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East Coast Early Bird Debate Tournament 2020
General information This information is from a tournament in a past season! This is a College tournament in Online. View manager contact information East Coast Early Bird Debate Tournament September 26, 2020
Nassau Community College
Dear Colleagues:
You and your squad are cordially invited to the 3rd annual East Coast Early Bird Debate Tournament, to take place online via Speechwire and the Yaatly platforms! As we all navigate through this unprecedented time, we’ve conceived this tournament to be a fun yet competitive one, where students can get in some early debate rounds in a relaxed and educational atmosphere.
We will offer: Individual IPDA, with novice and open divisions! Our schedule will be slightly modified to accommodate schools in various time zones. What follows is all the information you should need. All significant changes are in RED (on the actual invitation), but feel free to email me directly if you have additional questions. We look forward to virtually hosting you!
Prof. Trent Webb Director of Forensics Nassau Community College 516-572-7170 x25417 Trent.Webb@ncc.edu
Justin Dougherty Assistant Director of Forensics Nassau Community College Justin.Dougherty@ncc.edu
Formats We will offer novice and open divisions of: Individual IPDA. We will use the standard 5-2-6-2-3-5-3 time constraints.
Divisions We plan on offering novice and open divisions. However, the tournament reserves to the right to collapse divisions if entries warrant.
Awards Awards will be given to all elimination round participants, as well as the top 5 speakers in each division. We will also award team sweepstakes.
Sweepstakes will be awarded as follows:
Each prelim win – 2 points Advance to Quarters – 3 points Advance to Semifinals – 4 points 2nd place – 5 points 1st place – 6 points
A school’s top 3 debaters in each division will count toward sweepstakes.
Nassau Community College students may compete and will be eligible to advance and receive speaker awards. However, Nassau Community College will not be eligible for any school sweepstakes awards.
Definition of Novices For our purposes, a novice shall be defined as a student who has NO prior debate experience INCLUDING high school. Please enter your students accordingly.
Warm Rooms We will not have official warm rooms. The Yaatly website has an “auditorium” and “team room” feature for competitors, coaches and judges to communicate with each other. Judges should not feel compelled or pressured to engage students. In turn, students should not engage or pressure judges for commentary after rounds. We do ask that all judges turn in ballots before they give any oral critiques.
Disclosure Judges should NOT disclose any decisions in rounds.
Judging For this year, schools MUST cover their entries. 1 judge is required for every 2 entries! Nassau Community College will make every attempt to hire qualified judges for the tournament. As a reminder, IPDA encourages the use of “lay” judges. If you know of any former debaters in the NYC/Long Island area, please let us know, as we’d love to hire them!
Lateness and Forfeit Procedure Topic strike will be done in the round verbally! Students will see the 5 resolutions in the posting center and strike accordingly at the designated time. Students MUST arrive at to their competition room at least 5 minutes prior to draw. Any student who is more than 5 minutes late will forfeit their right to strike; and the opposing debater will be allowed to select the resolution for the round. The late debater must prep on that resolution in whatever remaining prep time exists. In addition, judges will be informed of when debates are supposed to begin. Students who are more than 5 minutes late to the actual round will be forfeited; and the opposing team will be awarded a win with their speaker points averaged.
Entry Rules 1. Each school is limited to 8 entries total.
2. All entries will be due by Wednesday, September 23rd at 12pm EST via Speechwire.
3. All competitors must be undergraduate students enrolled at their respective colleges/universities.
4. It is up to coaches to enter students in their proper division (novice/open). Please see the “definition of novices” section in this invite.
Online Platforms Competition will take place on the Yaatly platform. Coaches should take the time to create memberships for their programs and get their coaches and students registered prior to the tournament. Registration and e-balloting will take place via Speechwire. All judges will need a Speechwire account. Please visit:
www.yaatly.com – to register your team, coaches, etc.
ballots.speechwire.com – to register your coaches
Ethical Standards The East Coast Early Bird Debate Tournament will adhere to the ethical standards prescribed by the IPDA Constitution and/or by-laws. It is strongly suggested that each participant familiarize themselves with these principles. Coaching will be allowed during prep in IPDA!
Pairings NEW!! Rounds 1 -2 will be randomly paired. Rounds 3 -4 will be power matched (high/high, high/low). We will NOT break brackets in elimination rounds.
IPDA (International Public Debate Association) We will be offering Individual IPDA debate in both a novice and open division. The negative and affirmative debaters will alternatively strike two topics each and the remaining resolution shall be the resolution for the round. The 30-minute prep period begins at the first strike. Time constraints are: 5-2-6-2-3-5-3
Fees (1 judge covers 2 debaters/teams)
School Fee: $25
______ # of IPDA Debaters X $25 = ______
UNCOVERED ENTRIES NOT ALLOWED UNLESS THERE ARE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES!!! PLEASE CONTACT THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR IF YOU’RE HAVING TROUBLE SECURING JUDGES.
TOTAL FEES = ______
Please make checks payable to: Faculty/Student Association of NCC
**Please put: “Debate Society” in the memo section
Invoices will be sent at the conclusion of the tournament and are due back to NCC no later than 3 weeks after the tournament. Please mail your check to:
Faculty/Student Association of NCC 1 Education Drive – CCB 200 Nassau Community College Garden City, NY 11530
Schedule (ALL TIMES EASTERN STANDARD TIME)
Friday, Sept. 25
8:00pm – 8:30pm Via Zoom Link (To Be Sent Later)
Saturday, Sept. 26
11:00am – 12:05pm Round 1
12:10pm – 1:15pm Round 2
1:25pm – 2:30pm Round 3
2:30pm – 3:00pm Lunch Break
3:00pm – 4:05pm Round 4
4:15pm – 5:15pm Quarterfinals
5:15pm – 6:15pm Semifinals
6:15pm – 7:15pm Finals
7:30pm Awards Trent Webb Mailing address 1 Education Drive SpeechWire Tournament Services - Copyright 2004-2025 Ben Stewart. All Rights Reserved. Terms of use - Privacy and Security Policy
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