Welcome to our 31st Annual Griffin Invitational!  

Extemp Prep Room will be 51-575.

Team IPDA has a revised schedule below and also Prep Rooms are listed below.

Impromptu Topics:  Judges must pick up the topics in Griffin Gate.

Judges Room:  Griffin Gate.  We are encouraging all judges to come to Griffin Gate after each of your rounds.  We will have snacks, throughout the day and breakfast and lunch offerings.  You will also pick up your impromptu topics there.  

New Judges:  Please come to Griffin Gate before your rounds.  We will have training sessions each morning for the events of the day.  We will have guidelines for each of the major events printed out.  There will be coaches who can assist you with any questions you might have about judging.  

Parking:  There are no fees.  The two closest parking lots to the Student Center are Lot 7 or the Parking Structure (56).  Please do not park in any spot that is designated a "staff" parking.

Here is a map of Grossmont College: https://www.grossmont.edu/visit-grossmont/grossmont-maps-and-directions.php

Food:   Judges will have an assortment of food throughout the day in Griffin Gate.

            Competitors:  we will be selling Pizza's, snacks, soda and water.  Coaches may contact       us, to purchase pizza's ahead of time.  

Event Specifics:

Impromptu Topics:  First two rounds will have 3 quotations each.  Final round will have fortune cookies.  Judges must pick up Impromptu Topics from Griffin Gate.

Team IPDA is on Sunday

2023 Griffin Invitational - UPDATED TEAM IPDA SCHEDULE 

9:00am Round 1 Topic Draw (in student center)

9:30am-10:15am Round 1 Debate

10:35am Round 2 Topic Draw (in student center)

11:05am-11:50am Round 2 Debate

12:30pm Round 3 Topic Draw (in student center)

1:00pm-1:45pm Round 3 Debate

2:05pm Round 4 Topic Draw (in student center)

2:35-3:20pm Round 4 Debate

4:00pm Elim 1 Topic Draw (in student center)

4:30-5:15pm Elim 1 Debate

5:30pm Elim 2 Topic Draw (in student center)

6:00pm-6:45pm then Elim 2 Debate

Thank you for choosing the Griffin Tournament as one of your fall tournaments.

Roxanne Tuscany:  Director of Forensics:   619-204-8792  roxanne.tuscany@gcccd.edu

Michael McHan:     Assistant Coach:   858-414-8513  michael.mchan@gcccd.edu

TPDA Prep Rooms for Sunday

Topic draw in Student Center

Mt. SAC - 100-102A

NAU - 100-102B

PLNU - 100-103A

Rio Hondo - 100-106

UCSD - 100-109