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Florida Forensic League

Timacuan Regional Tournament

Saturday, February 03, 2018

           

Dear Coach,

 

Happy New Year!

 

As you return to school from a (hopefully) restful holiday break, it’s time to plan your entry for the 2018 Florida Forensic League Art Deco Region Qualifying Tournament!  This event will be held at

Trinity Prep on Saturday, February 03, 2018.

 

This tournament is the gateway into participation in FFL activities for the remainder of the year.  The top 6 entries in each event will qualify to compete at the State Championship tournament, which will be held on March 2 and 3 at Timber Creek HS in Orlando, FL. Timber Creek HS at NFCFL #5 Eastside High School - 24 total entries, 28 students

Entries by student (names and events only)

Please check that each student is entered in the proper events and that each student only appears once. If they appear on two separate lines, one of them is a misspelling and should be corrected in your entries. Misspelled names will be counted as separate students if a tournament is running an individual sweepstakes/triathlon/quadrathon/etc. If codes have been assigned, they will appear below this grid in the list of entries by event.

Whether or not your students qualify to the State Championship, participation at the Regional Tournament will allow your school to enter the Novice State Tournament in April.

 

Here are the 4 most important things you need to know when planning your entry:

 

            1.  If your school fails to enter the Regional Tournament, it forfeits the opportunity to attend Novice            State and participate in Coach of the Year voting.

            2.  The number of qualifiers in each event is based on the number of schools that participate in the             previous year’s Regional Tournament.  Thus, it is imperative that every member school in the region             send at least one student to compete at the qualifying tournament.  If only a few schools in our region   fail to participate, we could lose qualifying spots in 2018!

            3.  Every student you enter into the Regional Qualifying Tournament must be available to             compete at the State Championship Tournament if he/she qualifies.  There are substantial             financial penalties for dropping from the State Tournament.  Thus, you should make sure that every   student from your school who wants to enter this tournament is available to compete on March 2          and 3.

4.  First-year students are welcome to attend the Regional Tournament and are eligible to qualify for the State Championship.  They WILL NOT lose their eligibility to compete at Novice State.  In theory, a novice could win the State Championship and still compete at Novice State the following month!

            If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.  We look forward to seeing you on the       3rd of February at the Trinity Prep .

 

QUESTIONS

 

-- Meals and Directions:  Tournament Host – Nathan Johnston – johnstonn@trinityprep.org

--Entries, Fees, Drops, Rules:  Tournament Director – Beth Eskin elizabeth.eskin@ocps.ne

--Day of Tournament Emergencies:  Beth Eskin’s Cell  -  (407) 929-6712

 

ENTRY PROCESS

 

Entry will take place on www.speechwire.com   You must have a SpeechWire account to register for any of the FFL Tournaments. 

 

***If you are entering Student Congress, you must submit at least one bill/resolution for the agenda.  You may send as many items of legislation as students who are entering.  Please send bills as a Word attachment and make sure they are in FFL format (see Student Congress manual) to Beth Eskin at

elizabeth.eskin@ocps.net  Legislation is Due – Monday 1/22/18

 

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT & SCHOOL-SANCTIONED ADULT

 

Only schools that are members of the league for 2017-2018 may participate at this tournament.  Also, please remember that a school-approved adult must accompany students to the tournament and remain on site for the entire competition.  If the school-approved adult is NOT the Head Coach or Assistant Coach on record with the league, then a letter signed by the school principal and printed on school stationery MUST be submitted with the school’s entry.  The letter needs to specifically name the adult in charge.  The penalty for failing to submit this document is disqualification of all contestants from the school involved.

 

EVENTS OFFERED

 

Policy Debate                         U.S. Extemp                           Dramatic Interp.                    Group Interp.

Lincoln Douglas Debate        International Extemp             Humorous Interp.                  Program Oral Interp.

Public Forum Debate             Original Oratory                    Oral Interp.                            Informational

Student Congress                   Duo Interp.

                                                                                               

 

ENTRY LIMITS

 

Each member school may submit up to six 6) entries per event, except in Group Interp. (1 entry per school). 

 

Schools that purchased a membership supplement may enter up to four (4) additional entries per event, except in Group Interp. (1 additional entry).  All entries on the supplement must be students in grades 6 – 8 (for middle school supplement) or 9 (for ninth grade supplement).  Entering students in grades 10-12 on the supplemental form will result in automatic disqualification of those students.  Enter mixed teams/units (eg: a 9th grader and 11th grader on a Policy Debate team) on the high school form.

 

DOUBLE ENTRY

 

Double entry and double qualification is permitted, except in Policy Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Group Interpretation, (Oral Interp and Program Oral Interp), and Student Congress.  Also, cross-entry between U.S. Extemp and International Extemp is prohibited.

 

 

 

 

 

EVENT REMINDERS

 

In all events, the use of electronic devices (other than those used for the sole purpose of keeping time; contestant timekeeping devices must be incapable of data storage/retrieval) is prohibited.  This includes Policy Debate, Student Congress, the Extemp Prep Room, and all rounds in all other events.  Debate judges may flow on laptops.  Use of an electronic device may result in disqualification.

 

--Policy Debate will use the 2017-2018 topic - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its funding and/or regulation of elementary and/or secondary education in the United States.

 

--Lincoln-Douglas Debate will use the January/February topic - Resolved: Plea bargaining ought to be abolished in the United States criminal justice system.

 

--Public Forum Debate will use the February topic  Resolved: The United States should abolish the capital gains tax.

 

--Student Congress will follow the FFL Congress Manual.  Entries will determine the number of chambers; if there are two or more chambers, there will be a Super Congress.  All schools must submit legislation (see ENTRY PROCESS above).  Legislation will be available on the tabroom.com Regional website after noon on

 

--Extemporaneous Speaking Events – Topic Areas Have Been Posted On The New FFL Website

 

--All Speech/Interpretation Events:

 

            1.  There is a 30-second grace period in these events.  A contestant who goes beyond the grace period may not be ranked first in that round.

            2.  All contestants must have a copy of their piece/oration available for review by tournament officials.          Failure to present a copy of the applicable document and evidence of publication will result in         disqualification.

            3.  FFL has enacted many changes during the Fall Vote.  The membership needs to be aware of all of   rule changes.  These rule changes are listed on the FFL Home Page under “Results”.  FFL is actively

            working to update the Governing Documents, however coaches should review/familiarize             themselves with these changes.

            4.  The name of each contestant’s piece/oration must be recorded on tabroom.com.  The piece on             the website must be used at BOTH regionals and state.  The penalty for changing pieces at either             Regional or State competition is immediate disqualification.

 

ANTI-VANDALISM REQUIREMENTS

 

To protect the property of our host school, the following rules are in effect:

 

1.  No contestant or student observer shall enter or remain in a contest room without a judge present.  The penalty for violation of this regulation shall be immediate disqualification from the tournament.

2.  One room will be designated for Policy debaters to prep between rounds.  An adult proctor will supervise that room.

3.  Vandalism of property by any person at an FFL tournament shall result in immediate notification of school and/or local police authorities.  The Board of Directors shall notify the principal of the school associated with the vandal(s) in writing and insist upon appropriate remuneration.  In the case of vandalism by a contestant, the additional penalty of immediate disqualification from the tournament shall also apply.
RULES COMPLIANCE

 

Reviewing the following documents in advance of the tournament will help to ensure that your students comply with all FFL rules and regulations.  Questions regarding these rules should be addressed to the Tournament Director.

 

All of the following documents are available online at https://floridaforensicsleague.com/

 

1.  FFL Governing Documents 

 

You should review the general tournament rules with your students; it is strongly recommended that you ALSO print a copy of the event-specific rules and give them to your students so that they can make sure they are in compliance.

 

2.  FFL Civility Code

 

This document prescribes rules of behavior that are generally observed by all contestants and adults at forensic contests.  If you have inexperienced contestants and/or judges, you should give them a copy of this document.

 

3.  Student Congress Manual

 

You should give a copy of this document to each of your contestants in Student Congress. 

 

 

4.  State of Florida Uniform Judging Manual

 

You should give a copy of this document to each of your judges.  There will be no copies available at the tournament.

 

5.  Ballots for debate events, speech master ballots, speech contestant critique sheets, and protest forms are also available for download from the above web page.

 

 

JUDGES & REQUIREMENTS

 

1.  All judges should be properly trained using the statewide judging manual.  Please make sure that each of your judges has their own copy; the tournament will not provide them.

 

2.  All judges should bring and use a reliable digital timer.

 

3.  The following judge requirements are in place for this tournament:

 

            --Policy Debate:  One judge for every two teams or fraction thereof

            --Lincoln Douglas Debate:  One judge for every two debaters or fraction thereof

            --Public Forum Debate:  One judge for every two teams or fraction thereof

            --Speech/IE, Including Congress:  One judge for every five entries or fraction thereof.  Each             Duo/Group Interpretation team counts as one entry only.

 

The Tournament Director reserves the right to disqualify students from any school that is unable to meet its judging quota.

 

ENTRY FEES

 

Each Contestant:        $20.00 ($7 for FFL; $3 for regional expenses; $10 for lunch)

                                    This is a “per student” entry fee; thus events with 2 people per entry pay                                                      2 fees;             Group Interp. pays as many entry fees as there are students in                                                                     the group; THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL FEE FOR DOUBLE ENTRY

 

Extra Lunches:           $5.00 each (purchase for all coaches, judges, observers, etc.)

 

Fees are due at registration; no exceptions!  Please check with the Tournament Director regarding check payments and to whom the checks should be made payable.

 

DROP FEES

 

Drops Fees are $10 per instance in addition to the forfeiture of entry fees.

 

TOURNAMENT FORMAT & SCHEDULE

 

Final Registration:       7:30 am – 8:00 am.  Any school not registered at 8:00 am will be eliminated from                                                             competition.  Round One will begin shortly after 8:00 am.

 

The format for each event will depend on the number of entries received.  The Tournament Director will publish the number of preliminary and elimination rounds (if any) along with any power-matching schemes at final registration.

 

Plan for an awards ceremony beginning in the late afternoon or early evening.

 

 

MEALS

 

Contestant meals are included in the cost of entry.  Additional meals for coaches, judges, parents, observers, etc. are $5.00 each and must be ordered on tabroom.com as well

 

The tournament will be “closed campus.”  Any contestant found leaving campus is subject to disqualification.

 

 

Manager contact information

Carol Cecil
Email address: ccecil@dadeschools.net
Phone number: (954) 901-1276

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