SpeechWire Tournament Services - Forensics Tournament Software

The coaches and students of Kansas State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln invite you and your students to the 10^th Annual UN-L/K-State Swing: UNL-Cornhuskers on Saturday, January 27th, 2018 and the K-State Wildcats tournament on Sunday, January 28th, 2018. Both tournaments will be held on the campus of Kansas State University and head quartered out of Nichols Hall. Directors Aaron Duncan (UN-L) and Craig Brown (K-State), along with their assistants and graduate coaches are already planning a fun and competitive weekend for your visit.

Both tournaments willoffer two preliminary rounds and the appropriate number of elimination rounds in the eleven AFA events. Awards will be given for 1^st-6^th places. 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place awards will be given for School Sweepstakes at each invitational. In addition, an award will be given in overall team sweepstakes for the swing tournament. To receive a swing trophy, you must have participated in both halves of the swing. We will have breakfast food for all and food for judges both days.

Entries for the tournament can be made using Speechwire.com. Those coaches who have run or attended tournaments with last minute cancellations realize the trauma caused to the tournament director and the students. Hoping to discourage this, fees will be assessed on the basis of information received as of 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

All entries for both portions of the tournament should be made via speechwire.

Information and Procedures:

Rules and Guidelines:

1. Both tournaments will use the ethical standards and event descriptions put forth by the AFA-NIET.

2. Semi-Finals will be held for events containing over 50 entries.

3. At the K-State half, Impromptu speaking finalists will be asked questions in place of traditional quotations.

4. At the K-State half, Extemp speaking finalists will be answering a single question.

6. No materials (including literature and/or speech topics) may have been performed by a student in any competition (high school or college) prior to this academic year. Students in violation of this rule will be disqualified.

Points & Awards:

Team points will be awarded according to student’s placement in final rounds (10 points for 1^st place, 8 points for 2^nd place, 6 points for 3^rd place, 4 points for 4^th place, 2 points for 5^th place, and 1 point for 6^th place).

Events:

1. All events entered in the tournament must meet the requirements of the AFA national tournament.

2. An open division of two flights will be offered.

3. No student may enter more than three events per flight.

4. Two duos count as two events.

Event Patterns:

Pattern A Pattern B

Extemporaneous Speaking Communication Analysis

Duo Interpretation Dramatic Interpretation

After Dinner Speaking Program Oral Interpretation

Persuasive Speaking Impromptu Speaking

Poetry Interpretation Informative Speaking

Prose Interpretation

All entries are due by 5:00 Tuesday, January 23, 2018 on Speechwire.com

Schedule

Saturday and Sunday

8:00 am Registration in Nichols Hall Atrium

8:30 am Extemp Draw for Round I

9:00 am Group A Events Round I

10:15 am Group B Events Round I

11:45 pm Extemp Draw for Round II

12:15 pm Group A Events Round II

1:30 pm Group B Events Round II

2:45 pm Extemp Draw for Semi-Finals

3:00 pm Finals for A Events

4:15 pm Finals for B Events

ASAP Awards

Allison Bonander
Email address: AllisonBonander@gmail.com
Phone number: 4026908152