UPDATE January 15: Due to expected inclement weather, York has cancelled their tournament. See you at States!

The York High School Team is pleased to invite you to Cabin Fever Debate and Congress Tournament on Saturday, January 16, 2016

Registration deadline: 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 13 via Tabroom.com.

Any questions, please contact Michele Adams, Tournament Director, by email, phone, or text: [email protected], 282-6383 (land line), 207 837-7939 (cell)

Registration must be completed through Tabroom.com by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Drops

Drops and changes will be accepted until Friday,January 15,  at 5:00 p.m. Invoices will be prepared at that time. Late add requests are not encouraged and will be accepted only at the discretion of the tournament host. Saturday drops at registration will be assessed an additional charge of $10 per entry.

Call or text the MFA hotline (207-370-4632) Saturday morning once you are en route to the tournament to confirm your team and judge attendance. Drops communicated prior to arrival will be waived the $10 penalty.

Entry Fees

• $7.00 per entry (New schools $3.50)
• Teams (Duo and PF) are two entries ($14)

Entry fees will be capped at $140 per event or $210 per school entering multiple events.

Events

• Lincoln-Douglas: 3 levels, if numbers allow
• Public Forum: 2 levels, if numbers allow
• Congressional Debate: Senate and House, as needed

Novice level is for students competing in their first year of high school forensics (i.e. first year competitors).

JV level is primarily for second-year competitors, but also first year competitors who have enjoyed success.

Varsity level is for competitors with more than one year of experience who wish to try a higher level of competition.

Debate Topics

January LD resolution

Resolved: In the United States, private ownership of handguns ought to be banned.

January PF resolution

Resolved: On balance, economic sanctions are reducing the threat Russia poses to Western interests.

Congress

The docket will be posted no later than one week prior to the tournament.

Judge Requirements

Help the meet run smoothly and fairly by supplying your required, trained judges, including unaffiliated, in accordance with MFA rules.

Note judge conflicts or shadow needs in your judge registration on Tabroom.com. Email the tournament host for any complex judge situations. Remember a parent cannot judge the category in which their child is competing.

Fractional entries round up (i.e. three LD entries = 2 judges). Third, fifth, and seventh judge must be neutral for Speech, LD, PF.

• LD: one judge for every 2 LD entries
• PF: one judge for every 2 teams
• Congressional Debate: one judge for every 5 entries

Judges are expected to be available for ALL rounds of competition. Fines will be assessed for judges departing early unless cleared through Tabulation.

Hiring Judges

There will be a limited number of extra judges available for hire. Fees for purchasing judges will be $60 per judge.

Have all your judges finalized by 5:00 p.m. Friday, [date]. Submit requests to hire judges via Tabroom.com by Wednesday, January 13.

If you have extra judges,  PLEASE contact the Tournament Director so the judge can be added to the judge hire pool. The host will release any unhired judges by 8:00 p.m., Friday, January15.

Timers

The MFA no longer provides timers to judges. Please have your judges bring their own timer/stopwatch. Smart devices are acceptable as long as they are on airplane mode during rounds.

Food

Breakfast items, lunch and snacks will be on sale for students in the cafeteria. If students do not want to purchase food, they should bring lunch and snacks. Students should not leave the school.

Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provided for coaches and judges.

Awards

Individual awards for first through third in each category as determined by Tab.

Note that debate ties in record will be broken first by head to head, then strength of competition, and finally by speaker points.

Tabulation of awards follows standards adopted by MFA.

Schedule

8:00-8:30 Registration (arrive early, please)
8:45 Judges meeting in Judges’ Lounge; Student meeting in Cafeteria
9:00 Rounds begin following briefings
4:00 Awards (sooner if possible)

Student Lounge: Cafeteria. Students are asked to remain in the cafeteria when not in rounds.

Judges Lounge: Resource Room Suite

Tabulation Room: Library

Awards: Auditorium

Directions

York High School, 1 Robert Stevens Drive, York

Southbound

You will all be travelling Southbound.  Take Maine Turnpike to York Exit, after tollbooth.  Take York Exit immediately after tollbooth. Go left at end of ramp.  At light, turn left on to Rte 1, North.  At traffic light, turn right (Old Post Road)..  At significant curve, with island, turn left (Ridge Road). Turn right onto Webber Road. (small veggie stand on corner)   High School Driveway is on right, after football field. As you approach the building, turn left, front office is by the flagpoles. There is plenty of parking for buses in the back of the building, and you can exit that way at the end of the day.

If you miss the Ridge Road turn, take next left onto Long Sands Road.  High school driveway is down a ways on right.   We look forward to having you all at our school.

Michele Adams

THERE IS NO SNOW DATE FOR THIS TOURNAMENT