District Speech Tournament - March 7, 2020

Hamilton Southeastern HS, 13910 E 126th St, Fishers, IN 46037

Events - 

• DI, HI, Duo, USX, IX, Info, OO, POI, Big Questions Debate
  • BQ debaters may NOT double in Speech events
• Each event must have at least  4 competitors from 2 different schools
  • Big Questions must have 10 competitors from 2 different schools
• The top 2 finishers in each event and the Big Questions winner, in each district will qualify for the NSDA National Tournament in Albuquerque, NM

Eligibility - 

• Participation is open to schools who have registered and paid dues to NSDA prior to the start of the tournament
• Students must be paid members (having earned 25 points) prior to the district tournament entry deadline.  All necessary fees must be submitted to the national office by this deadline.
• Students must be officially registered as an NSDA  member user with a valid, unique email address on the organization website.
• Coaches must complete a Single Entry Letter of Intent for students competing in multiple events (including Debate and Congress)

Entries - 

• Each team may enter up to four entries in each event 
• Schools have a designated allocation of entries to split between the Speech and Debate District Tournaments.  A coach can check their number of district slot on the NSDA site by clicking on their district from their School Profile page.

Registration -

• We will be using Speechwire.com for registration and tabbing of all District Tournaments
•  Registration will open on _Feb 18___________.  
• Entries and judges due on ____ March _4____________. 

Fees - 

• Teams must pay a fee of $5 per entry.  Checks should be made payable to Hoosier Heartland District or Hoosier Crossroads District
• Please bring payment to the tournament, DO NOT MAIL

Judges - 

• Teams must bring one judge for every 3 Speech entries
• Teams must bring one judge for every 1 BQ Debate entry
• We will be using e-ballots, please include judge email addresses when registering
  • Please do NOT use Comcast emails, they don’t work with Speechwire

Scripts-

• Please bring all script materials in a sealed manila envelope to submit at registration. Envelopes will only be opened if a protest occurs. All materials will be returned at the end of the competition.
  • Interp competitors (Duo, DI, HI, POI) must provide the original source of all material and a photocopy with all lines highlighted with pages in order of performance.
  • Please make sure that any online source material is on the Approved Websites List. 
• OO and Info must submit printed manuscripts with updated bibliographies 
• If there is a question of the legality of a script, please contact the committee prior to the tournament registration deadline.

Tournament Structure - 

• We will be using the NSDA Pilot Rules
• BQ will have 4 prelim rounds and then break to a single elim bracket
• All other events have 3 preliminary rounds breaking to a final round of 6
• Events with more than 28 entries will break to a semi-final round
• 2 judges in each prelim, 3 in the final round
• Extemp will draw every round