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Welcome! Updated
June 8, 2024. Teams are invited to join us SUNDAY JAN 12 AND SUNDAY MAY 4. EVERY DEBATER, JUDGE, COACH READS THIS: PARTICIPANTS NEED THIS TO DEBATE ONLINE: WHAT TO DO AT THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT DASHBOARD
FOR DURING THE TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE, SUNDAY JAN 12 AND MAY 4
BY 9:20AM, Be on Zoom
and mark yourself as present in the Check-In Spreadsheet Coaches
report missing students by 9:30am (message in the Zoom Chat to Jim Hanson) 9:40am, Rd 1 11:15am Lunch 11:45am, Rd 2 1:30pm, Rd 3 3:30pm, Awards 3:45pm, Semis 5:30pm, Finals All times shown are
Pacific Coast Time. Debaters
may debate solo and are eligible for speaker awards and elims. REGISTRATION
BY FRIDAY 6pm PCT, THE WEEK OF THE TOURNAMENT, ENTER YOUR TEAMS AND JUDGESENTER AT https://tinyurl.com/climb-online-tournament-entry NEED HIRED
JUDGES?
ONE WEEK IN
ADVANCE, Email
Jim at jim@climbthemountain.us
(or any of jim’s emails) with number of JUDGES YOU
NEED TO HIRE ONE WEEK AHEAD OF THE TOURNAMENT. EVERY DEBATER, JUDGE, COACH READS THIS:
Judge – Coach Expectations PPoint Student – Observer Expectations PPoint --note—we are using Zoom, not Yaatly PARTICIPANTS NEED THIS TO DEBATE ONLINE:
Zoom
software (please have the latest version installed) Reliable
internet connection Web
Camera with built in microphone (almost all
laptops have these built in) Make
sure your laptop is powered up and that you have your charger/power cord. We
recommend not using an add on microphone—use the one
built into your computer. Headphones
(without microphone) can be helpful but not required. WHAT TO DO AT THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT
STUDENTS
AND COACHES—BE IN THE ZOOM MAIN ROOM USE
THE ZOOM CHAT TO MESSAGE JIM HANSON. FEES
Per
Debate Team $35 Plus
Per Uncovered Team $70 Judging
-- you need 1 judge per 2 IPDA teams. If you need to hire a judge, please
tell Jim at least one week before the tournament starts at jim@climbthemountain.us
You pay fees the day before the
tournament begins unless you are an employee of the school you coach for and
have authority for requesting payment from the
school. DIVISIONS
Definitions
(very modified version of IPDA divisions) The
Novice division is open to any college attending person without a bachelor's
degree who has competed in 8 or less debate tournaments and won 5 or less
debate tournament awards in their entire life. The
Junior Varsity division consists of college attending students without a
bachelor's degree who have either 1) competed in 8 or less college or high
school debate tournaments and won 5 or less JV or Open College debate
tournament awards. The
Open (Varsity) division is open to any college attending participant without
a bachelor’s degree. Note—we
reserve the right to collapse divisions and to have breakout elimination
debates based on division. Exception?
We want your students to have the right opportunity. Contact Jim Hanson at jim@climbthemountain.us AWARDS*
Awards
are mailed to the Director of the Program. |
Speaking Times for IPDA TEAM FORMAT: ·
Teams can be one or two persons. ·
25 min. prep before you debate* ·
*if the
tournament is running behind schedule, Jim Hanson reserves the right to
shorten prep to 20 minutes. 4 min 1ac, 2 min cx 5 min 1nc, 2 min cx 5 min 2ac, 2 min cx 4 min 2nc, 2 min cx 3 min 1nr 4 min 1ar (1 min prep before) 4 min 2nr (1 min prep before) 3 min 2ar (1 min prep before) --NOTE if a team is just one person,
that person gets 1 min prep before ALL of their
speeches. Detailed Speaking Order: 1A
Constructive: present case supporting the
topic (4 minutes) 2N asks 1A questions (2 minutes) while 1N prepares 1N Constructive:
present neg case; refute the aff case (5 minutes) 1A asks 1N questions (2 minutes) while 2A prepares 2A Constructive: respond to the neg case; rebuild the aff case (5 minutes) 1N asks 2A questions (2 minutes) while 2N prepares 2N Constructive: rebuild
2/3 of the 1N arguments—eg reattack the aff case
and/or defend parts of the neg case (4 minutes) 2A
asks 2N questions (2 minutes) while the 1NR continues to prepare 1NR
Rebuttal: rebuild arguments not addressed by 2NC e.g. reattack the aff case;
rebuild one of the neg case arguments (3 minutes) 1
minute for the 1AR to prepare 1AR
Rebuttal: rebuild aff case, reattack neg case/arguments (4 minutes) 1
minute for the 2NR to prepare 2NR
Rebuttal: rebuild neg case, reattack aff case/arguments (4 minutes) 1
minute for the 2AR to prepare 2AR
Rebuttal: rebuild aff case, reattack neg case/arguments (3 minutes) Late
for the start of a round or a speech? Judges
give grace for tech issues. If
not a tech issue, begin time on student’s speech if late; the student loses
the time that has been used. If time is up on the speech and the speaker is
still not present (exception is if tech issue), that team/debater forfeits. Email
Jim Hanson (Tab) questions at jim@climbthemountain.us or tab email. · |
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