Point of Information presents the California Cup
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the first annual California Cup will be held at Lynbrook HS on Saturday, April 3.
The Cup will bring together sixteen elite teams from throughout the state, providing them with top-notch competition and judging. The tournament will include 5 preliminary rounds, each adjudicated by two critics, and will break to semifinals. The final round will be decided by four experienced critics and a floor vote serving as a tiebreaker.
Certificates of attendance will be presented to all qualifiers. Cup awards will be given to all semifinals participants, the top three speakers, and, to recognize the effort judges put into their decisions, a trophy will be presented to the most preferred critic.
Ryan Lawrence
Lynbrook Head Coach
Executive Tournament Director
Artem Raskin
POI Administrator
Associate Tournament Director
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This is a great idea, I definitely approve of this.
IMPORTANT: if you submitted your application to mail@pointofinformation.org and did not receive a reply, please resubmit it to artem DOT raskin AT gmail .
Bentley MB has become the eighth team to accept its bid to the California Cup.
The other eight participants will be announced on a rolling basis by 03/16.
Campbell Hall BG has become the ninth team to accept its bid to the California Cup.
Two more teams have been accepted to the California Cup – Bishop O’Dowd VP and Saratoga VM.
Lynbrook JY have received an at-large to the California Cup.
The rest of the teams will be announced tomorrow. Remember, 03/16 8PM is the final deadline to apply. Applications need to be sent by a coach.
The team of Mira Loma ML has received an at-large.
Lynbrook LT have received an at-large.
4 Lynbrook teams FTW…or not.
cmon artem baby, let’s rock this house
Lets get Saratoga AJ in
Also accepted:
Claremont MW
Lynbrook SS
Contrary to what the invite said, there will be 18 teams.
Just curious, is the majority of this tournament’s participants Seniors?
I’m a junior Natasha is a sophomore
Logan, Alice, Pargat, Rylan, Akshay, Abhi, and Vijay are also juniors, I think. I might be missing some.
Oh wow, I thought it was a lot more Senior-dominated at a glance.
I think Rylan, Akshay, Ben M. (not me!), and Ben M. (me!) are Juniors, too.
I think Abhishek is a senior, but I’m not sure.
abhishek is a junior.
and is it going to be 18 teams or 16?
18 teams
oh thanks Artem. i just sent you an email because i didnt see this
the following email has been sent out to tournament participants:
“Payment
Bring your checks to the tournament. Please make them payable to “Lynbrook Speech and Debate Boosters.” Remember, the entry fee is $120 and the judge fee for teams not providing a judge is $160.
Schedule
Please arrive by 8:50AM. The challenges for round 1 pairings will be made directly before the tournament; teams that are late will forfeit their turn.
If the tournament runs ahead of schedule, we will potentially add a run-off round to ensure that all 6-4s clear. Awards will still only be given to semifinalists.
Saturday, April 3
9-9:30 Registration
9:30-11:00 Round 1
11:00-12:30 Round 2
12:30-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:30 Round 3
2:30-4:00 Round 4
4:00-5:30 Round 5
5:30-6:00 Dinner
6:00-7:00 Semifinals
7:00-8:00 Finals
8:00 – 8:30 Awards
Videos
We will potentially videotape some of the rounds and post the videos online. Debaters who are interested should contact us. All four debaters in the round need to sign a consent form in order for that round to be recorded.
Judge list
The following is a preliminary list of judges and the schools they are constrained again. Please let us know if you think we should add/get rid of some of the constraints.
Terence Abad – Lowell
Vineet Agarwal – Mira Loma
John Brodey – Campbell Hall
Stephan Brooks – James Logan
(?) Sharmi Doshi – Lynbrook
Dave Chamberlain – Claremont
(?) Evan Ezray – James Logan
Erica Furer – Bentley
Sean Lindorfer – Bishop O’Dowd
(?) Emily Maine – Claremont
(?) Ankur Mandhania – none
Joseph Marcucilli – Valencia
(?) Graciela Miller – Carlsbad
Artem Raskin – Lynbrook
Erick Rector – Saratoga
Kyle Reykalin – James Logan
Alexander Stubbs – Lynbrook
(?) Charlie Tierney – none
Jon Thorpe – Bishop O’Dowd
(?) Matt Vassar – none
(?) Hired (pending)
(?) Hired (pending)
(?) Hired (pending)
Judge philosophies
Judges must email their judging philosophies to artem DOT raskin AT gmail by 03/31. The fee for not submitting a philosophy by the deadline is $30. Please use the following template:
“Name:
School:
Constraints:
1) Briefly describe your background in judging, debating and/or coaching.
2) Please explain what you think is the relevant information about your approach to judging that will best assist the debaters you are judging debate in front of you. Please be specific and clear.
3) Please describe your argument preferences, including your approach to procedural and critical arguments.
4) Please describe your presentation preferences, including your preferred rate of delivery.”
Resolutions
Three topics for debate will be announced 20 minutes before the start of the round. A strike system will be used. Most resolutions will focus on current events.
Food
We will be selling Indian food for lunch and dinner and some complementary snacks for breakfast. Food will be free for judges, but not for competitors, so bring some cash.”