UHSAA 5A State Tournament 2016
2016 — UT/US
UHSAA 5A State Debate Tournament
Friday, March 11th and Saturday, March 12, 2016
Syracuse High School
Dear 5A Coaches:
I would like to invite you and your qualified students to compete at this year’s 5A State Tournament, Friday, March 11th and Saturday, March 12th, 2016 at Syracuse High School in Syracuse. Below I’ve compiled information that will inform you of what’s to come.
Director and Tournament Host:
Your 5A Tournament Host and site coordinator is Adam Hess, Syracuse High School.
Your 5A Tournament Director is Michelle D. Smith, Viewmont High School.
Location:
Syracuse High School
1503 South 2000 West
Syracuse, UT
Parking:
Concessions:
Coaches (head coach OR assistant) will be provided dinner on Friday evening and lunch on Saturday afternoon.
**Entry Deadline and Procedure:
Entries are due on Monday, March 4th, 2016 at 5pm. Registration and judge entry will take place through tabroom.com.
Contact Information:
If you have questions about facilities or locations, please contact Bonnie Gailey at ahess@dsdmail.net.
If you have questions or concerns about anything else regarding the tournament, please contact me, Michelle D. Smith, at michsmith@dsdmail.net or (801) 390-2162.
Events:
Congress
Region Reps, please forward me 4 pieces of legislation from the state pool that you would like to see on the docket by Monday, February 29th, 2016. I will select the most requested 15 pieces of legislation: 5 per round and 5 for the supersession and forward the docket by Tuesday, March 1st.
Foreign Extemp and National Extemp
Questions will be taken from the state list sent out by NFHS from March, February, and January. Please review the rules for Extemp, specifically those regarding the use of electronic devices.
National Extemp
Round 1 = Federal Policy
Round 2 = Election
Round 3 = Social Issues, Health, Sports
Round 4 = Economy and Misc.
FINAL = Broad topics (i.e. Is it time to overhaul America's economic foundations?)
Foreign Extemp
Round 1 = Asia and India
Round 2 = Middle East
Round 3 = Europe
Round 4 = Africa and the Americas
FINAL = Broad topics (i.e. Is the UN relevant?)
Extemp Prep will be in chior room--1932
Impromptu
Topics are set as follows:
Round 1 is Open Response
Round 2 is Abstract Concepts
Round 3 is Quotes
Round 4 is Current Events
Final Round is VISUAL (paintings with title and artist)
Oratory
Please review the rules for Original Oratory. Also, make sure your orators are able to produce a copy of their oratory manuscript at the tournament.
Lincoln Douglas
March/April 2016: Resolved: The United States ought to promote democracy in the Middle East.
Public Forum
March 2016: Resolved: The United States should withdraw its military presence from Okinawa.
Policy
2015-2016: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially curtail its domestic surveillance.
Please review ALL rules for debate events, particularly those regarding the use of electronic devices.
Judging requirements
Each school is required to supply one judge for one to two Policy teams or portion thereof and one judge for every 3 teams or portion thereof in LD and PF. For IEs, supply one judge for one to four IE contestants or portion thereof. A full slate is required to bring a minimum of 4 debate judges and 2 IE judges. Each region is also required to provide one Congress judge or Parliamentarian.
Judges will be expected to attend the mandatory judges’ orientation meeting to be held 15 minutes prior to the first round.
Judges will be required to carry a time card which must be stamped each round throughout the day. School reimbursement will be settled based on the number of rounds judges were available for ballots throughout the tournament.
Judges are expected to be available for each round and at least one round beyond your students’ participation in their events.
Failure to provide adequate judges may result in dropping uncovered entries.
Schedule:
Friday, March 11 (CX, LD, PF):
Registration: 2:30 – 3:00pm
Round 1: 3:00 – 5:00pm
Round 2: 5:00 – 7:00pm
Round 3: 7:00 – 9:00pm
Ballot Review: 9:00 – 9:30pm
Saturday, March 12 (CX, LD, PF)
Round 4: 8:00 – 10:00am
Round 5: 10:00 – 12:00pm
Ballot Review: 12:00 – 12:30pm
Break Rounds begin at approximately 1:00pm
Saturday, March 12 (FX, NX, OO, IM)
Round 1: 8:00 – 9:30am
Round 2: 9:30 – 11:00am
Round 3: 11:00 – 12:30pm
Round 4: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Ballot Review: 2:00 – 2:30pm
Final Rounds begin at approximately 3:00pm
Saturday, March 12 (Congress)
Session 1: 8:00 – 10:30am
Session 2: 11:00 – 1:30pm
Ballot Review: 1:30 – 1:45pm
Supersession: 2:00 – 4:30pm
Tab Room Assignments
Ballot Table: Layton, West Lake, Granger
Ballot Entry (OO, IM): Taylorsville and West Jordan
Ballot Entry (NX, FX): Hillcrest and Hunter
Ballot Entry (CX): Bingham and Weber
Ballot Entry (PF): Lone Peak and Davis
Ballot Entry (LD): Copper Hills and Jordan
Ballot Entry (Congress; using Excel): Lehi, Roy, and Brighton
Extemp Prep: Blake Mills
Standby for Assignments: Fremont, West, Herriman, Riverton
Pairing Meeting:
The pairing meeting will be at Viewmont High School, room 221, on Tuesday, March 8th at 4pm. All region reps should attend OR send a qualified representative. Impromptu and Extemp topics will be finalized as well as any other final arrangements.
One Final Note:
To have a fair and enjoyable tournament, I think it’s important that each of us take the time and review the UHSAA Handbook at http://www.uhsaa.org/Publications/Handbook/ActivitiesSections/SpeechDebate.pdf
Please pay particular attention to the following:
Page 114, Article IV: Electronic Devices
Article IV – Electronic Devices
Section 1: Events in Which Computer Use is Allowed
No electronic devices will be allowed in any competition with the following exception: The use of computers
within the guidelines stated in Section 2 is allowed at region and state tournaments in the following events:
Extemporaneous Speaking
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Policy Debate
Public Forum Debate
Student Congress
Section 2: General Rules
A. Computers equipped with removable wireless cards must have the cards removed before the beginning of
any round of competition. It is the responsibility of the contestant to disengage the equipment.
B. Computers with built-in wireless capability may be used only if the wireless capability is disabled. It is the
responsibility of the contestant to disable the equipment.
C. Wired connections (Ethernet or phone) during rounds of competition are not permitted.
D. Computers or other electronic devices may not be used to receive information from any source (coaches or
assistants included) inside or outside of the room in which the competition occurs. Internet access, use of email,
instant messaging, or other means of receiving information from sources inside or outside of the
competition room are prohibited. (This does not prohibit non-electronic communication between debate
partners during prep time if applicable.)
E. Penalty: Contestants found to have violated provisions A through C above will forfeit the round of
competition. Contestants found to have violated provision D (above) will be disqualified from the
tournament and will forfeit all rounds.
F. Availability of Evidence: Contestants electing to use computers have the responsibility to provide promptly
a copy of any evidence read in a speech for inspection by the judge or opponent. Printers may be used.
Evidence may be printed in the round or produced electronically, but must be provided in a format readable
by the opposing team and the judge.
G. Contestants electing to use computers are responsible for providing their own computers, batteries,
extension cords, and all other necessary accessories. Tournament hosts will not be responsible for providing
computers, printers, software, paper, or extension cords for contestants.
H. Because public speaking decorum remains an important element of competition, all contestants are
expected to stand at the front of the room and face the judge while speaking.
I. Contestants choosing to use a computer and related equipment accept the risk of equipment failure. Judges
and/or contest directors will give no special consideration or accommodation, including no additional
speech time or prep time, should equipment failure occur.
J. By choosing to use laptop computers in the round, contestants are consenting to give tournament officials
the right to search their files. Contestants who do not wish to consent should not use computers in the
round.
SPEECH/DEBATE
Page 119, Section 17: Entry Substitution
Section 17: Entry Substitution
If a school qualifies more competitors than the rules allow in a particular event, the coach may choose to bring the extra qualifier to replace a region entry.
A. Extras in one event can only be entered if all entries in that event qualified outright at the region tournament.
B. Under this rule a student may only be entered in an event in which they competed at the region
tournament.
C. Non-existing entries may not be dropped to meet the limit overall (substitutions may only be made for slots filled at the region tournament).
D. Entry limits shall not be exceeded:
1. The total number of entries per school shall not exceed 25 for 3A, 4A and 5A, nor shall it exceed 24 for
2A, nor 22 for 1A.
2. A policy or public forum team counts as two entries for the purposes of substitution. Two individual
entries would need to be dropped to enter an additional policy or public forum team. Dropping a policy
or public forum team would allow two slots in events where students compete individually provided the
event limit is not exceeded.
3. No more than one extra entry per event may be made in the state tournament. (No more than four
entries in individual or debate events shall be allowed in 1A and 2A. No more than three entries in
individual events, nor more than four in debate events shall be allowed in 3A, 4A and 5A.)
Pages 127-128, Chapter IV: Event Specific Rules (especially rules regarding evidence in debate)
http://www.uhsaa.org/Publications/Handbook/ActivitiesSections/SpeechDebate.pdf
I look forward to seeing each of you at the UHSAA 5A State Tournament on March 11th and 12th. Continued success for the rest of your season!!
Best to all,
Michelle D. Smith, Viewmont High School