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Big Red Tournament of Love

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Welcome!

 

Hello to our Speech friends from coast to coast!


The Cornell Speech Program is excited to invite you to this year’s Big Red Tournament of Love hosted in-person on February 1st, 2025, in Ithaca, New York! BRTOL will serve as the first day of a swing tournament, with the SNAFU #4 taking place on Sunday, February 2nd, 2025. We promise a day jam-packed with impressive advocacy and great community. The Big Red Tournament of Love is a Cornell tradition that stretches back several decades. We’re excited to bring back our BRTOL classics, including the Big Red Heart Award. 


This year’s tournament will offer the traditional 11 AFA-NIET events. The deadline to register is Wednesday, January 29th at 6:00pm EST. For questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to me either by email or by phone at 618-977-8038.


We can’t wait to see you all in February!


Sincerely, 


MacLain Naumann

Director of Speech

mn497@cornell.edu

Registration

 

  1. There is no cap on the number of students each school can register.

  2. Each IE-only competitor can enter a maximum of three events per flight.

  3. Patterns will be as follows:

    1. Flight A: EXT, DI, ADS, PERS, POE

    2. Flight B: IMP, DUO, PRO, POI, CA, INFO

  4. Registration is due on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 at 6:00pm EST. Registration is through Speechwire. 


Fees

 

Please do not send checks directly to the Cornell Speech & Debate Program. You will receive an invoice via email from noreply@salesforce.com on behalf of ILR Customer Services (ilrcustomerservices@ilr.mail.cornell.edu) with your invoice.


Please mail all check payments to ILR Accounts Receivable, PO Box 6838, Ithaca, NY 14851-6838.


Payment should be made payable to “Cornell ILR-AR” and should reference the invoice number listed on the invoice. Cornell ILR accepts payment by check, money order, or credit card. To obtain wire transfer payment instructions or make inquiries, please call the Customer Service Department at 1-866-470-1922.


  1. Entry fees

    1. $20 per school

    2. $8 per IE event

  2. Each judge can cover 6 slots. Please make every attempt to cover your entry!

  3. Fees for slots uncovered by a judge will be assessed as follows:

    1. $10 per IE event

  4. Drop fees

    1. Add/drop on Thursday, January 30th and Friday, January 31st: $10 per change plus entry fee

    2. Drop on Saturday, February 1st: $30 per change plus entry fee

Competition Rules

 

  1. All IE events will fall under AFA-NIET rules. Please take note of these guidelines, as they may differ from those in your region.

  2. As per AFA-NIET guidelines, there will be a 15-second period in which competitors in impromptu can read their prompt before prep time officially begins.

Awards

 

  1. Awards will be given to all finalists in IE events as well the top three teams in IE sweepstakes.

  2. In individual events, sweepstakes points are awarded as follows:

    1. 12 points - 1st in finals

    2. 10 points - 2nd in finals

    3. 8 points - 3rd in finals 

    4. 6 points - 4th in finals 

    5. 4 points - 5th in finals

    6. 2 points - 6th/7th in finals 

  3. Individual Sweeps: In addition to finalists, we will recognize the top three students competing in three or more IE events.

  4. Team Sweeps: The three schools with the best IE results will be recognized. There will be separate sweeps for Limited Entry teams.

  5. Big Red Heart Award: Each competitor will vote on which of their fellow competitors is most caring. The person with the most votes will win a “super secret special prize”.

 

Manager contact information

MacLain Naumann
Email address: mn497@cornell.edu
Phone number: 6189778038

Mailing address

620 Tower Rd
Suite 615B
Ithaca, NY 14853

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