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Dear PSCFA Community,

Welcome to the 2025-2026 forensics season! It is time to get the competition year started at the PSCFA Warm-up at El Camino College on Saturday 27th and Sunday the 28th. The tournament will be HQ out of the Social Science building instead of the Music building this year. Parking permits have been reinstated for $3 per day paid in cash at kiosks but you may park in staff lots. 

There are numerous reasons why your team should choose the Warm-Up to start off the competitive year. First, the Warm-Up is a great way to introduce students who are new to competitive collegiate forensics to the activity in a relaxed environment. It also allows returning students to ease into the new year. Second, it is a wonderful way to catch up with all of your forensics colleagues and meet coaches who are new to our region. Finally, it provides the opportunity to try out new topics and approaches to our activity.

Be sure to double check the invite after coaches conference for potential rule changes. 

KEY POINTS:

• Registration: Entries are due by Tuesday, September 23rd at 6:00 PM on the Forensics Tournament website.

• Judging: Each school must cover its judging commitment (you may only enter uncovered slots if prior tournament approval is granted). All judges must read and sign the PSCFA Judge’s handbook and complete the F.R.E.D. Certification each year. Any judges you wish to pay through the tournament need to be designated as ICC judges when you enter them.

• Direction: El Camino College’s address is 16007 Crenshaw Blvd. Torrance, CA 90506. The tournament headquarters and registration will be in the Social Science building.

• Parking: Attendees should park in Lots J or K (Closest to the Music and Social Science buildings). Parking permits have been reinstated for $3 per day paid in cash at kiosks but you may park in staff lots.

• Tournament Service: On Saturday, the 27th, we will offer four rounds of Open, Junior, and Novice NFA-LD, NPDA and IPDA debate. On Sunday, the 28th, we will offer two rounds of all PSCFA individual events for Open, Junior, and Novice competitors. Divisions may be collapsed due to lack of entries.

New Rules/Policies from the Coaches Conference:

• We’ve returned to previous wording for definitions of Novice and Junior which are explained below

• Novice Debate: A team comprised of debaters, neither of whom has participated in more than two semesters of debate and/or participated in elimination rounds at three or more debate tournaments or won any medal at CCCFA or Phi Rho Pi or won an elimination round award at the NPDA, CEDA or NDT National Championship Tournaments or any national championship tournaments.

• Novice Individual Event: A student who has not won a trophy (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) in an event in which a final round occurs or a Gold /Silver/Bronze at CCCFA or Phi Rho Pi. (Readers Theatre and Oral Interpretation shall be considered similar events)

• Junior Debate: A team comprised of debaters neither of whom has participated in more than four semesters of NDT/CEDA or Parliamentary debate and/or who has not participated in elimination rounds of a junior or open division of three CEDA and/or NDT and/or Parliamentary tournaments. A gold or silver medal at CCCFA or Phi Rho Pi or winning an elimination round award at the NPDA, CEDA or NDT National Championship Tournaments or any national championship tournament shall count as a final round.

• Junior Individual Events: A student who is in their first or second year of intercollegiate competition and/or who has not placed twice in the top three in an event in which a final round occurs. Winning a Gold/Silver/Bronze at CCCFA or Phi Rho Pi shall count as a final round

• Code of conduct addition:   Judges are expected to respect our students identities, including their preferred pronouns, and to require students in their rounds to do the same.  Intentional or repeated violations of this may result in removal of judge from the judging pool and/or forfeiture of the round where the violation occurs.

• Rate of speed in debate rounds should not have a deleterious impact on other students and/or judges ability to engage in the activity. Violations of this principle may result in the loss of the round in which the violation occurs.

We look forward to seeing you at PSCFA Warm-Up! For questions, please contact:

Steven Suarez, Irvine Valley College  

Email: ssuarez@ivc.edu | Phone/Text: 805.405.9287