IE 4/need (Open/Nov). Swing with Pt. 1.

Dear Colleagues,

 

On behalf of the Illinois State Forensics Union, I cordially invite you to participate in the 3^rd Annual Lincoln-Douglas Redbird Debate Swing, to be held on the Illinois State University Campus December 3-4, 2016. The weekend will be comprised of two debate tournaments with 4 preliminary rounds each in both a Novice and Open division. For the purpose of this tournament, novice will be designated as a student that does not have 2 semesters of debate experience in college or high school.

 

Each program must cover at least 50% of their debate entry to ensure that the judging pool is diverse and qualified. Additionally, in an effort to increase the quality of the LD judging pool we are offering 1 free slot per judge above a team’s commitment (maximum of 2 free entries). We recognize that there is a lot of talent in the MidWest that we do not have contact information for and would love to employ those individuals for the weekend. ISU will pay that judge if you assist in getting them hired, in addition to offering your team a free entry slot.

 

The top 5 speakers will be awarded speaker awards each half of the swing in open and depend on entries in Novice. Furthermore, the top 3 speakers of the swing will be awarded. The overall speaker awards are named after Howard C. Nelson, a member of the Illinois State University debate team in the 1920s. Mr. Nelson was a committed member of the team, and the speaker awards are awarded in his honor and to continue the legacy of competitive debate at Illinois State University. We will also offer awards to all advancing debaters at each half of the swing. The novice division will be collapsed into open division if there are fewer than 7 entries. However, the top novice speaker and top novice debater will be recognized at awards for each half of the tournament.

 

FEES

Fees for teams who attend 1 debate tournament

$35 per covered LD entry (1 judge covers 2 debaters)

$100 per uncovered LD entry (This is the $35 entry fee + $65 uncovered fee)

 

Fees for teams who attend both debate tournaments

$55 per covered LD entry (1 judge covers 2 debaters)

$185 per uncovered LD entry (This is the $55 entry fee + $130 uncovered fee) for the entire swing

 

ENTRIES DUE:

5:00 pm (CST) Monday, November 28, 2016. Mark your calendars!

Any adds or drops after Wednesday, October 28, 2015, will be assessed a fee. The drop fee for LD is $30. A judge drop fee is $50. Judges dropped at registration will incur a $75 + the uncovered fee for the event.

Please send all entries to sjcarl3@ilstu.edu

 

 

 

 

MEALS:

There is plenty of food available on and around campus. There will be a listing of restaurants available at the tournament.

 

Sweepstakes

Debate sweeps will be awarded to the top three schools based on prelim and elimination wins.

Debate overall sweeps will be awarded to the top 3 debate teams that participate in both halves of the swing.

 

Parking

Parking will be in the red and green lots across the street from the Bone Student Center.

 

Rules for Events

The tournament will be using NFA Rules. NFA points and tie breaks will also be utilized.

 

Judges

All judges will be committed for the first outround each day and then 1 round after their last debater’s loss. We would appreciate it if you could stay for all the outrounds to allow for diverse panels, but it’s not required.

 

Please direct any questions and entries to sjcarl3@ilstu.edu

 

Looking forward to seeing you in December,

 

 

 

Shanna Carlson                                   Matthew Gilmore                               Megan Koch

Director of Debate                              Debate GTA                                       Director of Forensics

 

 

Schedule

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Registration                              8:30

Round 1                                 9-10:00a

Round 2                                 10:05-11:05a

Round 3                                 11:10-12:10

Lunch                                             12:15-1:00p

Round 4                                 1:15-2:25p

Outround 1                             2:30p-3:30p

Outround 2                             3:50-5:00p

Further necessary outrounds    ASAP

Awards                                  ASAP

 

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Registration                              8:30

(Sunday Schools ONLY)

Round 1                                 9-10:00a

Round 2                                 10:05-11:05a

Round 3                                 11:10-12:10

Lunch                                             12:15-1:00p

Round 4                                 1:15-2:25p

Outround 1                             2:30p-3:30p

Outround 2                             3:50-5:00p

Awards                                  ASAP

Further necessary outrounds    ASAP