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RULESANDPROCEDURES

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PACIFICSOUTHWESTCOLLEGIATEFORENSICASSOCIATION

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I. ELIGIBILITYInsectionsbelow,thetermparticipationmeanscompetitioninanyeventatanytwoormoretournamentsinanygivensemesteroranyoneormoretournamentsinanygivenquarter;thetermexperienceissynonymouswithparticipation.

A. SchoolEligibilityAllCollegesandUniversitiesareeligibletoattendPSCFAeventsprovidedallfeeshavebeenpaid.

B. StudentEligibility1. Participation

a) AstudentwillbeeligibletocompeteataPSCFAtournamentiftheyareeligibletocompeteatoneofthefollowingnationaltournaments:PhiRhoPi,AFA-NIET,NPDA,andNFA.

b) Programsmayrequesttotheexecutivecommittee,inwriting,awaiverofthisc) StudentsmayonlycompeteatPSCFAtournamentsiftheyrepresentanofficially

recognizedcollegeoruniversityprogram/organization.d) Judgesforfeitsanyremainingeligibilitytocompeteinadivisionforwhichthey

judged(BP/IPDAexempted).2. Divisions:Theserestrictionsshallapplytoone’seligibilityinsimilarevents.PSCFA

recognizesfive‘non-similar’eventgroupings:(1)Debate,(2)ReadersTheater,(3)LimitedPreparationevents(ExtemporaneousandImpromptu),(4)PlatformPreparationevents(Persuasion,Informative,SpeechtoEntertain/AfterDinnerSpeaking,CommunicationAnalysis),(5)OralInterpretationevents.

a) Rookiea. Astudentwithnopreviouscompetitiveexperienceindebateorindividual

eventsatanylevel.b) Novice

a. NoviceDebate:Ateamcomprisedofdebaters,neitherofwhomhasparticipatedinmorethantwosemestersofdebateand/orparticipatedineliminationroundsatthreeormoredebatetournamentsorwonanymedalatCCCFAorPhiRhoPiorwonaneliminationroundawardattheNPDA,CEDAorNDTNationalChampionshipTournamentsoranynationalchampionshiptournament

b. NoviceIndividualEvent:Astudentwhohasnotwonatrophy(1st,2nd,or3rd)inaneventinwhichafinalroundoccursoraGold/Silver/BronzeatCCCFAorPhiRhoPi.(ReadersTheatreandInterpretationshallbeconsideredsimilarevents)

c) Juniora. JuniorDebate:Ateamcomprisedofdebatersneitherofwhomhas

participatedinmorethanfoursemestersofIPDA/NDT/CEDAorParliamentarydebateand/orwhohasnotparticipatedineliminationroundsofajuniororopendivisionofthreeIPDA,CEDAand/orNDTand/orParliamentarytournaments.AgoldorsilvermedalatCCCFAorPhiRhoPiorwinninganeliminationroundawardattheIPDA,NPDA,CEDAorNDTNationalChampionshipTournamentsoranynationalchampionshiptournamentshallcountasafinalround.

b. JuniorIndividualEvents:Astudentwhoisintheirfirstorsecondyearofintercollegiatecompetitionand/orwhohasnotwontwotrophies(1st,2nd,or3rd)inaneventinwhichafinalroundoccurs.WinningaGold/Silver/BronzeatCCCFAorPhiRhoPishallcountasafinalround

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d) Senior:AnystudenteligibletoparticipatemaybeenteredinSeniorDivisionregardlessofclassstandingorexperience.

C. EnforcementIfateamorindividualisfoundtobeinviolationofanyeligibilityruleafteratournamenthasbegun,thatpersonorteamwillbedisqualifiedfromthateventfortheremainderofthetournament,atthediscretionofthetournamentdirector.Ifateamorindividualismovedtothecorrectdivisionbythetournamentdirectorthefollowingtabulationprocedureswillbefollowed:(1)Thedebateteamfoundinviolationwillreceivelossesforallpreviousdebatesinthetournament.Allpreviousopponentsoftheviolatingteamwillreceivebyes.(2)Theindividualspeakerisfoundinviolationtheywillreceivethelowestpossiblerankandrateforallpreviousrounds.

D. JudgingEligibility

1. RookieDivisionshallbeopenforalljudges.2. NoviceDivisionshallbelimitedtothoseindividualswhoareoutofnoviceeligibility.3. JuniorDivisionshallnotbejudgedbyanyonewhohasjuniorornoviceeligibility.4. SeniorDivisionshallbelimitedtothoseindividualswhohaveaB.A.orB.S.degreeorareno

longereligibletocompete.5. Noonewillbeallowedtojudgeandcompeteatthesametournament(exceptjudgingRookie

division).

**AnystudentwhojudgesanyeventofferedatNFAregardlessofdivisionatFallorSpringChampswilllosetheireligibilitytocompeteattheNFANationalTournament.

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JudgeCertificationandCensure1. Certification

a. AlljudgesarerequiredtobecertifiedbytheorganizationpriortojudgingatanyPSCFAtournament.Tobecertified,judgesmustreviewthePSCFAGuidelinesforJudgespublication,andsigntheaccompanyingform/codeofconductstatementindicatingtheirreviewofandacceptanceofPSCFAguidelines.Foralljudgesmeetingaschool’sjudgingcommitment,thatschoolisresponsibleforensuringthatalljudgesarecertified.Foralljudgeshiredbythetournamentdirectly,theTournamentDirectorhasthisresponsibility.Intheeventthatanuncertifiedjudgeshouldarriveatatournamenttojudge,he/shewillbegiventhirtyminutestoreviewandsignthecertificationform.Inanemergency,aTournamentDirectormayallowanuncertifiedjudgetotakeaballotforoneroundonly.

b. Untilajudgeiscertified,he/shecannotcounttowardaschool’sjudgingcommitment.Ifthejudgedoesnotgetcertified,thatschoolwouldbesubjecttotheappropriatepenaltyfee.

c. ThePSCFAguidelinesforJudgesPublicationwillbeaccessiblefromthewebsite,andwillbeavailableatthejudges’tableforPSCFAtournaments.

d. ShouldPSCFArulesorprocedureschange,judgeswillbeaskedtoreviewthechangesandsignaformtoupdatetheircertification.Updatingcertificationwillnotbesubjecttoathirtyminutereviewperiodforthereviewofchanges.

e. AlistofcertifiedjudgeswillbemaintainedonthewebsiteandalsoprovidedtoeachPSCFATournamentDirector.

f. FREDCertificationformsmaybeacceptedbythePSCFAVicePresidentorothermembersoftheexecutiveteam.

g. PSCFAwillhaveasign-in/check-inprocessattheJudgesTableforJudgeshiredbythetournamentdirector.

h. AllHiredJudgesandICC’s(InstitutionContractedCritics)mustsignthePSCFAJudgesPaymentForm(W-9)toreceivedpaymentbycheck.

2. JudgeCensure:Egregiousbehavioronthepartofajudge,shallincurthepenaltieslistedin

sub-section.a. Suchbehaviorisdescribedasoneofthefollowing:

(a) Verbalbatteryofastudent(includingcursingatorgrosslydemeaningcomments)(b) Physicalbatteryofastudent(includingpushing,striking,orthrowingobjectsat

them)(c) Grossviolationofthetermsofjudgecertification

3. JudgecensureProcedure:a. Disciplinaryproceduresforacts,describedinsub-section2,shallbe:

(a) ThefirstoffensewillbehandledbytheTournamentDirector,andiftheeventisseriousenoughthejudgemayberemovedfromthejudgingpoolatthattournament.

(b) Thesecondoffensewillresultintherevocationofjudgecertificationforonecalendaryear.

(c) Thethirdoffensewillresultinpermanentrevocationofjudgecertificationandalettersenttotheresponsibleschool’sadministrationdetailingtheactiontakenandthereasonsforit.

b. Inthecaseofremovalofajudge,underthisrule,his/herschoolwillberequiredtopaythejudgingfeestomakeupforthatjudge’sabsence

c. Theappealsprocess,underthisrule,willconsistofanappealfirsttotheOmbudsperson,then,ifnecessarytotheentireexecutivecommittee

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II.FEES

A. EntryFees

1. SchoolFee- $35.00for1-5students1. $40.00for6-10students2. $45.00for11+students

2. ChampsStudentWellnessFee-1. $20.00for1-5students2. $25.00for6-10students3. $30.00for11-15students4. $35.00for16-20students5. $40.00for21-25students6. $45.00for26-30students7. $50.00for31-35students8. $55.00for36-40students9. $60.00for41-45students10. $65.00for46-50students11. $70.00for51-55students12. $75.00for56-60students13. $80.00for61-65students14. $85.00for66-70students15. $90.00for71-75students16. $95.00for76-80students17. $100.00for81-85students18. $105.00for86-90students19. $110.00for91-96students20. $115.00for97+students

3. IndividualEvents- $8.00perentryslot4. DuoInterpretation-$16.00perteam5. IndividualDebate-$11.006. PartnerDebate-$22.007. ReadersTheater- $22.008. RookieDebate- $22.00

B. JudgingFees1. IndividualEvents:$20.00peruncoveredindividualeventslot.2.DebateandReadersTheater:

a. Schoolsmustbringsufficientjudgestocovertheircommitmentortheycannotenter.b. Ifapprovedbytournamentdirector,$100peruncoveredslot.

FortheWarm-UpTournament(Exception):

1. NoentryfeesA. WedochargeaSchoolFee(andPSCFAdues,iftheyhaven’tbeenpaid)B. Wedochargeno-showfeesandnuisancefees

2. ForjudgingA. Schoolsmustcovertheirdebatecommitment(aswithothertournaments)

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B. Schoolsmustcover75%oftheirIndividualEventsentriesunlesstheTournamentDirectorbelievesthereisasufficientpoolofjudgestoallowaschooltopayadditionaljudgingpenalties(inexcessofthoseallowedbythe75%rule)

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C. NuisanceFees1. Change/Dropfees:

a. $5.00pereventslotchangesmadeafter12:00P.M.onFriday,atthediscretionoftheTournamentDirector.

b. $5.00pereventslotchangesmadebetween6:00P.M.onTuesdayand12:00P.M.onFriday:ifsuchchangesareinexcessof10%oftheoriginalentryor10slots,whicheverisgreater,atthediscretionoftheTournamentDirector.

2. StudentNo-ShowFeesa. $20perindividualeventslot,$40.00perdebateorReadersTheaterentrywillbeassessed.b. Ano-showshallbedefinedasanycompetitorenteredinthetournamentwhodoesnot

participateinthefirstroundofcompetitionintheireventandwhoseabsenceisnotreportedtothetournamentdirectorbeforetheendofthedropperiod(usuallythefirsthalfhouroneachdayofcompetition).

c. ExceptionsareatthediscretionoftheOmbudspersonifreasonablejustificationisdemonstrated.

3. JudgeNuisanceFeesa. $50.00perround,atthediscretionofthetournamentdirectorwillbeassessed.

4. LateAddFeesa. $50.00perschool,atthediscretionofthetournamentdirectorwillbeassessed.b. LateAddFeesareimposedonSchoolswhoenterthetournamentaftertheentryduedate.

D. AnnualDues:$50.00perschoolE. Payment

a.TheTreasurershallcollect“Exit”fees(entry,judging,nuisancefeesanddues,ifnecessary)onthelastdayaschoolhasstudentscompetinginthetournament.Timesforeachcollectionwillbepostedatthebeginningofthetournament.b.FailuretopayfeeswillresultintheschoolbeingprohibitedfromparticipatinginfurtherPSCFAtournamentsuntilfeesarepaid.SchoolsnotpayingfeesmustpayowedfeesbyRegistrationofthenextPSCFATournamentattended.c.Thetournamentand/oreventdirectorsand/orthemembersoftheoversightcommitteeareresponsibleforprovidingawrittenexplanationtotheTreasurerforallnuisancefees.

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F. Waivers1. NewProgramsPSCFAwillagreetowaivefeestonewprograms.Newprogramswillpetitiontheexecutivecommitteetwoweekspriortotournament.2. FinancialDifficultyPSCFAwillagreetowaivefeestoprogramsinfinancialdifficulty.Thefollowingprocedureswillbeusedtodetermineeligibility:

a) Schoolmustshowclearindicationthatinstitutionalfundingisunavailable.b) UponapprovalbytheExecutiveCommittee,feeswillbewaivedforoneacademicyear,withan

optiontobereviewedbytheExecutiveCommitteefora2ndconsecutiveyearmaximum.c) Institutionscanbeconsideredforeligibilityafter5yearshaveelapsedsincepreviousutilizationof

thepolicy.

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III.TOURNAMENTENTRYANDPROCEDURESA. EntryFormatAllentriesmustusetheWebsiteentryformoritsequivalentB. Judges

1. Commitmenta) Eachschoolmustprovideonejudgepereachtwodebateentries,onejudgeforeachtworeaders

theaterentries,andonejudgeforeachfiveindividualeventsperspeakinghour,plusone/halfjudgecommitmentforanyadditionalteamentry.

b) Failuretoprovidejudgeswillresultintheassessmentofpenaltyfeestobedeterminedbytheassociation,and/orhavingtheschool’sdebateentriesremovedfromcompetitionatthediscretionofthetournamentdirector.

c) Judgesmustbequalifiedtocoverthesamedivisionsinwhichtheirschool’sentrieswillbecompeting.

d) Intheeventaschoolhasextrajudges,theschoolmustdesignatecommittedandhiredjudges.2.HiredJudgesa) TherateofpayforjudgingIndividualEvents,ReadersTheater,Lincoln-Douglas,InternationalPublicDebate,andParliamentarydebateshallbe$15.00perround.

b) TherateofpayforjudgingteamPolicyDebateshallbe$15.00perround.c) PSCFAwillguaranteepaymentfor75%oftheroundsperdaytohiredjudges,providingthatthejudgeisqualified,availablefor11roundsonagivenday,andFREDcertifiedbythetournamentdirector.Judgeswillbeguaranteed$60forbeingavailableforallroundsofaFridayofaPSCFATournament,fordebate.

C.EntryConfirmation

a) Alljudgesmustcheckinduringtheregistrationperiodtoconfirmattendanceandcommitment.

b) Alldebateteamsparticipatinginthetournamentmustregisterwiththetournamentstaffduringtheregistrationperiod(nolaterthanfifteenminutesaftertheannouncementofthetopic)

D. IndividualEventPatterns

a) PatternA: Extemporaneous,Prose,Poetry,Informative,SpeechtoEntertain,CulturalArtifactb) PatternB: Impromptu,Persuasion,Duo,ProgrammedOralInterpretation,Communication

Analysis,DramaE. ChampionshipTournaments

a) 80RoomsfortheFallandSpringChampstournamentsisoptimal.b) RulesforenteringChampionshiptournamentsasfollows:

a. Numberofentriesinaneventwillbebasedonthenumberofroomsavailableatthetimeoftheevent.

b. SchoolswillenterIEeventsinrankorderineachpattern(forexample:1.LianaKoeppel–Sr.IMP;2.RollandPetrello–Jr.POE;3.LianaKoeppel–Sr.PERS;4.RollandPetrello–Sr.IMP)

c. SchoolswillenterDebateEventsinRankorder(forexample)1.KoeppelandPetrello-Sr.PARLI;2.HackandWyman-Nov.PARLI;3.DecarboandFleming-Sr.PARLI)

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d. TournamentDirectorswilltakeeachschool’sfirstevent,secondevent,etc.,untilroomsaremaximized.Allschoolswillhaveanequalnumberofentriesaccepted(ineachpattern)

e. Thoseentriesnotaccommodatedwillbeplacedonawaitinglistbasedontimeofschoolentryforeacheventinthepattern.Firstcome,firstservedgoingschool1,school2,school3,etc.Entrytimetobebasedon“slotlastupdated”dateandtime.

f. Eventpanelswillbefilledoutwithadditionalstudentsbasedonwaitinglists.Ifentrylimitsarereachedandaneventhastwo“bye”slots,thenexttwoentriesinthateventwillbechosenfromthewaitinglist.

g. EntrieswillbedueMondaynight.Eventlistswillbepostedontheforensicstournament.netwebsiteonTuesday.

h. SchoolsmaymakenamechangesONLY.Noeventchangeswillbemade(includingdivision).LateDropswillnotbefilled.

i. Schoolswillbechargedadropfeeforentriesdroppedafterthedropdeadline.j. SchoolsmaybeginenteringthetournamenttwoWednesdaysbeforetheDropdeadline.k. ForChampionshipTournamentswheretherearenolimitationsonentries,thefollowing

shallapply:i. FeeswillbeassessedasoftheWednesdayfollowingtheentrydeadlineii. A$5addfeewillbeappliedtoalllateentries(whichareacceptedattheTournament

Director’sdiscretion)foraschoolbetweentheMondaydeadlineandtheWednesdaydeadline($10fordebate)

iii. AddsaftertheWednesdaydeadlinewillbeatthediscretionoftheTournamentDirectorandwillbe$10($20forDebate)

iv. Therewillbeadropfeeof$5foranydropaftertheWednesdaydeadlineuntil30minutesbeforethefirstroundofcompetition(Ifnotreported,itwillremainasaNoShow)

v. Changesfromaschoolfromonepersontoanotherinthesamepatternwillnotbeconstruedasanaddforthesepurposes.Changesfromoneeventtoanotherinthesamepatternwillnotbeconstruedasanadd.However,thedropfeewillapply.

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Fall/SpringChampionshipsScheduleFriday:NFA-LD/IPDA/RT10:30–11:15 SignIn 11:45 Round1 1:15 Round22:30 Round34:00 Round45:45 Elim17:15 Elim29:00 AwardsSaturdayNPDA BP8:15–8:45 SignIn 8:00–9:00 Orientation8:30 TopicAnnounceforRounds1&2 9:00 Rd19:15 NPDARound1 11:00 Rd210:30 NPDARound2 1:30 Rd312:00 TopicAnnounceRound3 3:30 Rd41:30 TopicAnnounceRound4 6:30 Awards3:30 TopicAnnounceElim1 8:00 Finals5:00 TopicAnnounceElim26:30 Awards (topicannounceforSeniorNPDASemis)8:00 TopicAnnounceforNPDASeniorFinalsSunday8:00–8:45 IEDropPeriod8:45 ExtempDraw-Rd19:00 PatternA-Rd110:30 PatternB-Rd111:45 ExtempDraw-Rd212:00 PatternA-Rd21:15 PatternB-Rd22:30 ExtempDraw-Finals2:45 PatternA-Finals4:15 PatternB-Finals6:30(orASAP)Awards ThefollowingisanalternativetobeusedifentriesinReadersTheaterdonotexceed4entriesasofWednesdayat5P.M.:FRIDAY-Day13:00 Round1:ReadersTheater4:15 Round2:ReadersTheater6:00 Finals:ReadersTheaterTheTournamentDirectorwillnotifyaffectedpartiesbyThursdaynight

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Warm-UpandCool-OffTournamentsa) Entriesaredueby6:00PMontheTuesdaypriortothebeginningofthetournamentb) Changeswillbeaccepteduntil6:00PMWednesday;Feesassessedasof6:00PMonWednesday.Only

nuisancefeesdescribedunderII.C.,1willbeassessedafterthistime.c) Warm-Up:TheWarm-Upwillconsistoftwopreliminaryroundsandnoeliminationroundsinnovice,

junior,andseniordivisionsofallelevenAFAindividualevents.JudgingcommitmentformulaforSeniorentrieswillbechangedtoreflectthis.Ifaneventiscollapsed,Juniorentrieswillnotbeaffectedbytheformula.Thewarm-upwillalsoconsistoffourpreliminaryandnoeliminationroundsofnovice,junior,andseniordivisionsofCEDA/NDTteamdebateandNPDAdebate.AformofParliamentaryLincoln/Douglasdebatewillbeoffered.TheformandformatwillbeatthediscretionoftheTournamentDirector.Pattern“A”(InformativeSpeaking,ProseInterpretation,ExtemporaneousSpeaking,SpeechtoEntertain/AfterDinnerSpeaking,PoetryInterpretationandCulturalArtifact).Pattern“B”(ImpromptuSpeaking,DuoInterpretation,CommunicationAnalysis,DramaInterpretation,PersuasiveSpeaking,ProgrammedOralInterpretation,andCommunicationAnalysis).Debateshalloccurondayone,andindividualeventsondaytwo.Remainingscheduledecisionsareatthediscretionofthetournamentdirectorinconsultationwiththetournamenthost.

Warm-UpSchedule

FRIDAY 12:00–Registration–SignIn 12:15TopicAnnounceforRds1&21:00ROUND12:00ROUND23:15TopicAnnounceforRds3&44:00ROUND35:00ROUND46:30-AwardsSATURDAY8:00–Registration9:00–ExtempDraw9:00–RoundIPatternA10:30–Round1PatternB12:00–ExtempDraw12:00–Round2PatternA1:30–Round2PatternB3:00–Awards

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Cool-OffTheCool-OffwillconsistofthreepreliminaryroundsandafinalroundinanovicedivisionofallelevenAFAevents.TheCool-OffwillalsoconsistoffourpreliminaryandoneeliminationroundofnovicedivisionofCEDA/NDTteamdebate.ThereshallalsobefourpreliminaryanduptothreeeliminationroundsofnovicedivisionofNPDAdebate.TheCool-OffwillalsoconsistoffourpreliminaryroundsandnoeliminationroundsofRookiedivisionsofCEDATeamandNDTTeam.PatternA(InformativeSpeaking,ProseInterpretation,ExtemporaneousSpeaking,SpeechtoEntertain/AfterDinnerSpeaking,PoetryInterpretationandCulturalArtifact).PatternB(ImpromptuSpeaking,DuoInterpretation,CommunicationAnalysis,DramaInterpretation,PersuasiveSpeaking,ProgrammedOralInterpretation,andCommunicationAnalysis).Debateshalloccurondayone,andindividualeventsondaytwo.Remainingscheduledecisionsareatthediscretionofthetournamentdirectorinconsultationwiththetournamenthost.SATURDAY–DEBATEThefirsttworoundswillusethesametopic.Teamsnotsignedinby9:30willbedroppedfromthetournament.JudgesmustattendtheOrientationmeeting.Judgeswillnotdiscussdecisionsaftertherounduntiltheballothasbeenturnedin9:00-9:30 Registrationandsign-In9:15 TopicAnnouncedforRounds1and29:45-10:00 JudgesOrientation10:00-11:00 NPDADebate&NFALD,Round110:00-11:45 CEDA/NDTDebate,Round111:15-12:15 NPDADebate&NFALD,Round212:45-1:30 CEDA/NDTDebate,Round21:30-12:45 TopicAnnouncedforRounds3and412:45-1:45 NPDADebate&NFALD,Round312:30-2:15 CEDA/NDTDebate,Round32:30-3:30 NPDADebate&NFALD,Round41:00 PSCFACoachesmeeting2:15-4:00 CEDA/NDTDebate,Round44:00-5:00 NPDADebate&NFALDElims5:15 NPDADebateAwards4:30 CEDA/NDTDebateAwards5:00-6:45 CEDA/NDTDebateElims SUNDAY-INDIVIDUALEVENTS9:00 Round1:PatternA10:30 Round2:PatternA11:45 Round1:PatternB1:15 Round2:PatternB2:30 Finals:PatternA4:00 Finals:PatternB5:30 Awards

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IV.AWARDSA. DebateandReadersTheater1. TypesofAwards

a) DEBandRTTeamAwards

i. AlldivisionsofdebatewillreceiveawardsequivalenttoaGold/Silver/Bronzeformat.WinnersofthesecondeliminationroundwillreceiveaGold;thelosersofthateliminationroundwillreceiveaSilver;thelosersofthefirsteliminationroundwillreceiveaBronze

ii. SeniordivisiondebaterswillcontinuedebatingthroughFinalsiii. Onlywinningrecords(4-2or3-1)shalladvance.InNoviceandJunior,enough3-3or2-2

recordsshallbepulleduptocompletethenextbracketdivisibleby4withoutviolatingthe50%rule(e.g.ifthereare21teamswithawinningrecord,3additionalteamswillbepulledup,however,ifthereare20teamswithawinningrecord,thebracketwillbeconsideredcompleteandnoadditionalteamswillbepulledup).

iv. InSeniorDivisionamaximumof16teamswillbreak(Octos)aslongasitdoesnotexceed50%ofthefield.

v. Rookieawardstobebasedonrecord:4-0recordsreceiveGold;3-1receiveSilver(halfsweepstakespointsforthisdivision)

b) SpeakerAwardsshallbegiventothetopspeakersineachdivisionbasedonthefollowingformula:Entriesof15teamsorless,3Awards;entriesof16-29,5Awards;over29entries,10Awards.Awardsshallnotexceed50percentoftheentries

2. SpeakerAwardProceduresTobeeligibleforspeakerawards,aspeakermustparticipateinallscheduledpreliminaryrounds.Thefollowingguidelines(listedinorderofpriority)shallbeusedtodeterminethetopthreespeakersfor(Novice,Junior,andSenior)ineachdivisionandstyleofteamdebate:

a) Adjustedspeakerpoints(droppinghighandlowrounds)b) Totalspeakerpointsc) Doubleadjustedspeakerpoints(ifthereisaminimumof6preliminaryrounds)d) Totalratingse) Tie

3. Breaking/AwardPolicies

a)Warm-UpIndebate,allteamsandL-Dentrieswith4-0recordsreceiveSuperiorCertificates,andallteamsandL-Dentrieswith3-1recordsreceiveExcellentCertificates.

Undernocircumstancesshallmorethanhalfthefieldbeadvanced.

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B. IndividualEvents

1. TypesofAwards

a) Places:First,Second,andThirdPlaces(trophies)maybedesignatedandannounced.b)Allotherfinalistsinnoviceandjuniorwillreceivefinalistawards.Inopendivision,thetournamentstaffshalldesignatefirstthroughsixthplaceawards.Thesemayormaynotbeannouncedattheawardsceremony,atthediscretionofthetournamentdirector

2. AwardProcedures

a) 50%ruleInindividualeventswithnineorfewerentries(asdefinedbythenumberofpeoplewhoactuallyspokeinthefirstround),ascloseto(butnottoexceed)50%shallreceiveawards.b)BreakingPolicies

1)Warm-UpApproximately30%ofthecontestants(basedonthenumberofcontestantswhoactuallyspokeinthefirstround)receiveawards---thetop10%SuperiorCertificatesandthenext20%ExcellentCertificates.2)Championships/Cool-OffSenior(orOpen)DivisionwillhaveasinglePanelforFinals.ForJuniorandNovice,ifthenumberofcontestantsequal31ormore,twopanelsofspeakers(approximately12,butnottoexceed14)willbeselectedtoparticipateinthefinalround.Iftherearelessthan24contestants,5-7finalistswillbeelectedforparticipation,consistentwiththe50%rule.Intheeventofatieonranksinnoviceandjuniordivisions,athirdpanelmaybecreatedtoaccommodatethetienottoexceed50%.

c) FinalRoundNo-Shows Willbedisqualifiedatthediscretionoftheombuds

3.Breakers a)Frompreliminaryroundstoeliminationrounds(listedinorderofpriority)

1)TotalRanks2)Ratings,atthediscretionofthetournamentdirector

b)Awards 1)SinglePanelFinalRounds(listedinorderofpriority)

a)Rankinfinalroundb)Judges’preferenceinfinalroundc)Totalrankintheeventd)Thenumberoffirstsintheevent.e)DecimalConversioninfinalround(Seniordivisiononly)f)RatingPointsinFinals(SeniorDivisiononly)g)RatingPointsinPrelims(SeniorDivisionOnly)

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2)Fortwopanelfinalrounds

a)Rankinfinalroundb)Totalranksinallroundsc)Thenumberoffirstsintheevent.

4)InallIndividualEventsfinals

Judgeswillrankspeakersfrom1stto6th,withallspeakersafter6thalsoreceivingarankof6.

C. Sweepstakes

1.TypesofAwards

a) IndividualTournaments FoursweepstakesdivisionsareofferedatPSCFAtournaments(FallandSpringChampionships):

1) 4-yearcollegesanduniversities2) 2-yearcolleges

The4-yearand2-yearawardsshallbebasedonacombinationofallsweepstakespointswoninnovice,junior,andseniordivisionsofcompetition.Thenoviceawardshallbebasedonaschool’scombinedsweepstakespointsfromnoviceandrookiedivisioncompetition.

3) Novicedivision(coveringallschools,both2-and4-year)4) LimitedEntry.

TheLimitedEntryAwardisforthe1/3oftheschoolsinattendanceattheFallorSpringtournament(plusties)withthefewestentryslots(DebateandTheatreentriesequal2slots).DeterminationofslotnumberstobecountedasofFridayat12:00.TheLimitedEntryAwardwillnotbemutuallyexclusivewithanyotherSweepstakesAwardaschoolmaywinatthattournament.

• Afirstplace,secondplaceandthirdplaceawardshallbegivenineachdivision(exceptthat

4yearand2yearsweepstakesshallaward5places).• HonorablementionawardsmaybeannouncedbytheTournamentDirector.• SweepstakeswillbeofferedinthefirsttwocategoriesatallPSCFAtournamentsexceptthe

Warm-Up.• Studentswillreceivemedalsfor1st,2nd,and3rdplaceandcertificateswillbeawardedtoall

finalistsatthePSCFACool-OffTournament.b)Cumulativefortheyear

PSCFAshallalsoofferacumulativesweepstakescategorythatincludesallpointsearnedbyaschoolattheFallChampionship,SpringChampionship,andCool-Offtournaments.First,Second,andThirdplaceshallbeawardedinthisdivision.Thisdivisionshallincludeallpointsearnedbyaschoolinallcompetitivedivisionsduringtheyear.

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2. SweepstakesPoints

a. IndividualEventsFirstPlace--5pointsSecondPlace--4pointsThirdPlace--3pointsFinalists--2points(Inmultiplepanelfinalrounds:ifthereisatieforFirst,SecondorThird,thepointsforthatplaceandthenextwillbetotaledanddividedandawardedtoeach)

b. AllDebateandReadersTheater

Gold-7pointsSilver-5pointsBronze-2pointsAllRookiedebateteamscontributesweepstakespointstotheirschoolathalftheformulafortheupperthreedivisions.

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V.EVENTRULESANDREGULATIONS

A.EntryLimitations

1.IndividualEventsStudentsenteredinnovicedivisionareallowedtoenteramaximumoftwoevents(oneperpattern).Studentsenteredinjuniororseniordivisionareallowedtoenteramaximumoffourindividualeventsandamaximumoftwoeventsineitherpattern.Studentsmayenteramaximumof2Duo-Interpretationsprovidingeachentryiswithadifferentpartner.

2.DebateandReadersTheater

AcontestantmayenteronlyoneformofdebateorReadersTheaterperday.

B.DebateRulesandProcedures

1.ForfeitRulea) Indebate,anycontestantwhoislatefifteen(5)minutespastthepostedstartingtimeofthe

roundissubjecttoforfeitureatthediscretionofthetournamentdirector.

b) AttheFallandSpringChampionshipTournaments,studentsshallindicatetheirindividualphysicalattendancetothetournamentstaffatleastfifteenminutesbeforethebeginningofthedebateinCEDA/NDTDebateorfifteenminutesaftertheannouncementofthetopicinNPDADebate.Failuretocomplyshallresultintheteambeingdropped.

2.PairingProcedures

a) TheTournamentDirector,inconsultationwiththeDirectorofDebate,determineswhendebatedivisionsshouldbecollapsed.Totheextentpossible,eachdivisionofdebateshouldbeguaranteed5or6preliminaryroundswithfair,equitableandfullcompetition.Debatedirectorsshouldstrivetoseparatedebatedivisioneliminationroundswheneverpossible.b) Nodebateteamshallhavemorethanonebyeatagiventournament.Thisprocedureisnotintendedtoincludeforfeits.c) If35%ormoreoftheteamsinjuniororseniordivisioncomefromthesameschoolthenthoseteamsfromthesameschoolcouldmeeteachother,atthediscretionoftheTournamentDirectorifnecessarytoruntheevent.However,theTournamentDirectorshouldusecriticsfromdifferentschools,wheneverpossible.d) If25%ormoreoftheteamsinnoviceandrookiedivisioncomefromthesameschoolthenthoseteamsfromthesameschoolcouldmeeteachother,atthediscretionoftheTournamentDirectorifnecessarytoruntheevent.However,theTournamentDirectorshouldusecriticsfromdifferentschools,wheneverpossible.e) Whenbothteamsarefromthesameschool,PSCFAwillallowthedebatetobejudgedbyacriticofthesameschool.

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3.Time-Limitsa) CEDA/NDT--9-3-6,with10minutespreparationtimeb) NFALDDebate—6-3-7-3-6-6-3withatotalof4minutespreparationthatmaybetaken

inbetweenconstructivespeechesc) IPDA—5-2-6-2-3-5-3witha30minutepreparationperiodtobeginwithtopicstrikes

andconcludebeforethefirstconstructived) RookieDebate—7-8-8-8-4-5witha15minutepreparationperiodtobeginandconclude

beforethefirstconstructivee) d)ParliamentaryDebate7-8-8-8-4-5witha15minutepreparationperiodtobeginand

concludebeforethefirstconstructive

4.Novice,Junior,andSeniorDivisionDebateRules a)TeamComposition

1. Singlepersondebateteamsarenotallowed.2. Fourpersondebateteamsarenotallowed.3. Threepersonteamsareallowed;onlytwomayspeak4. Debaterscanearnspeakerawardsaslongastheyparticipateinallscheduled

preliminaryroundsandmustbeidentifiedtodebatedirectoratthebeginningofthetournament.

5. Hybridorsplitteamsareallowedtocompete.Thesweepstakespointswillbedividedevenlybetweenthetwoschoolsandappropriateawardsprovided.

b)BreakingBrackets

PSCFAadoptsthepolicyofbreakingbracketsindebateusingthecriteriaof:1)protectingthehighestseed2)changingthefewestnumberofbrackets3)preservingoriginalbracketorder

c)Codingsystem

AlldebateentrantswillbeidentifiedbytheircollegeoruniversitynameandtheirlastnameforLincolnDouglasdebate(e.g.MoorparkPerez)ortheinitialsoftheteamslastnamesforteamdebate(e.g.RiversideCT).

5.RookieDivisionDebateRules

a) Rookiedebate,atthediscretionofthetournamentdirector,maybepower-matched.b) Hybrid,splitteamsandthree-personandfour-personteamsareallowed.c) Judgesarestronglyencouragedtoprovidepositiveoralcritiques.d) Singlepersondebateteamsarenotallowed.e) Counterplansareprohibited.f) Alldebatesinrookiedivisionwillbegivenwinsandlosses.g) RookiemayonlybecollapsedintonovicedivisionattheWarm-UpandCool-Offtournaments

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6.Parliamentarydebate

a) TheNationalParliamentaryDebateAssociation’s(NPDA)Nationalby-lawswillserveasguidelinesforPSCFATournaments

b) Section5,PartB,points1and2fromtheNPDAbylawswillgovernPSCFATournamentsc) Eachsanctionedtournamentwillofferthree(3)divisionsofparliamentarydebate:novice,

junior,andopen.AttheFallandSpringChampionshipandCool-Offtournaments,RookiedivisionsofNPDAdebateshallbeoffered

d) Ifnecessary,thetournamentdirectorwillbeallowedtodouble-flightdebates,ather/hisdiscretion,duringtheassignedtime

e) Beforeeachsanctionedtournament,bothaninformationalsheetandaninstructionalperiodwillbeofferedbeforetheinitialroundofdebate.

f) Competitorsareallowedtoconsultmaterialsbetweentopicannouncementandthebeginningofthe1stSpeech.Outsidematerialsarenotallowedinthedebate.MembersoftheTournamentStaffinvolvedintheformulationofthetopicsshallbeprecludedfromcoachingonthosetopics.

g) Electronicretrievalofinformationispermittedduringpreparationtime.Studentsmustprovidetheirownpowersource.ThesecurityofelectronicdevicesisnottheresponsibilityofPSCFAorthehostschoolandwillnotbeguaranteed.

h) Theannouncementofthetopictobedebatedwilloccurinacommonarea.Thetimeallottedforpreparationshallbe20minutespriortothestartofthedebate.Thetopicannouncershallindicatethetimeatwhichthealldebatesshallbegin.

i) Whenpossible,theDirectorofDebateshallensurethatallballotsareavailablepriortotheannouncementofthetopic.

j) Forthefirsttwopreliminaryroundsofcompetition,thesamepolicytopicshallbedebatedbyallteams(exceptforthosewhoreceiveabye),onceonthegovernmentandonceontheopposition.TheTournamentDirectorshallensurethatthetopicisannounced45minutespriortothebeginningofRoundOne.Allteamsparticipatinginthetournamentmustregisterwiththetournamentstaffnolaterthanfifteenminutesaftertheannouncementofthetopic.

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7.NFA-LDa) NFALincoln-DouglasDebateisaone-person,persuasive,policydebateontraditionalstock

issues.Itisacommunicationevent,bywhichwemeanthephilosophyoftheactivityisconsistentwiththatwhichgovernsotherindividualevents.CompetitorsinNFALincoln-Douglaswillbeevaluatedontheiranalysis,useofevidence,andabilitytoeffectivelyandpersuasivelyorganize,deliver,andrefutearguments.Rapid-firedelivery,commonlycalled"spreaddelivery,"isconsideredantitheticaltothepurposeandintentofthisevent.

b) NFAruleswillbefollowedunlessotherwisespecified.c) Therewillbethreedivisionsd) Sweepstakespointswillbeone-halfteamdebatepointse) TherewillbenoRookiedivisionf) Whenaskedtoprovideevidenceusedinroundthedebateshallprovidealegiblecopyofthe

evidenceonapaperwhenaskedtodosobyotherdebaterorjudge.Theevidencemustincludetheentirecontextoftheparagraph(s)withouttheuseofellipses.Thefontsizeoftheevidenceshallbenosmallthan12pttypeorlegiblehandprint.Copiesofarticlesprintedintheiroriginalsizewillbeexempted.Theevidencemustbereturnedbytheendoftheround.

g) Debatersareprohibitedfromdoingonlineresearchduringtheround.8.IPDADebate

IPDAshallbeofferedattheFallandSpringChampionshiptournamentsandCool-Off.A.Topicswillbeannouncedin-roundwith5topics(2value,2policy,1metaphor)providedforstrikes.Negativestrikesfirst,andthenturnsaretakenuntilonetopicremainstobedebated.B.Debaterswillnotbeallowedtoconsultanyotherpersonduringpreptime.IPDAdebaterstheywillbeallowedpaperand/orelectronicresearchmaterial,whichmaybequotedorparaphrasedfromnotesduringtheround,butnotreaddirectly,asextemporaneousdeliveryisrequired,accordingtoIPDApreparationrules.C.Timelimits:

AffirmativeConstructive- 5minutesCrossExamination- 2minutesNegativeConstructive- 6minutesCrossExamination- 2minutesFirstAffirmativeRebuttal- 3minutesFirstNegativeRebuttal- 3minutesSecondAffirmativeRebuttal-3minutes

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BPDebateAdebateformatconsistsofadescriptionoftheteamsinthedebateandtheorderandtimesforthespeechesthatmakeupthatdebate.TheBritishParliamentarydebateformat1differsfrommanyotherformatsbecauseitinvolvesfourteamsratherthantwo.Twoteams,calledthe“FirstProposition”andthe“SecondProposition”teams,arechargedwiththeresponsibilityofsupportingthepropositionwhiletwootherteams,“FirstOpposition”and“SecondOpposition,”arechargedwithopposingit.Twospeakersrepresenteachofthefourteamsandeachspeakergivesaspeechofsevenminutes.Thefollowingchartdescribesthebasicformatandtimelimits.Asyouwillseefromthechart,eachspeakerisgivenauniquetitle.

BritishParliamentaryDebateFormat§ AllSpeecheswillbenomorethansevenminutesinlength§ Debaterswillspeakinthefollowingorder: PrimeMinister–1stProp LeaderofOpposition–1stOpp DeputyPrimeMinister–1stProp DeputyLeaderofOpposition–1stOpp MemberofGovernment–2ndProp MemberofOpposition–2ndOpp

GovernmentWhip–2ndPropOppositionWhip–2ndProp

1. BPwillbeofferedatFallandSpringChampsonSaturdayonly.TheeventwouldfollowBPrulesandcustoms.Itwouldofferfourroundsoftwo-personteamdebatebreakingtoafinalround.

2. BPwouldrequire4teamstoenterforthedivisiontobeheld.

3. ExperiencedundergraduatesmayjudgeBP.Onejudgecoverstwoteams.BPstrivesto

provide3judgesperpanel,aChairandtwowings.

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C.GeneralIndividualEventRulesandProceduresPSCFAdeferstotherulesofthenationalorganizations(AFA,NFA,PhiRhoPi),iftheirrulesarelessrestrictive,inanycasewhereeventdescriptionsconflictwiththespecificeventdescriptionslistedbelow

1. ForfeitRule

Inindividualevents,anycontestantwhohasnotarrivedintheirpostedroomonehourafterthepostedstartingtimeoftheroundissubjecttoforfeitureatthediscretionofthetournamentdirector.

2.Paneling

a)PreliminaryRounds1.WhenIndividualEventshavefiveorfewercontestantsentered,theeventshallbecollapsedintooneopendivision.2.JuniorandSenioreventswithlessthan10entriesshallbecombinedintoanOpenDivisionforbothpreliminaryandeliminationrounds.3.WewillawardaTopJuniorinthoseOpenDivisions(wherecombined)withappropriatesweepstakespoints.Sweepstakespointswillbeawardedforonlyonedivision.4.NoviceDivisionshallbeprotectedexceptforinstancesoflessthanthree(3)participantsinthatdivision.OnlythenshallNoviceandJuniorDivisionsbecollapsed.Divisionanonymityshallbeprotected.

b)FestivalFinalsForJuniorandNoviceDivisionsonly.WhenMultiplePanelsinfinalsareheld,theeventdirectorwillseparate,wheneverpossible,contestantsrepresentingthesameschool.Eachfinalpanelshallbeequallyweighted.Inotherwords,studentsshouldberankorderedbasedonpreliminaryscoresandthenplacedintopanelsastobalancethestrengthsandweaknessesofeach.

3.Previouscompetitiveuseofaspeech

Unlessotherwisespecified,aspeechthathasbeenusedinapreviousschoolyear(highschoolorcollegecompetition)cannotbeusedduringthecurrentforensicsseason.Atopic/speech/selectionusedexclusivelyattheCool-OffmaybeusedthefollowingyearatPSCFAevents.

4.EventdescriptionsThefourPSCFATournamentswillusetheAFAeventdescriptionsexceptwheretheyconflictwithPSCFArules.

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5.PSCFAIndividualEventGuidelinesPlagiarism

PSCFAendorsestheAmericanForensicAssociation'sstatementconcerningPlagiarism.Itreads:Inindividualeventsthatinvolveoriginalstudentspeechcompositions(Persuasion,Informative,Speechtoentertain/AfterDinnerSpeaking,CommunicationAnalysis,Impromptu,Extemporaneous,orothersimilarspeakingcontests),thespeakershallnotcommitplagiarism.Plagiarismisdefinedasclaiminganother’swrittenorspokenwordsasone'sown,orclaimingasone'sownasignificantportionofthecreativeworkofanother.Aspeechinindividualeventscompetitionisconsideredplagiarizedwhenthestudentpresentingitwasnottheprincipalpersonresponsibleforresearching,drafting,organizing,composing,refining,andgenerallyconstructingthespeechinquestion.

Events a)Extemporaneous

1)Priortothetournament,theeventdirectorwillassembleaconsiderablenumberofsub-topicsfromageneralfield.Atthetournament,thestudentdrawsfromthesetopics,usuallybeinggivenachoiceofthree.Drawingsarestaggeredsothateachspeakerhasanequalamountoftimeforpreparation,normally30minutes.2)Studentsmayselectmaterialsfromsourcessuchasmemory,referencematerialsassembledbythestudent,orfromthelibrary.Originalandthoroughpreparationrequiresthatthepointofviewandthoughtstructurebethatofthespeakerandnotofsomeoneelse,unlessspecificindebtednessisacknowledgedbymentionofthesourcescited.3)Inthepresenceofoneormorejudges,andanyoneelse,includingothercontestantswhowishtolisten,thespeakertalksfornomorethan7minutesonthetopicselected.4)ThetopicsforExtemporaneousaredrawnfromthegeneralareasofpolitics,economics,andinternationalaffairsfortheninety(90)daysimmediatelyprecedingthetournament.Thetopicsarenormallyframedasquestions.5)Electronicretrievalofinformationispermittedinthepreproomandstudentsmustprovidetheirownpowersource.Hostschooldoesnotguaranteewirelessaccess.ThesecurityofelectronicdevicesisnottheresponsibilityofPSCFAorthehostschoolandwillnotbeguaranteed.6)Onceacompetitorselectshisorhertopicnooutsideassistanceisallowed.7)Competitorsareallowedandencouragedtousenoteswhendeliveringextemporaneousspeeches.

b)Impromptu

1)Priortothetournament,theeventdirectorshallassembleaconsiderablenumberoftopicsdrawnfromquotations,slogans,art,grabbag,objects,etc.2)Inthepresenceofoneormorejudges,includingothercontestants,thespeakertalksfornomorethan7minutesononeofthetopicsselected.3)Eachcontestantwillbegiven3topicsdrawnfromquotations,slogans,,art,grabbag,objects,etc.Atotalof7minuteswillbeallowedforthecontestanttoreadtopicsilently,preparecommentsandspeak.4)Nooutsidenotesarepermittedexceptforablankindexcardthatthestudentmaywriteonduringhisorherpreparationtime.5)Thejudgeshouldindicateelapsedtimebyprovidingverbaltimesignalsuntilthecontestbeginstospeak,andthenappropriatenon-verbalfingertimesignalsforthetimethecontestantisspeaking.Thejudgeshouldannouncehisorherparticulartimesignalstoallthecontestantsbeforetheroundbegins.6)2016Cool-OffTournamentwillincludeaseparateESLDivision.

. c)Persuasion

1)Deliverymaybefrommemory,extemporaneous(withorwithoutnotes),orbyreadingthemanuscript.2)Speechesshouldnotexceedaten-minutetimelimit.Thereisnominimumtimelimit.

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d)InformativeSpeaking1)Deliverymaybefrommemory,extemporaneous(withorwithoutnotes),orbyreadingthemanuscript.

2)Speechesshallnotexceedtenminutesinlength.Thereisnominimumtimelimit. e)CommunicationAnalysis

1)Deliverymaybefrommemory,extemporaneous(withorwithoutnotes),orbyreadingthemanuscript.2)Speechesshallnotexceedtenminutesinlength.Thereisnominimumtimelimit.

g)SpeechtoEntertain/AfterDinnerSpeaking

1)Deliverymaybefrommemory,extemporaneous(withorwithoutnotes),orbyreadingthemanuscript.2)Speechesshallnotexceedtenminutesinlength.Thereisnominimumtimelimit.

h)OralInterpretation(IncludingProse,Poetry,Drama,Duo,andProgrammedOralInterpretation)

1)OralInterpretationinvolvesthepresentationofliteratureandpresentationoforiginalremarkssoastoorienttheaudiencetothemeaningofliterature,showitssignificanceorlinkvariousselectionstogethertodevelopathemelargerthananyonepiecedisplays.2)Speechesshallnotexceedtenminutesinlength.Thereisnominimumtimelimit.3)Studentsmustseemtopresenttheliteraturefromtheprintedpageselectionsshouldnotappeartoberecitedfrommemory.Introductionsandtransitionsarepresentedinanapparentlyextemporaneousmanner.

i)CulturalArtifact

1)Thisspeechpaysprimaryattentiontotheexamination,explanation,oranalysisofanartifactofaculture,co-culture,counter-culture,etc...2)Thepresentationshallcontainarepresentationoftheartifact(visual,audio,etc...) 3)Thedeliverymaybefrommemory,extemporaneously,ormanuscript.4)Thespeechshallnotexceedfiveminutesinlength5)Thiseventwillhaveoneopendivision.

j)ReadersTheaterReadersTheaterwillutilizesixpreliminaryroundsattheFallandSpringChampionshiptournaments,providingthereisaminimumofentries.ReadersTheatershouldbeguaranteedfair,equitableandfullcompetition.

1)ReadersTheaterisagrouporalinterpretationeventinvolvingthreeormorereaders.Thegroupoforalinterpreters,throughvividvocalandphysicalclues,causesanaudiencetoseeandhearcharactersexpressingtheirattitudestowardanactionsovividlythattheliteraturebecomesa‘livingexperience’--bothforthereadersandtheaudience.ReadersTheatershouldencouragetheoriginalworkofthestudent.2)Studentsshouldinterprettheliteraturefromtheprintedpage.3)SeveralvarietiesofprogramsandproceduresarerecognizedbyPSCFA.Presentationsshouldconsistof:

a)Athematiccollageofvariedliteraryselectionsfromoneormoreauthors;orb)Acuttingoradaptationfromasinglepieceofprose,poetryordrama.

4.Ensemble,dressandmusicmaybeusedassuggestiveincidentalaccoutermentstotheprogram;however,extra-literarydevicesshouldnotdominatethepresentation.5.Timelimitfortheeventis25minuteswhichincludesset-up,performance,andtake-down.6.PSCFAadoptsthepolicyofbreakingbracketsinreaderstheaterusingthecriteriaof

a)protectingthehighestseedb)changingthefewestnumberofbracketsc)preservingbracketorder

7.InRT,anyteamwhoislatefifteen(15)minutespastthepostedstartingtimeoftheroundissubjecttoforfeitureatthediscretionofthetournamentdirector.

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6. Proposingnewevents A.ProposingneweventsforPSCFATournaments

1.NeweventsmayonlybeproposedbyaffiliatesofPSCFAmemberschoolsingoodfinancialstanding.

a. NeweventproposalswillonlybevotedonatthefallPSCFAFallcoachesconferenceb. Allproposalsrequirea“NewEventProposalForm”as(providedbyPSCFA)tobe

submittedelectronicallytothePSCFAPresidentbySeptember1stoftheproposalyear.ThePresidentwillmakeeverypossibleefforttopostallreceivedproposalformsonthePSCFAwebsiteand/orcirculatethemviaemailtothemembershipbytheTuesdaypriortotheFallCoachesConference

c. Forneweventsthathavenotbeenpreviouslyofferedatmultipletournamentswithintheregion,itisstronglysuggestedthattheproposalincludealiveorvideodemonstration(orpartialdemonstration)attheFallCoachesConferenceduringaSaturdayafternoonsession.

d. Allneweventsrequireoneyearof“experimentalevent”statusbeforetheymaybeproposedforpermanentadoption.

e. Experimentaleventswillbeofferedwithnoentryfees.Awardswillbeintheformofcertificatesandtheeventswillnotcountforsweepstakes.Resultswillnotimpactanindividualstudent’seligibilityatotherPSCFAtournaments.

f. Experimentaleventswillautomaticallysunsetafteroneyear.Aresubmissionoftherequestisrequiredafterthefirstyearforextensionofexperimentalstatusorpermanentadoption.

g. Tournamentdirectorshavethediscretiontolimitentriesforexperimentaleventsbasedonpracticalconsiderations.

h. Ifaneweventisapproved,thesponsorshouldbepreparedtopresentalivestudentdemonstrationoftheeventwithcoachcommentaryattheFallDemonstrationSeminarofthefirstyeartheeventisoffered.Schedulingisatthediscretionoftheseminardirector.

i. Eventsmaybeextendedonanexperimentalbasisforanadditionalyearthroughresubmissionofdocumentsthefollowingfall.

j. Toproposepermanentadditionofevent,sponsor(ordesignee)mustpresentwrittenanalysisatthefollowingyear’sPSCFAFallCoachesConferencealongwithaneweventproposalform.Itisstronglysuggestedthatsupplementaldocumentationfortheproposalincludesurveyresultsfrombothcoachesandstudentsabouttheevent.

k. Eventsthatarenotapprovedforpermanentadoptioncanberesubmittedinfutureyears.

2. NewEventProposalForm

a. ThenewEventProposalmustincludespecificinformationasprovidedintheProposalFormb. AcopyoftheNewEventProposalwillbeprovidedbytheExecutiveSecretaryofPSCFAandcanbefoundonthePSCFAwebsite.

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VI.TOURNAMENTHOST

A. PSCFAwillcredit$300totheaccountofTournamentHostsorwaiveentryfees,whicheverisgreater.Thehostschoolisstillresponsibleforalljudgingand/ornuisancefees.Uptothreehostsworkingintabroommaycoverthehostschool’sjudgingcommitment.

B. EquipmentandSupplies:1. TheExecutiveCommitteeshouldmakeavailablenecessaryquantitiesofsuppliesincluding:

pencils,paper,paperclips,rubberbands,computerpaper,tape(scotchandmasking),largefelttipmarkers,staplerandstaples,whitebusinessenvelopes,computerprintercartridges,ballotenvelopes,scissors,etc.

2. TheExecutiveCommitteeshouldmakeavailablenecessaryequipmentincluding:computers,printers,copier,extensioncords,powerstrips,etc.

C. TournamentHostIncentive:Afacilitiesfeeof$35willbeaddedtothefeesheetsatFallChamps,SpringChamps,andCool-Off.Allfacilitiesfeescollectedwillbegiventothehostschool.ThehostschoolcanchoosetohaveacheckcutdirectlytotheschoolortokeepthemoneyonaccountwithPSCFA.

D. Contributionstothetournamentinvitation1.Anareamapshowingaccessroutestothecollege.2.Acampusmapindicatingthelocationofheadquartersandparking.3.Alistofrestaurantsinthearea.

E.Reservationsofroomsandfacilities1.Anadequatenumberofroomsforthetournamentshouldbereserved.2.Anappropriateroomfortheawardsassemblyshouldbereserved.3.Hotelreservationsforhiredjudgesifnecessary.(PSCFAwillauthorizeandpayfortournamenthostschoolstosecureuptotwofour-personhotelroomsforguestpaidjudgeswhomustcommutemorethan30mileseachwaytothetournament.Thetournamenthostshallassigntheroomsonafirst-call,first-servebasis,withsensitivitytogender-basedassignments.Themaximumallowableamounttobereimbursedis$250.00pertournament.)4.AschoolhostingtheFallCoachesConferencewillbereimbursedupto$600forexpensesforfacilitiesfees,andcoaches’amenities.TheHostSchoolwillcoordinateallcosts.

F.ClericalHelp

Asufficientnumber(5-10)ofclericalhelpersandmessengers(undergraduatestudents,friends,etc.)aretobeobtainedthroughrecruitmentfromthehostschool.

G.Foodforjudgesandthetabroom

Thetournamenthostwillprovidevegetarian-friendlymealsforjudgesandthetabroom.PSCFAwillreimburseamaximumof$1200forFallandSpringChampionshipTournaments;$600forWarmUpand$800forCoolOffTournament.Hostschoolwillprovidereceiptsfortheseexpenses.TournamenthostsforFallandSpringChampswillbeallocated$500pluswellnessfeestoprovidesnacks(e.g.fruitbagels,water,etc…)forstudents.TheHostwillprovidefoodatatimeanddistributedinamannerwhichbestensuresallcoachesandjudgesaregiventheopportunitytoreceivethefood(asclosetoatimebetweenroundsaspossible).TheTreasurerisauthorizedtoprovideanextra$200,ifthereareextenuatingcircumstances.Hostswill(whenpossible)providemultiplewellnesslocations.

H.FinancialresponsibilityandreimbursementPSCFAwillprovide$300totheHostSchoolforexpensesincurredinthoseinstanceswhenthehostschoolcannotmeettheexpensesofprovidingtheabovematerials(exceptfood),thehostschoolcanpetitiontheExecutiveCommitteeforreimbursementnottoexceed$300(andwillprovidereceipts).

I.AwardDutiesHostSchoolwillberesponsibleforawardset-upcoordination.

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VII. TOURNAMENTDIRECTOR

A.Personnel1.Thetournamentdirectorshallselectandappointtabroomstaff2.Thetournamentdirectorshalllimittabroompersonneltoamaximumof12personsincludingapprentices,butexcludingtournamenthost(s).Amaximumofthreetournamenthost(s)shallbeallowed.3.Individualeventdirectorswhoarecoveringjudgingcommitmentsfordebateand/orreaderstheaterentriesmustbewillingtojudge2roundsofdebateorreader’stheaterontheFridayofthetournament,shoulditbecomenecessary.DebateandReadersTheatereventdirectorswhoarenotbusywithothertournamenttasksshouldbewillingtojudgeroundsontheSundayofthetournamentifnecessary.4.ThetournamentdirectorshouldcontacttheExecutiveSecretaryforalistofpersonsinterestedinbeingatabroomapprentice.Thetournamentdirectorisencouragedtouseaminimumof2apprenticesintheirtabroom.Personsinterestedinlearningtabroomoperations(apprentices)notifytheExecutiveSecretary.5.Thetournamentdirectorshouldensurethattabroomisclosed.6.TheDirectorsofPSCFATournamentsshallselectanapprenticetoactasTournamentAssistant.TheDirectorisencouragedtomentortheApprenticepriortotheTournament.SaidApprenticeshallbeincludedwithinthe12personlimitationonTabRoomStaff.

B.TournamentAnnouncement

Itisthedutyofthetournamentdirectortoprepareanddistributethetournamentinvitationonemonthpriortothetournament.Thetournamentinvitationshouldbepostedtoforensicstournament.netandemailedtothePSCFAExecutiveSecretarytodisseminate.Thetournamentinvitationshouldcontainthefollowingitems.

1.Aletterofinvitation2.Dates,time,andplaceofthetournament3.Alistofofficials,including:Host,TournamentDirector,andEventDirectors.TelephonenumbersshouldbeindicatedforHostandTournamentDirector4.Divisions,eligibilityrequirements,conflictpatterns,andanyothertypeofregistrationlimitationshouldbeclearlymarkedanddefined.ThetournamentdirectorshouldalsoconsultthemostrecentPSCFAminutesforchangesinrulesandprocedures.ContacttheExecutiveSecretarywithanyquestionsregardingpolicychanges.5.Timeschedulefortournamentincluding:registrationperiod,allroundtimes,awards,andanyspecialeventsshouldbeincluded6.Registrationinformationincluding:fees,registrationdeadline,feeassessmentdeadline,change(s)deadline,dropdeadlines.7.Awardsandeliminationprocedures8.Anarea/campusmapwithinformationincluding:clearparkinginstructions;registrationlocation;andanyspecialcampusregulations9.TheTournamentinvitationshallincludethedebateMissionStatementfoundinArticleIIIoftheConstitutionandBylaws

C.DistributionofResults

TheTournamentDirectorshallpostalltournamentresultstoforensicstournament.netwithin48hoursofconclusionoftournament.ThepostingshallincludetheImpromptu,Extemporaneous,anddebatetopicsused.

H.Reimbursement

InthoseinstanceswhentheTournamentDirectorcannotmeetsuchexpenses,aTournamentDirectorshouldcompletetheirdutiesandPSCFAwillreimbursetheTournamentDirectoramaximumof$200.00.

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PSCFAwillcreditamaximumof$300totheaccountoftheSchooloftheTournamentDirectorsforFallandSpringChampionships,and$150fortheTournamentDirectorsoftheWarm-UpandCool-Off.

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VIII. RESPONSIBILITIESOFJUDGES

A.Judgeswillarriveattheballottableatleast10minutespriortothestartofeachround,andwillremaininthejudges’areauntilthetableannouncesthatjudgesarereleased.B.Judgeswillpromptlyreturncompletedballotstothejudgestableuponcompletionoftheround.C.Judgesshallnotprovideoralcritiquesinanon-debateeventpriortoturningintheirballotsD.Judgesshallprovideaccuratetimesignalsforstudentsinalllimitedpreparationeventsanddebate.E.Judgesareobligedtoprovidedetailedandconstructivewrittencriticismofanyandallroundsofcompetitiontheyevaluate.F.Eachjudgeshallrenderanunambiguouswin/lossdecisionineachdebateroundaswellasunambiguouspointsandrankineachpreliminaryround.G.Judgeshavethediscretiontodisclosedecisionsandprovideoralcritiquesindebate,aslongasitdoesnotimpactthetournamentschedule.H.TheTournamentDirectorhasthediscretiontoremoveajudgefromaroundbasedonpotentialconflictofinterest.I.Judgeswillsign-inattournaments.Judgeswillverify:thattheyarethere;thatthecommitmentlistediscorrect.Judgeswillalsoprovideacellphonenumber(iftheyhaveone).J.PSCFAwillhaveasign-in/check-inprocessattheJudgesTableforjudgeshiredbythetournamentdirector.K.AllHiredJudgesandICC’s(InstitutionContractedCritics)mustsignPSCFAJudgePaymentForm(W-9)toreceivepaymentbycheck.

IX.RESPONSIBILITIESOFTHEWEBSITEMANAGER A. ThewebsitemanagershalloverseethePSCFAWebsite.

ThewebsitemanagershallbeappointedbytheExecutiveCommitteeeachyear,andshallreceivea$200peryearstipend.

B.Thewebsitemanagershalloverseeimplementationofthefollowing:

1.ActivationoflinksfromthePSCFAcalendartoweb-basedtournamentinvitations,and/orwillpostnon-PSCFAtournamentinvitationsifsubmittedelectronically(asacourtesytoPSCFAmemberschools).

2.Maintainalistofcertifiedjudges3.Maintainapagewhereschoolscanadvertisetheirprogramstohelprecruitcompetitors,graduatestudents,and/orpostfacultyjobopenings.