Enter your students and judges in the camp. Registration will take place through www.forensicstournament.net

Entry for the Debate Camp will be done online at forensicstournament.net with a closing date of Sat, September 10th at 12pm. Changes ARE permitted in the tech support room the morning of the event. At that time, rosters will be finalized for the practice debates later in the day. This should give us the opportunity to make hybrid teams if an odd number of debaters make the event from given squads.

Please do not send your debaters to the event without registering them in the camp tournament. Adding entire schools the day of the event adds unnecessary stress. Also, please send a coach or other representative from your school to oversee and supervise the learning of your students even if you are not judging or lecturing.

We will hold an opening ceremony at the start of the event. This will take place from 8:00am -8:40am. A link will be emailed to all participants the morning of the camp. Announcements and the camp opening ceremony will take place in that session. Please send a coach to check in with the tech support room once things get started.

Important Dates

Registration closes Friday, September 10th 2021 at 12:00 PM PST.

Debate & Individual Events

The camp will focus on IPDA, NPDA and NFA-LD style debate as well as the full range of AFA individual events. This year the event will be virtual due to the pandemic. It is also designed to allow new debaters and IEers get some experience prior to our season opener that will take place the next day.

The debate side of the event will consist of lectures and labs in the morning with a 2 round mock tournament in the afternoon. We are also excited to offer a full day of individual event lectures and workshops.

All formats of debate will be governed by their respective national rules of debating. We will ensure debaters get a chance to try both affirmative and negative sides. There will be no awards ceremony, however directors will be emailed the records and seedings of each debate team after the event. Ballots will also be available electronically immediately after the event. Disclosure and discussion is encouraged, but please stay aware of the schedule when giving novice debaters feedback and don’t forget to submit your ballots!

Online Workshops & Practice Debate Rounds

Event lectures will take place on Zoom and debate rounds will take place using forensicstournament.net and the 8x8 platform.

One judge covers two entries in any form of debate per day.

A judge can be split between two different formats on the same day (Parli/LD/IPDA) but may only be assigned to one pool by the director. If judging commitment is a problem, please let us know beforehand.

Any coach, faculty member, or open level competitor with at least one year of experience may judge at the camp.

Please bring enough judges to cover your entry. Entries may be restricted based on available judging; we are not planning on hiring judges. Remember our hope is that you will bring your open debaters to judge in the afternoon.

All tournament attendees are to be protected from an intimidating, hostile, or threatening work or educational environment. All attendees will be held to the standards established by California Education Code 212.5 and/or Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in being removed from the tournament and/or being disqualified from the round in question. All incidences of such violations should be reported to the tournament host. Judges will be instructed that they may dismiss or award a loss to a student who violates California Education Code 212.5 and/or Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

The camp is free this year.

We hope it provides value to our community and region.

We are not permitting uncovered entries, so there is no uncovered fee. If you would like to “rent” a judge from another school we can set that up if judges are available. You can also contact Hired Judge if you need to arrange coverage.