing to be held on the campuses of Nassau Community College (Saturday portion) and Hofstra University (Sunday portion), both located on Long Island (literally across the street from each other!) and just 35 minutes 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!
 
Trent Webb                                  Tomeka Robinson
Director of Forensics                    Director of Forensics
Nassau Community College       Hofstra University
Trent.Webb@ncc.edu               Tomeka.M.Robinson@Hofstra.edu
516-572-7170 x 25417                516-463-5431
 
 
 
 
Pattern A                                                  Pattern B
Impromptu Speaking                                Extemporaneous Speaking
Drama Interp.                                           Persuasive Speaking
After-Dinner Speaking                              Programmed Oral Interp.
Comm. Analysis                                        Duo Interp.
Prose Interp.                                             Poetry Interp.
Literary Criticism                                       Informative Speaking
 
 
 Event Rules: 
1. AFA-NIET rules govern all events except "Literary Criticism". As per new AFA-NIET language, access to the Internet is allowed in Extemp Prep. Nassau and Hofstra will make every attempt to provide public wi-fi access, but cannot guarantee it.
 
2. Phi Rho Pi rules govern NPDA Debate, which means no coaching is allowed during the 15-minute preparation period. Students are allowed the use of any materials 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. PLEASE NOTE: Students are NOT allowed to enter both individual events and debate on the same day!!!
 
5. We will be offering IPDA Individual Debate.  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.  Prep time begins as soon as Negative strikes first.  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.
 
6. ALSO NOTE: Debate will be run Phi Rho Pi style. Teams with the top winning records will be advanced to a Bronze/Gold round.
 
7. NEW THIS YEAR!! Literary Criticism - please see the invitation for a complete description.
 
Entry Fees: $25 school fee
$7 per slot 
$15 per NPDA Team/IPDA Debater
$10 per uncovered IE slot (1 judge covers 8 slots)
$25 per uncovered Debate slot (1 judge covers 2 Debate teams)
 
No charge for changes made before Thursday, December 1st at 11:59pm EST.
 
Changes made on Friday, December 2nd will incur a $20 fee per change plus the original entry fee.
 
Changes made on the day of the tournament will incur a $50 fee per change plus the original entry fee.
 
Entries are due Wednesday, November 30th before 3pm Eastern Standard Time.  
 
 
Make checks payable to:  
 
"Faculty/Student Association" for the Nassau half
 
"Hofstra University" for the Hofstra 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.
 
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS SCHEDULE - BOTH DAYS (Saturday, December 3rd at Nassau CC and Sunday, December 4th at Hofstra University
 
 
8:00am    Registration(for Nassau CC - CCB 2nd floor Lobby) and (for Hofstra Univ. - 1st floor Breslin Hall)
9:00am    Round 1A
10:15am  Round 2A
11:30am  Lunch Served (TBA)
12noon   Extemp Draw
12:15pm  Round 1B
1:30pm   Extemp Draw
1:45pm    Round 2B
3:15pm    Finals A
4:30pm   Extemp Draw
4:45pm    Finals B
6:30pm    Awards (TBA)
 
 
DEBATE SCHEDULE - FOR BOTH DAYS (Nassau CC will be hosting Individual IPDA Debate on Saturday and Hofstra Univ. will be hosting NPDA Debate on Sunday)
 
 
8:00am    Registration
9:00am    Round 1 Debate
10:15am  Round 2 Debate
12:15pm  Round 3 Debate
1:45pm    Round 4 Debate
3:30pm    Bronze Round Debate
5:00pm    Gold Round Debate
6:30pm    Awards (TBA)
 
 
REMEMBER: STUDENTS MAY NOT ENTER DEBATE AND INDIVIDUAL EVENTS ON THE SAME DAY!!!
 
Hotel/Travel Info: Nassau County is served closest by both LaGuardia and JFK airports.  They are both located in Queens which are 30 minutes 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, please contact Tomeka or I directly.  Directions to both campuses will be provided with confirmation of your entry.

Manager contact information

Trent Webb
Email address: Trent.Webb@ncc.edu
Phone number: 516-572-7170 x25417

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