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Spring TIFA 2020 - Fri/Sat
General information This information is from a tournament in a past season! This is a College tournament in Texas. View manager contact information 2020 Spring TIFA / Texas State University Invitational
Dear Colleagues,
The Texas State University Department of Communication Studies and the Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association are pleased to invite you to the Spring 2020 TIFA tournament and the Texas State University Invitational.
The tournament will include all individual events, NPDA and NFA-LD. The tournament will be held on the Texas State campus February 7-9, 2020.
Hotel Accommodations –
There will be no central tournament hotel for this semester's TIFA tournament, as it is difficult to get blocked rooms in San Marcos. However, there are many hotels to choose from at many different price points. Please feel free to check the link below for which hotel is best for your team's budget.
https://www.google.com/search?q=hotel+listing+san+marcos+tx&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS814US814&oq=hotel+listing+san+marcos+tx&aqs=chrome..69i57j33l7.6575j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
The TIFA Officers and the forensics program at Texas State University have been preparing for what is sure to be a competitive, enjoyable, and educational tournament. We look forward to seeing you on February 7-9, 2020 for some outstanding competition.
Don't forget that TIFA dues will be included in your registration fees if you did not attend Fall TIFA or pay those dues at that time (75 Dollars). This will show up on your invoice as 'Base Tournament Entry'.
TIFA All State Application!!!!!!! Please take a look in the Upload Files tab to download the All State Application for this years Spring Tournament.
PLEASE NOTE:
One judge covers 2 IPDA entries
One judge covers two (2) NPDA teams.
One judge covers two (2) LD entries.
One judge covers eight (8) I.E. entries.
A judge cannot cover both LD/IPDA and IE entries
Where to go on campus:
See attached Parking map in general information.Teams should use the Pleasant Street Parking Garage off of Sessom Drive. This garage gives you direct access to Centennial Hall which will be our central location for the tournament. Registration, postings, and tab room will be located on the 2nd Floor. Please refer to the links below for an interactive map (Centennial and the Pleasant street garage are top center).
https://www.txstate.edu/vetsuccessctr/Campus-Map.html
https://map.concept3d.com/?id=308#!ct/28133,19953,18453
Best Regards,
Justin Blacklock
Director of Forensics/VP and Director of Tournaments
San Antonio College/Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association
Tournament InformationIndividual Events (both parts):Contestants in prepared events may not use materials used by the student in competition prior to September 1, 2019. AFA-NIET and TIFA rules govern all individual events. The tournament host reserves the right to cancel an event if entries do not warrant holding the event. Pattern A: Extemporaneous, POI, Persuasive, DUO, Poetry, CA Pattern B: Prose, Impromptu, Informative, Dramatic, ADS NOTE: Contestants in Extemporaneous Speaking must be ready to submit contest topics to the judge or be disqualified from the competition. A student may enter three (3) events per pattern. There is no limit on number of entries per school per event, however, only the top 4 per event will count toward sweepstakes points. Sweepstakes points will be assigned as follows: 1st place – 12 points; 2nd place – 10 points, 3rd place – 7 points, finalist not placing will receive 5 points and semi-finalist not advancing will receive 2 points. NPDA Debate for TIFA Part of the Swing:Six prelim rounds (4 preset), plus the appropriate number of elimination rounds. The tournament host reserves the right to cancel an event if entries do not warrant holding the event. Parliamentary teams will debate resolutions varying by round. All debates will follow NPDA rules. All winning records are not guaranteed a break to elimination rounds. The format: 7-8-8-8-4-5 A “novice” team is comprised of debaters, neither of whom has participated in more than two semesters of NDT, CEDA, and/or high school debate. A student who has competed in high school LD debate only may still be considered a novice during their first year of competition in either college in Team Debate or NPDA. Please NOTE:
One judge covers two (2) NPDA teams.
One judge covers two (2) LD entries.
One judge covers eight (8) I.E. entries. A judge cannot cover both LD/IPDA and IE entries.
Texas State University parking map
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