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FCDI Southeast Regional Tournament #1
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FCDI Southeast Regional Tournament #1 This is a Middle/High School tournament in Boca Raton, FL. You are cordially invited to the Southeast Florida Civics & Debate Initiative Tournament #1, to be held Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Verde K-8, 6590 Verde Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33433. This tournament will be live and in person. This Southeast FCDI Tournament offers middle school, high school novice, and high school varsity competition. All schools are welcome to compete in this tournament. All competitors will compete in 3 rounds of a prearranged schedule, except Legislation where there are 2 rounds. The tournament will begin at 8:30am Eastern time. We hope to finish awards by 4:00 pm, but please be flexible regarding the end time of the event. The full schedule can be found in the Schedule tab on the Speechwire registration page for the tournament. REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 4:00 p.m.
EVENTS and DIVISIONS: We offer middle school, novice, and varsity divisions. If numbers allow, we will offer separate middle school and novice divisions. We reserve the right to combine divisions. No Double Entry. If a coach submits the same student for two events, that student will be automatically disqualified for both events.
EVENTS INCLUDE:
All observers are allowed but must be registered.
TOPICS: Topics for debates or speech events may be pre-announced (see below). Participants should familiarize themselves with potential topics/resolutions and prepare accordingly. For the first Southeast tournament, LD and PF teams will all use the Novice topic. NOTE: Students who compete in debate events argue both sides of an issue. Academic debate is an intellectual activity and is not about personal advocacy.
LD Topic: Resolved: States should have the authority to set their own policies on social issues rather than having to follow federal mandates. PF Topic: Resolved: Students should be required to learn financial literacy to prepare for future personal financial responsibilities. EXD Topic Areas: Elections, Foreign Policy, Education IMP Topic Areas: Civics Terms, Founding Quotes, Free and Fair Elections
JUDGES: FCDI JUDGING REQUIREMENTS Because tournaments rely on volunteer judges, recruiting and training judges is vital. The FCDI requires teams provide judges proportional to the number of students they have registered for a given tournament. The FCDI divides judges into three types: speech, legislative debate, and all other debate categories. Speech judges can judge OO, INFO, IMP, DEC. Debate judges can judge all debate events (EXD, PF, LD). Legislative debate judges can judge legislative debate. Should the tournament need judges of a specific type, judges may have to take a ballot in an event type they were not registered. For every two debate entries (individuals or teams), one debate judge must be registered. For every five speech entries or five legislative debate entries, one speech judge must be registered. Teams who do not have the required number of judges will incur a fee of $10.00 per judge short and/or may have their competitors dropped from the tournament. New teams will not incur this fee during their first year. Additional speech, debate, and judging resources can be found HERE. LD = Pages 39-41, and the rubric on page 38 PF = Pages 42-46, and page 38 EXD = Pages 45-46, and page 38 LEG = Pages 47-53 DP = Pages 65-69 DEC = Pages 55-58 IMP = Pages 59-64 INFO = Pages 70-73 OO = Pages 74-78
Adults and coaches may judge any division. FCDI alumni and qualified varsity students may judge the middle school and novice divisions. Judges must be trained. It is the affirmative duty of the coach to ensure that all judges (except students) must be approved as vetted volunteers through their district’s volunteer system. At every FCDI tournament, a team member will present a judge orientation, event overview, and answer any final questions judges may have. On-site judge training will always be available to any judge that needs assistance one hour before the tournament begins. Please encourage new judges to arrive early to take advantage of this training.
If a judge misses a round, other than in the case of an emergency, the team they are representing will be charged a $100.00 missed round fee.
CONCESSIONS: Concessions (pizza, snacks, drinks, etc.) will be available for purchase with cash only. NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR BEVERAGES PERMITTED. Host schools use concessions as a fundraiser. Support your tournament host by purchasing food on site.
COACHES: Coaches must be available for the duration of the tournament. If a coach needs a proxy, they must notify the region’s Ambassador.
FEES: FCDI member schools pay no general registration fees. Non-FCDI schools pay $5.00/student. All schools may incur a late drop fee. Please make checks payable to and mail to: Florida Debate Initiative, Inc. 87 Geneva Drive Oviedo, FL 32765
DAY OF TOURNAMENT CONTACT: Hollie Adams hadams@floridadebate.org (321) 345-7067
Florida Civics and Debate Initiative Contact Information
John Duebel
Email address: John.Duebel1@fldoe.org Mailing address
Florida Debate Initiative, Inc. The Florida Civics and Debate Initiative is proud to partner with the Florida Debate Initiative, which oversees our tournament operations and manages the Regional Ambassadors who help bring our mission to life. Tournament Operations Contact Information
Abraham López
Email address: alopez@floridadebate.org Mailing address
Florida Debate Initiative, Inc.
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