The H.E.R.D. National Online Series: Winter Stride

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General information

This is a High School tournament in Minnesota.

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Hello!

We’re excited to introduce the H.E.R.D. (Honoring Excellence in Rhetoric and Delivery) National Online Speech Series, powered by Zebrapad.

H.E.R.D. gives students more opportunities to compete nationally, earn NIETOC bids, and receive meaningful feedback throughout the season without adding another travel weekend.

This tournament is entirely asynchronous, with full details below. 

The series includes the following 4 tournaments:

> Fall Kickstart (Oct 30 - Nov 6) - hosted by Zebrapad

> Winter Stride (Dec 11-18) - hosted by St. Francis High School, MN

> Spring Gallop (Jan 22-29) - hosted by American Heritage Broward, FL 

> Summer Stampede (Mar 19-26)

WINTER STRIDE LIVE DOC - coming soon

H.E.R.D. MASTER TOURNAMENT GUIDE

Tournament Schedule:

Saturday, October 31 at NOON CST, all prelim rounds and ballots will be released.

Wednesday, November 4 at 5PM CST, all ballots for prelims MUST be submitted. As soon as all ballots are in, finals will be posted.

As soon as finals are posted, ballots will be released. Judges MUST complete their ballots by Friday, November 6 at 5PM CST. Once all ballots are in, results will be posted on Speechwire.

Video Format:

Zebrapad has created a downloadable H.E.R.D. Video Recording Guide with requirements, best practices, and tips to help you create your best online tournament submission.

H.E.R.D. Video Recording Guide

In summary:

• Videos must be publicly accessible. Please make sure when you/your students are uploading their video links, that they are set to "Anyone with the link can view".
• Videos can be posted on Youtube, Google Drive, etc. as long as their links are viewable.
• Videos may not be altered in any way. All recordings must be single-take.
• Students may not physically touch/alter their camera/recording device during the performance.
• Any videos that cannot be viewed during judging will be marked as no show.

Judge Requirements:

Each school is responsible for supplying its own judges. One qualified judge is required for every five team registered entries (1:5). Teams unable to cover their obligation may purchase uncovered/hired judging at $100 per uncovered judge.

All judges will be required to complete and meet a set of H.E.R.D. judge training and certification requirements. This certification is provided online by Zebrapad at no additional cost to you, and will help you build a stronger judging pool for future tournaments!

Tournament Fees:

Single Tournament: $100/team
Full Series: $350/team
[Zebrapad Team Subscriber Series Rate: $275/team]

Each tournament registration includes up to 50 entries. $2/entry beyond 50.

Payment:

Registering on SpeechWire does NOT hold your entries spots in the tournament. All entries will be waitlisted until team registration fee payment has been received.

We strongly recommend you pay electronically via the Zebrapad Speech website to ensure fees are received before the tournament starts as not to risk your team’s participation.

If you need to pay by check, please have it sent in September to ensure we get it in time. If you require an invoice in advance, please fill out our Invoice Request form. We will NOT accept a purchase order or picture of a check as proof of payment. 

Checks can be made out and mailed to:

Zebrapad Speech

5660 Oak Cv N

Oak Park Heights MN, 55082

Manager contact information

Natalie Sintek
Email address: admin@zebrapadspeech.com
Phone number: 6513243246

Mailing address

5660 Oak Cove N
Stillwater, MN 55082