2024-2025 Elm Asynchronous Invitational

(all times Pacific)

Synchronous Elm Tournament homepage link

Schedule:

Events Offered:

• Competitors may enter as many events as they would like! 

• In the event of small entry sizes, we may need to collapse events within their event category (so interp events collapse to an “interp” event).

Individual Events

• Three prelims will be held; one final round will be held, unless the number of entries exceeds 30 per event, in which case, a second elimination round will be added.

• Competitors may enter a maximum of three IE events except competitors in Extemp who may only double-enter.

• 1 Judge is required for every 5 entries.

• Prelim Ranking: Ranks/Decimal/Drop High Rank  

• Elim Ranking: Total Rank/# of 1st in Event/Rank in Elim/Decimal in Elim/Judge Pref in Elim

• Speaker Points will not be used.

• Competitors will be recognized with Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honors awards.

• See the NOF Bylaws for more information about NOF events and awards.

Debate

• The current NSDA topic will be used for LD, Public Forum, and Policy.

• All preliminary rounds will be randomly paired. In Elims, brackets will be broken to facilitate debating. 

• One  final round will be held, unless the number of entries exceeds 30 per event, in which case, a second elimination round will be added.

• Competitors may only enter one format of debate and no individual events.

• 1 Judge is required for every 2 debate entries.

• Speaker Point Scale will be 70-100. 

• Prelim Ranking: Wins/Total Points/HL Points/Z Score/Opp Wins. 

• Speakers Ranking: Total Points/HL Points/Ranks/Z Score.

• An award for the top speakers in debate events shall be given. The top 15% of competitors shall be recognized.

• A 5 minute forfeit rule will be put in place for all debate rounds.

• Competitors will be recognized with Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Honors awards.

• See the NOF Bylaws for more information about NOF events and awards.

Awards

• School sweepstakes: Top schools will be recognized at each division (college, high school, middle, and elementary school).

• Competitors winning Gold, Silver, or Bronze will receive physical awards that will be shipped to coaches following the tournament.

• Coaches will be asked to verify their shipping address at registration. Please contact the tournament director ASAP if you would like your awards shipped to a different address than on file.  Additional shipping costs may be assessed if an incorrect address is supplied.

Fees

• School Fee: $50

• Individual Event Entries: $25/entry

• DUO Event Entries: $45/entry

• Congress Entries: $30/entry

• One person Debate (LD, IPDA, NFA-LD) Entries: $50/entry

• Two person Debate (NOF Parli, PF) Entries: $60/entry

• Three+ person Debate (World Schools) Entries: $75/entry

• Judges: First Missed Ballot - $25 / Subsequent Missed Ballots - $50

• Uncovered IE/Congress Slot (with Tournament Director Approval): $35/slot

• Uncovered Debate Team (with Tournament Director Approval): $125/team

• Changes after entry deadline - $25 per change (subject to tournament director approval)

• Judge drops within 24 hours of the tournament will be charged a $150 judge no-show fee.  

• Judges who submit incomplete eBallots (with little to no substantive feedback) may be charged a judge no-show fee for failing to complete their judge assignment which includes both ranking the speakers along with giving sufficient comments.

• Delay of tournament fees may be assessed from $20-$100 based on the severity of the delay.

• Competitor no-shows (coaches did not notify the tournament prior to the missed round) - $35