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This is a College tournament in Nebraska.

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Greetings Players,

 

Doane University and the University of Nebraska-Kearney are excited to host the fifth annual “Final Stage” tournament in the ultimate gaming atmosphere, Online!  We will be offering one asynchronous tournament with all 11 AFA events December 2nd-4th.

 

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE:

We will use SpeechWire for registration and tabulation. To register, please visit http://www.speechwire.com/. We will be using electronic ballots (e-ballots). Please instruct all school judges to have a device with internet capabilities (phone, tablet, or laptop). Here is a video with more information regarding Speechwire’s e-ballot system: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJXxeVS-KgM

 

Students may enter as many events as they would like. There will be three rounds, no finals. Ties in individual events for this tournament will be broken on the following: Ranks, Head to Head, Strength of Opposition, Speaker Points.

 

Team and Individual Sweepstakes points will be awarded based on the following formula: 10 points for first, 8 points for second, 6 points for third, 4 points for fourth, 2 points for fifth, and 1 point for sixth. Ties in team and individual sweepstakes will be broken on number of finals followed by number of 1st’ place finishes, 2nd’ place finishes, etc. 

 

ENTRY DEADLINE:  Entries are due Wednesday, December 2nd by 12:00 noon.  Please submit your entries to www.speechwire.com.  Look for the “The Final Stage”. Fees will be assessed by the information we have available by Wednesday, December 2nd, at 12:00 noon. As always, we ask that you cover as many slots as possible with usable judges. Questions for the tournament can be sent to either Nathaniel (nathaniel.wilson@doane.edu) or Aaron (blackmana2@unk.edu). 

 

ENTRY FEES:  $8.00 per slot. $15.00 per uncovered slot. We need your judges more than your money so please, please help us by bringing judges. Each judge covers 6 slots. All judges are expected to be knowledgeable of updated rules. 

Please make checks out to: UNK Forensics

And mail them to:

Aaron Blackman

7 E 36th St

Kearney NE, 68847

 

VIDEO SUBMISSIONS:

One video submission per student event will be used for all rounds.  

Please upload individual events to Youtube, unlisted and include the student’s full name and event in the “title” of the youtube video. When possible, please do not include the name of your college/university in the name of the Youtube account. Links must be provided with entries, no later than Wednesday, December 2nd, 12pm. All entries are final. 

*The tournament reserves the right to institute and utilize team event caps based on the number of teams and number of entries at the registration deadline.

 

LP PROMPTS:

Quotations and extemp questions will be posted to the tournament’s speechwire page at 8am on Tuesday, Dec. 1st . We trust all students and coaches to adhere to Limited Prep guidelines and honor code for preparation. Ext prep does not need to be included in the performance video. However, please include prep time in all Impromptu videos (this can make starting the video camera easier for students, and assessing time allocation possible for judging). 

All Imp judges will be reminded to allow an initial 15 seconds for competitors to read the quotations before beginning time. 

 

ACCOMMODATIONS: 

If you have a student or coach with special needs, please let us know. We will be happy to provide accommodations. 

 

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:  

Tuesday, Dec. 1st @ 8am LP Prompts posted

Wednesday, Dec. 2nd @ 12:00pm Entries Finalized and Video Submissions due

Wednesday-Friday, Dec. 2nd-4th Rounds Judged

Friday, Dec. 4th @ 3pm All Ballots Due

Friday, Dec. 4th @ 6pm Awards

 

If you have any questions, please contact Nathaniel or Aaron. We hope to see you at “The Final Stage!”

 

Sincerely,

 

Nathaniel Wilson Aaron Blackman

Director of Forensics Director of Forensics 

Doane University University of Nebraska Kearney

Cell: (307) 202-1557 Cell: (402) 560-6181

Email: nathaniel.wilson@doane.edu Email: blackmana2@unk.edu 

Manager contact information

Jennifer Torres
Email address: jennifer.torres@doane.edu
Phone number: 9095183450

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