Pacific Speech and Debate Society

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2009-2010 Schedule

Link to Pacific Speech & Debate Team's 2009-2010 Tournament Schedule

Tournaments Hosted by Pacific

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Pacific High School Forensics Invitational (Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2009)

Pat Kennedy Round Robin (Nov. 6, 2009)

Pacific Meets the Capitol Swing (Nov. 6-8, 2009)

Sac City Invitational IE-only Invitational Nov. 6, 2008

Paul Winters Speech Invitational (Nov. 6-8, 2008)

Pacific High School Forensics Invitational

University of the Pacific cordially invites your team to attend the 30th annual University of the Pacific High School Forensics Tournament on Friday, October 30, through Sunday, November 1, 2009.

The tournament features:

Debate:  CX Debate, Parliamentary Debate, & Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Radio Broadcasting & ten other Individual Events

Pattern A Individual Events:          Expository, Dramatic Interp, Impromptu, Thematic Interp, & OPP

Pattern B Individual Events:          Oratory, Humorous Interp, Extemp (Combined National & International Topics), Duo Interp. & Oral Interpretation

We also offer Triathlon, which allows schools to triple enter up to six students in Individual Events.

NOTA BENE: Debaters are allowed to use a computer for taking notes during a debate.

Click this link for an invitation to Pacific's High School Forensics Invitational

Pat Kennedy Parliamentary Round Robin

It is my pleasure to invite you and your top parliamentary debate team to make application to the Pat Kennedy Memorial Tournament. Born of a desire to provide an outstanding weekend of debate competition in Northern California as well as encourage innovation in tournament formatting, the University of the Pacific team is pleased to offer your school a bid to the tournament. Each team member and critic will be provided with a continental breakfast, lunch and awards dinner.

The tournament will feature twelve of the top NPDA schools in the nation in a modified double-elimination format tournament. Two rounds of preliminary competition will lead to elimination rounds (with all teams advancing), culminating in two single elimination rounds of debate to crown a tournament champion. This tournament, while offering the top-level competition of other Round Robin style tournaments around the nation, offers more teams more debates than any

other format. We believe you will enjoy this unique tournament format.

Invitation to the Pat Kennedy Round Robin on 11/6/2009

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Pacific Meets the Capitol Swing Tournament

The Speech and Debate teams of the University of the Pacific and {IN NEGOTIATIONS} are pleased to invite you and your forensics squad to attend the Pacific meets ???

Swing invitational forensics tournaments. The swing tournaments, held in Stockton, CA are comprised of the Unnamed IE-only Invitational (November 6) and the Paul Winters Invitational (November 6-8).

Sac City Invitational IE-ONLY Invitational

Hosted by Sacramento City College on their campus in Sacramento (45 short minutes north of Stockton), this tournament consists of two preliminary rounds of preliminary round competition in Novice and Open divisions of all eleven AFA/Phi Rho Pi individual events will be offered. Events with more than six competitors will advance to a final round. Semi-finals will be held in accordance with the invitation.

University of the Pacific’s Paul Winters Invitational

The University of the Pacific’s Paul Winters Invitational is a full-service, two-day IE/NFA LD/NPDA/CEDA tournament hosted on the University of the Pacific campus on November 6 -8. Two preliminary rounds of competition in Novice and Open divisions of all eleven AFA/Phi Rho Pi individual events will be offered, advancing to semifinals (as appropriate) or finals in each event. Six preliminary rounds of Novice and Open divisions of NPDA Parliamentary Debate will advance to appropriate elimination rounds. Additionally, four preliminary rounds of NFA L/D Debate (advancing to appropriate elimination rounds) will be offered. NFA L/D debaters NO LONGER CONFLICT All NFA L/D will be on Friday, November 6.  Finally, for the third time, we will be offering six preliminary rounds and appropriate elimination rounds for CEDA debate!

Invitation to the Pacific Meets the Delta Swing Nov 6-8, 2009

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If you have any questions please feel free to contact:

Dr.Marlin Bates via e-mail mbates@pacific.edu or voice 209-946-3049.  During the tournament, please contact Dr. Bates at 925-518-6799.