***********SCHEDULE UPDATE**********

Due to a shortage of judges, we will need to go to a double flight schedule in LD ONLY

Welcome to the 2021 3rd Quarter SCJFL Debate Tournament hosted by Nova 42 Academy at our secret underground online sentient technology center in Pasadena California. The tournament will be held ONLINE on February 27th, 2021

As a leader in Online Tournaments, the SCJFL is proud to be offering this exciting tournament! We look forward to seeing you online!

Location:
ONLINE

Entries:
Register competitors at: www.forensicstournament.net
We will close entries on Tuesday February 23rd, 2021 at 5pm, PST.

Events:
Lincoln-Douglas Debate: (2021 Jan/Febt topic) Resolved: States ought to ban lethal autonomous weapons.

Policy Debate: Resolved: (2020/2021) Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing.

Public Forum Debate: (2021 February topic) Resolved: On balance, the benefits of urbanization in West Africa outweigh the harms.

Big Questions: Resolved: Mathematics was discovered, not invented.

Fees:
$10 per student entry (Public Forum & Policy are $20)
Please note that payment for this tournament must be made through the TOURNAMENT FEES tab on the left side of the registration page (see screenshot below).  The tournament will not accept checks or payments through Venmo or Zelle.
Changes or drops after Tues. February 23rd, 2021 at 5pm, PST will be charged a $10 nuisance fee.
$20/$60 uncovered judge fee (see below).

Judging Requirements:
Each participating school or organization is being asked to supply 1 judge per 2 entries for Debate and 1 judge for every 7 entries in Congress. Judging names and cell phone numbers should be submitted at the time of registration. If you need to register judges but don’t know their names yet, please use your school name with a number to indicate the judges you will be providing (i.e. Nova judge 1; Nova judge 2; etc.). $20 per uncovered entry for the judge fee for Congress.  $60 per uncovered entry for the judge fee for Debate.  Judges or a combination of judges must cover all rounds for the tournament. Covering one round is only one sixth of the total judging obligation.
Hired judges that do not conflict with any team/school should be noted so that they can be used as a clean judge for all competitors. Hired judges should notte their school affiliation(s), including high school and college.

League Fees:
Teams will need to pay league fees, give proof of insurance, and signed up a tab staff volunteer for future tournaments or they will not be eligible for this tournament.  Please contact league treasurer Stella Gu to bring your account current: sguus68@gmail.com.

Schedule (the schedule may change due to entries):
TENTATIVE

8:00am JUDGE TRAINING at 8x8.vc/SCJFLhelp

Pattern A - Public Forum /  Lincoln Douglas 
7:30-8:30 am Registration

8:30am LD and PF Round 1

10:30 LD and PF Round 2 


2:30pm PF Round 4

3:00pm LD Round 4

4:00pm PF Round 5

5:00pm LD Round 5

6:00pm PF Round 6

6:30pm LD Round 6

8:00pm Awards - Online

Pattern B - Congress.  (Congress Bills - We will assign one of the Final round bills to the Semi-Finals)
7:30-8:30am Registration
9:00am Round 1
11:00am Round 2
1:00pm Round 3

3:30pm Semi-Finals

5:30pm Finals

8:00pm Awards - Online

Postings and Registration:

ONLINE.

Rules:

All rules can be found in the SCJFL by-laws at SCJFL.org.

Online Tournament Help and Judges Room:

During the tournament judges and coaches can sign into our online room for help/assistance at 8x8.vc/SCJFLhelp

Tournament host and director:

Mike Kyle - Nova 42 Academy

Ted Kim - Nova 42 Academy (Judges)