SFL 2

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General information

This is a College tournament in Tennessee.

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Southeastern Forensics League Schedule and Invite

Dear Forensic Colleagues: 

We invite you and your teams to join us for the 2024-2025 Valley Forensic League season! We are thrilled to offer speech and IPDA debate competition October 4th and 5th at Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN.

The competition will offer all 11 AFA-NST events on both days as well as parliamentary debate on Saturday. We will recognize all finalists in each event, top novice in each event, and the top three teams. We will also recognize outround participants in debate. 

League fees for the year are $125.00 and covers event entry and some refreshments for participants. The league fees do not cover uncovered judge slots, which will be $15.00 per uncovered slot. One judge will cover 6 entries, or a portion thereof. Debate judges cover 2 entries. Schools are asked to cover all slots whenever possible to cut down on hired judge costs. All judges are expected to help cover final rounds. 

More details on SFL 1-2 will be provided below. If you have any questions about the tournament, please feel free to contact any member of the Ad-Hoc SFL Executive Committee. On behalf of the Executive Committee, welcome to a new year and we hope to see you in Nashville, TN in October!

Tennisha Sonsalla

Executive Secretary, SFL

tsonsall@tnstate.edu 

Amy Martinelli

Advisory Member, SFL

acmart@ufl.edu 

Abbie Barnes

Advisory Member, SFL

abarne82@utk.edu 

Brent Mitchell

Advisory Member, SFL

blmitchell4@ua.edu 

Flight A: After Dinner Speaking, Dramatic Duo, Impromptu Speaking, Informative Speaking, Prose Interpretation. 

Flight B: Communication Analysis, Dramatic Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speaking, Persuasive Speaking, Poetry Interpretation, Program Oral Interpretation

Day 1: The tournament will focus on IE events. Students may enter up to two IEs on Day 1. 

Day 2: The tournament will feature both IE and Parliamentary Debate. 

• IE competitors may enter up to four IEs, no more than 2 per flight. 

• IPDA debate competitors may enter debate only.

Friday, October 4 (IE Only)

2:30pm Registration

3:00pm Extemp Draw

3:30pm Round 1 (All IE Events)

4:30pm Extemp Draw 

4:45pm Round 2 (All IE Events)

6:00pm Extemp Draw

6:30pm Finals (All IE Events)

Day 1 Awards will be presented with Day 2. 

Saturday, October 5

8:00am Registration for Saturday Only Schools

9:00am Round 1A (ADS, Duo, Imp, Info, Pro)/IPDA 1

10:15am Extemp Draw

10: 30am Round 1B (CA, DI, Ext, Pers, Poe, POI)/IPDA 2

11:30am Lunch Break/SFL Business Meeting

12:30pm Round 2A/IPDA 3

1:45pm Extemp Draw

2:00pm Round 2B/IPDA 4

3:30pm Finals A/IPDA Semifinals

4:30pm Extemp Draw

5:00pm Finals B/IPDA Finals

ASAP Awards for Both Days

Awards: Sweepstakes points will be given for elimination round and finals participants only. Points will be allocated as follows: 

IE- 1st Place (12 points), 2nd Place (10 points), 3rd Place (8 points), 4th Place (6 points), 5th Place (4 points), 6th Place (2 points)

Debate- 1st Place (12 points), 2nd Place (10 points), Semifinalists (8 points)

Manager contact information

Brenton Mitchell
Email address: blmitchell4@ua.edu
Phone number: 2053488077

Mailing address

Communication Studies Dept. Reese Phifer Hall Room 203
Box #870172
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401