“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.”

I think Rylan, Akshay, Ben M. (not me!), and Ben M. (me!) are Juniors, too.

Contrary to what the invite said, there will be 18 teams.