Jr Provincial Debating Championships 2020
February 10, 2020
Dear Debate Coaches:
Balmoral Hall School invites you to the 2020 Junior High Provincial Debating Championships for Grade 8 and Grade 9 students.
Date: Sunday, March 8th, 2020
Location: Balmoral Hall School, 630 Westminster Avenue
Time: Competitors Registration 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Judge Registration 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Judges’ Briefing 12:20 PM – 12:55 PM - All judges must attend the briefing to receive the scoring guidelines used at this this tournament
Awards Approximately 5:15 PM
There will be three impromptu rounds of parliamentary debate. The topic for each round will be announced 20 minutes prior to the debate. Preparation time will be 20 minutes long, with the government teams sharing the definition during the first 5 minutes of preparation. Speaking times will be a maximum of 6 minutes for constructive speeches and 3 minutes for rebuttals. There is no minimum time. Heckling is not allowed. There will NOT be a novice category at this tournament.
Snacks will be provided. Awards will be presented at approximately 5:15 PM.
Schools may send a maximum of 3 teams to the Manitoba Junior Provincials at Balmoral Hall, plus 1 extra team for each MSDA tournament they have held or will hold this year. Depending upon numbers, it may be possible to send additional teams. If you would like to do so, please indicate this on the registration document. We will respond regarding the potential of sending additional teams by March 6th.
Schools are required to bring one judge per team. If you are bringing student judges, they must be experienced debaters in grade 11 or 12, as we do not have a novice category. Experienced Grade 10 debaters are permitted to judge with prior approval from the tournament organizer. If you are able to bring additional judges, please let me know so I can ensure there are an adequate number of judges for the tournament. Copies of the rules are available on the Manitoba Speech and Debate Association website. https://sites.google.com/site/manitobadebate/resources-for-debaters-and-coaches/rules-and-scoresheets/parliamentary-debate-rules
The top teams in this competition will represent Manitoba at the Junior National Debate Championships in Halifax, subject to the rule that no school can send more than 1 team until all schools with teams in the top half of the tournament are sending 1 team. After that, any remaining places will be filled by teams based solely on their rank in the tournament regardless of school.
Please complete your registration by accessing the following link and completing the form. The deadline for registration is March 2nd. Please email me if you have any questions, or phone me at 784-1600 ext 637. We look forward to seeing you at the 2020 Junior High Provincial Debating Championships.
Sincerely,
Carissa Balcaen,
Balmoral Hall School Speech & Debate Program Coordinator
Junior High Provincial Debating Championship
Balmoral Hall School, Sunday, March 8th, 2020
AGENDA
11:45 – 12:00 p.m. Registration for Competitors and Judges in the Atrium at Balmoral Hall School
11:45 – 12:15 p.m. Speakers’ and Timers’ Briefing – Library
12:25 – 12:55 p.m. Judges’ Briefing – Theatre
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Competitors’ Briefing and 20 Minute Impromptu Preparation – Gym
Please go to the Gym. You will receive your room assignment as part of the briefing. Your room assignment paper will indicate whether you are choosing the resolution, or the side.
1:00 – 1:50 p.m. Round I Debate
1:50 – 2:05 p.m. Break
2:05 – 2:30 p.m. Round II - 20 Minute Impromptu Preparation – Gym
2:30 – 3:20 p.m. Round II Debate
3:20 – 3:35 p.m. Break
3:35 – 4:00 p.m. Round III - 20 Minute Impromptu Preparation – Gym
4:00 – 4:50 p.m. Round III Debate
5:15 p.m. Awards – Theatre