To Sign Up: Students must have a Tabroom account, have returned the signed Code of Conduct, and have purchased one of our tournament packages. Once all three of these things are complete, students can tell Mrs. Ford and she will register them for the tournament.
TCFL Winter Open Speech Tournament
Saturday, December 13th, 2025
Granada Hills Charter High School
10535 Zelzah Ave.
Granada Hills, CA 91344
Double/Triple Entry Limits: Except for students doing Extemp, all students are limited to entering in no more than 3 events. A student entered in Extemp is limited to entering in no more than 2 events.
Schedule
08:00am - 08:30am Registration (coaches & judges check-in)
08:30am - 09:30am Judges Instructions
09:30am - 11:30am Round 1
11:30am - 01:30pm Round 2
01:30pm - 02:00pm - Lunch Break
02:00pm - 04:00pm Round 3
05:00pm - 06:30pm Final Round
Awards to follow ASAP!
Entry Fees: $20 per event entry, $40 per Duo entry. Please pay your TCFL Dues if this is your first tournament of the season. Make checks payable to Tri-County Forensic League.
Judges: Each school is obligated to provide one qualified judge per every 6 IE’s, or fraction thereof.
Entry Deadline: Friday, December 5th, 2025, by 11:55pm. Register at Tabroom.com. E-mail Brandon Batham at brandonbatham@gmail.com for any questions. Entries will only be accepted by coaches on contact sheet. PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU DON'T SEE YOUR SCHOOL LISTED ON THE ENTRIES PAGE, YOU'RE NOT ENTERED.
TCFL Spring Open Debate Tournament
January 17th, 2026
William S. Hart HS
24825 Newhall Ave.
Newhall, CA 91321
World Schools Debate: TCFL will continue to offer World Schools Debate at our Novice Debate tournament. In addition, registration for WSD (and ONLY WSD) will be open to non-TCFL member schools. Hybrid teams WILL be allowed. For TCFL members, the entry fee for WSD will be $40 (the same for all team entries), and for non-TCFL members, the entry fee for WSD will be $50.
Fees: $20 per LD, $40 per team. (Pay TCFL Dues with first entry) Make checks payable to Tri-County Forensic League. $40 per WSD for TCFL member schools, $50 per WSD entry for non-TCFL members.
Tentative Schedule
08:00am - 08:30am - Registration (Coaches & Judges)
08:30am - 9:30am - Judge Orientation
09:30am - 11:30am - Round I
11:30am - 01:30pm - Rd II
01:30pm - 02:00pm - Lunch Break
02:00pm - 04:00pm - Rd III (Hi-Low Power Match within brackets)
04:30pm - 06:30pm - Round IV (Hi-Low Power Match within brackets)
Awards to follow immediately after in the Cafeteria!
Debate Topics
Policy topic: "Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic."
Jan./Feb. Lincoln Douglas Debate Topic: TBD
January Public Forum Debate Topic: TBD
Parli topics announced 20 minutes before round.
World Schools Debate: Round 1 & 2 Prepared Motion: TBD (teams debate both sides), Rounds 3 & 4 Impromptu Motions
Judges
Each school is obligated to provide one qualified judge per every 2 Policy, Parli, PF, and WSD teams,* and one qualified judge per every 4 LD entries.* If your judging quota is not met, your entries may be dropped. Judges should have pens, flow pads, and laptops.
* or fraction thereof
Entry Deadline
Entries must be registered no later than Friday, January 9th, 2025, by 11:55pm. Register at Tabroom.com. E-mail Brandon Batham at brandonbatham@gmail.com for any questions. Entries will only be accepted by coaches on contact sheet. PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU DON'T SEE YOUR SCHOOL LISTED ON THE ENTRIES PAGE, YOU'RE NOT ENTERED.
TCFL Spring Congress Tournament
January 24th, 2026
Valley International Preparatory HS
18827 Roscoe Blvd.
Northridge, CA 91324
Schedule
8:00- 8:30 AM - Registration/Check-in (Coaches & Judges)
8:30 - 9:00 AM PO meeting
8:30 - 9:00 AM Judges Instructions
9:00 - 11:00 AM Round 1
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Round 2
1:30 - 3:00 PM Round 3
Awards will follow ASAP
Entry Levels/Divisions
You must indicate whether your entry is a Novice (ONLY open to students in their first year of HS competition AND competing in their 1st or 2nd congress), Junior Varsity (all years competing in their 1st-4th congress), or Varsity (any year, competing in their 5th congress or more) entry. Varsity entries should expect to PO one round unless we have enough PO entries.
Entry Fees
$20 per entry. (TCFL League Dues must be paid at your first tournament.) Make checks payable to Tri-County Forensic League.
Judges
Each school is obligated to provide one qualified judge per every 6 entries or fraction thereof. Judges should have laptops.
Entry Deadline
Friday, January 16th, 2026, by 11:55pm. E-mail Brandon Batham at brandonbatham@gmail.com for any questions. Entries will only be accepted by coaches on contact sheet. PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU DON'T SEE YOUR SCHOOL LISTED ON THE REGISTRATION PAGE, YOU'RE NOT ENTERED.
TCFL Spring Open Speech Tournament
Saturday, January 31st, 2026
West Ranch High School
26255 Valencia Blvd.
Stevenson Ranch, CA 91381
Double/Triple Entry Limits
Except for students doing Extemp, all students are limited to entering in no more than 3 events. A student entered in Extemp is limited to entering in no more than 2 events.
Schedule
08:00am - 08:30am Registration (coaches & judges check-in)
08:30am - 09:30am Judges Instructions
09:30am - 11:30am Round 1
11:30am - 01:30pm Round 2
01:30pm - 02:00pm - Lunch Break
02:00pm - 04:00pm Round 3
05:00pm - 06:30pm Final Round
Awards to follow ASAP!
Entry Fees
$20 per event entry, $40 per Duo entry. Please pay your TCFL Dues if this is your first tournament of the season. Make checks payable to Tri-County Forensic League.
Judges
Each school is obligated to provide one qualified judge per every 6 IE’s, or fraction thereof.
Entry Deadline
Friday, January 23rd, 2026, by 11:55pm. Register at Tabroom.com. E-mail Brandon Batham at brandonbatham@gmail.com for any questions. Entries will only be accepted by coaches on contact sheet. PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU DON'T SEE YOUR SCHOOL LISTED ON THE ENTRIES PAGE, YOU'RE NOT ENTERED.