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AFA District 5 Fall Tournament
General information
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Hello District 5!
It is my pleasure to invite you to the Fall AFA NST District 5 Qualifier, which will be held on Saturday November 9, 2024, virtually over Zoom, CST. I encourage you to attend this tournament as either an AFA qualifier, an NFA qualifier, or as an excellent opportunity to see good competition and support the teams of District 5!
I am posting many important reminders in this announcement from the AFA NST Invitation as well as from the tournament director.
ENTRY DEADLINE for Districts:
Entries are due at 5:00 p.m., CST, Tuesday, November 5. Please enter using the Speechwire website. All fees will be assessed at noon on Wednesday, November 6. Please remember that each school may enter up to five competitors in each of the eleven events. Events already qualified at-large should not be entered.
Some schools may still need to submit their payment for the Fall District tournament.
ENTRY FEES:
In an effort to keep tournament costs to a minimum, each slot will cost $5.00. Each uncovered slot will cost $10.00 (to cover hired judge fees). Each judge covers 6 slots. Student drops after noon, Wednesday, November 6 will be $10.00. Judge drops will be $25.00. Student drops at registration will be $20.00 and judge drops will be $75.00.
Each student may enter up to two events per flight pattern.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Because the tournament has been condensed to one day, it will actually run with TWO patterns. We will condense the patterns listed above into two flights, attempting to minimize the number of quadruple-entered competitors. What is listed here may change to accommodate entries, so please tell your students to check their Speechwire schedules after Wednesday November 6.
E-BALLOTS: We will be utilizing Speechwire's E-ballot function. Please update your judges' info. We will be using Speechwire for entries, scheduling, and tabulation. Also, because of the virtual nature of the tournament, please be sure that all of your students have activated Speechwire accounts and are listed in your Team Roster.
These items are due by the District tournament (submit via email to jrstanley@noctrl.edu): At-Large Qualification Form(s)
You can find important AFA NST information (tournament invitation, purchasing your AFA membership, bylaw changes) and forms (All-American, student verification) here: https://sites.google.com/site/afanietnew2/ . We recommend that you use this tournament as a reminder to pay your D5 dues (the price goes up on Dec 1).
At-Large Qualification:
Please keep a complete record of all necessary data required on the At-Large Qualification Form. The At-Large Qualification Form is available at the site above. A separate form should be kept for each of your students. To facilitate speedy qual verification, please hyperlink the URL to the tab packet or tournament results in the Qualification Form. We need to be able to see how many entries were in each event, so please contact tournament directors if that information is not posted. Remember that the At-Large Qualification Form must be submitted before or at the District tournament to: jrstanley@noctrl.edu.
District Qualification:
The top three placements automatically qualify for the AFA-NST. If an event receives its second leg to qualify at-large, the District automatic qualification will move down to the next highest placing entry.
General Overall Reminders:
1. You only need two legs (combined no worse than a five) to qualify for the AFA-NST.
2. Legs can be earned at synchronous or asynchronous tournaments.
3. The number of entries for what counts as a leg include- 1st: 2-3 entries, 2nd: 4-5 entries, 3rd: 6-7 entries, 4th 8-9 entries; 5th: 9-11 entries, and 6th: 12 or more entries.
4. Qualification legs for an individual student cannot be earned at more than one synchronous tournament (in-person or virtual) in one day. Qualification legs for an individual student cannot be earned at more than one asynchronous tournament in the same week.
5. The 2025 AFA-NST will take place in Charlotte, North Carolina
Please let me know if you have any other questions!
Thank you!
John Stanley, Chair
AFA District 5
Manager contact information John Stanley
Email address: jrstanley@noctrl.edu
Phone number: 630-740-2772 Mailing address 30 North Brainard
Zelle: 630-740-2772 (John Stanley) Venmo: @John-Stanley-38
Naperville, IL 60540
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