SNAFU #4

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General information

This is a College tournament in New York.

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Southern and Northern Atlantic Forensics Union

2024-25 Season

October 27                  SNAFU 1: @ Dutchess County Community College

November 9                SNAFU 2: Ed Leonard Memorial Tournament

November 10              SNAFU 3: Charity Ball Tournament

                                    (Both tournaments @ Seton Hall University)

February 2                   SNAFU 4: @ Cornell University

If you have any questions about this invitation, please contact Trent Webb by email at 516.463.5253 or Trent.Webb@hofstra.edu

Read through this email to find out how to accept or reject the invitation, submit your entries online, and learn more about the tournament from the manager.

IMPORTANT! - How to submit entries for your team

All SNAFU tournaments will use Speechwire for registration!

1. In your preferred web browser, go to http://www.SpeechWire.com and click on the 'Your account' tab at the very top of the screen.

2. Log in with your email address and account password. If you have forgotten your password, click the 'Forgot password?' button. If there is a new head coach this year, please email accounts@speechwire.com to get the email address on the head coach account changed.

3. Click the 'Tournament registration' icon and then click on the SNAFU tournament for which you’d like to submit your entries.

If you have trouble registering, please email SpeechWire account support at accounts@speechwire.com for assistance.

IMPORTANT! – How to use Speechwire for e-ballots

Please make sure each of your judges have an active Speechwire account!

1. Go to live.speechwire.com

2. Log in with your email and password

3. See your e-ballots on that page once they are released

4. Click an e-ballot and click start when the round has begun

Membership fees:  For the 2024-25 season, $300.00 covers entry into all SNAFU tournaments; swing partner fees are separate; any uncovered slot judging fees are in addition to entry fees as outlined later in this invitation. Please direct ALL fee/financial questions to our treasurer, Randy Perez at qcspeechteam@gmail.com .

Sweepstakes points:  we will follow the awarding of sweepstakes points laid out by the AFA-NST.  6 points for 1^st place, 5 points for 2^nd place, 4 points for 3^rd place, 3 points for 4^th place, 2 points for 5^th place, 1 point for 6^th place and any remaining place after that. For IPDA, sweepstakes points are awarded as follows: 2 point per prelim win, 4 points for reaching semifinals (if applicable), 5 points for 2^nd place, and 6 points for 1^st place.

SCHEDULE

8:00am            Registration

8:30am            Extemp Draw/IPDA Draw

9:00am            IA (Extemp/POI/Duo/Per/Informative/Pro) and Debate 1

10:00am          IPDA Draw

10:15am          IB (Impromptu/DI/ADS/CA/Poetry) and Debate 2

12:00pm          Extemp Draw/IPDA Draw

12:30pm          IIA and Debate 3

1:30pm            IPDA Draw

1:45pm            IIB

2:00PM           Debate 4

3:15pm            Extemp Draw/IPDA Draw

3:30pm            Finals A (IPDA Semifinals at 3:45pm)

4:30pm            IPDA Draw

4:45pm            Finals B (IPDA Finals at 5:00pm)

6:30pm            Awards

ENTRY INFORMATION:

PLEASE NOTE that swing partners MAY have different rules from the SNAFU half of the swing.  Please see the separate invitation from the host school for details on their tournament.  For SNAFU tournaments:

1. Teams are limited to 6 entries per event.

2. Students may enter a maximum of 3 events per bracket; 2 duos count as 2 events. DEBATERS MAY ENTER ONE INDIVIDUAL EVENT IN EACH BRACKET AND MAY NOT ENTER EXTEMP.

3. The deadline for entry is the Wednesday before the tournament at 3pm eastern time.

4. Entry fees are $10 per event slot for nonmember schools.

5. Please provide a qualified judge for every eight IE slots and every 2 IPDA slots.

6. Hired judges are available at $20 per uncovered slot.

7. Drop fees are original entry fee plus $15 penalty after entry deadline plus $25 if on Saturday or Sunday.

8. Dropped judges after the entry deadline will each be assessed a $150 fee in addition to standard judge fees.

9. To register for the SNAFU portion, please go to www.speechwire.com and request a password to submit your entry. You should receive by email your password information and can then enter your students and judges at the Speechwire website. You will receive a confirmation email detailing your entry in the evening after the entry deadline. Please be sure to check the entry you submitted and immediately correct any errors directly at the Speechwire website.

Novice/Varsity IPDA: A novice is defined as a student in their first two semesters of debate of any format, including high school. Please make sure you enter students in the appropriate division. The tournament director reserves the right to collapse divisions based on entry size. Please note: novice divisions/breakout rounds in IE or IPDA do NOT count towards sweepstakes.

OPEN DOOR POLICY

SNAFU will use an open door policy at its tournaments. Students should feel free to prioritize their mental health at tournaments. As such, students may leave a round at any time before, during or after another competitor’s performance without questions or penalty from judges.

COMPETITION AND AWARDS

1. The SNAFU tournament will offer 2 rounds of preliminary competition and a final round.

2. Any event with more than 50 entries competing in both preliminary rounds will feature a semifinal round.

3. We will offer an award for the top six entries in each individual event (two awards for duos).

4. The top three individual sweeps winners will each receive an award (students must be entered in four events to be eligible).

5. The top three schools will each receive an award.

6. We will use AFA-style rules and tabulation.

7. For IPDA, we will offer 3 or 4 preliminary rounds with the appropriate number of outrounds. Both finalists will receive an award.

We hope you will join us for what will surely be a fun and competitive event! See you in October and beyond!

Sincerely,

The SNAFU Board

Trent Webb, Hofstra University (President/Tournament Director)

Randy Perez, City University of New York (CUNY)  (Treasurer)

Margeaux Lippman, Dutchess Community College

Abigail Thow, Seton Hall University

Mallory Marsh, James Madison University

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Manager contact information

Trent Webb
Email address: Trent.Webb@hofstra.edu
Phone number: 5164635253

Mailing address

To mail entry fees
Contact: Randy Perez
Queens, NY 11428