Pacific Meets the
Capitol Swing
Invitational
Forensics Tournaments
November
6 – 8, 2009
Sac City Invitational
IE-Only Tournament – November 6,
2009
Hosted
by Sacramento City College at Sac City Campus in Sacramento
Paul Winters
Invitational
IE/LD/NPDA/CEDA-NDT Tournament –
November 6-9, 2009
Hosted
by University of the Pacific
Pat Kennedy Memorial
Tournament
12
Team Round Robin Tournament – November 6, 2009
Hosted
by University of the Pacific
August 6, 2009
Dear Colleague:
The Speech and Debate
teams of the University of the Pacific and Sacramento City College Community
College District are pleased to invite you and your forensics squad to attend
the Pacific meets the Capitol
invitational forensics tournaments. The swing tournaments, held in Sacramento
and Stockton, CA (respectively) are comprised of the Sac City Invitational
(November 6) and the Pat Kennedy Parliamentary Round Robin (Nov. 6)/Paul
Winters Invitational (November 6 through the 8th).
Sacramento City
College’s Sac City Invitational. Two
preliminary rounds of competition in Novice and Open divisions of all eleven
AFA/Phi Rho Pi individual events will be offered. Events with seven or more
competitors will advance to a final round. Judging Pool will be separate with
the Paul Winters Invitational.
The University of the
Pacific’s Paul Winters Invitational
is a full-service tournament featuring NPDA Debate, NFA LD Debate, CEDA/NDT
Debate and Individual events. NPDA and IE’s run on Saturday and Sunday, while
CEDA/NDT *AND* NFA L/D is self-contained on Friday. 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, Junior, 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. Finally, for the third time,
we will be offering six preliminary rounds and appropriate elimination rounds
for CEDA/NDT debate!
On Friday, November 6,
the University of the Pacific will also host the Pat Kennedy Tournament, a modified Round Robin, twelve team, twelve
school tournament. This one-day tournament will draw many of NPDA’s best
programs to compete against one another. Applications are due to Konrad Hack (konradhack@gmail.com)
or Marlin Bates (mbates@pacific.edu)
by September 15, 2009.
In the interest of
wellness, the University of the Pacific will make available a hospitality suite
throughout the weekend. Students, coaches and critics may find refreshments
during the tournament in the Pine Room, stocked with healthy snacks and
beverages.
All entries must be
received by Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11pm. Entries will be taken electronically at http://www.forensicstournament.net.
Changes (but no additions) may be made until Thursday evening at 9:00 pm. If
you have never used this method for submitting tournament entries, you will
find this page straightforward and efficient. If you have questions, please
contact Erick Roebuck – erick.roebuck@biola.edu
for technical assistance.
The forensics teams
from the University of the Pacific and Sacramento City College Colleges hope to
see you and your squad here on November 6 – 8, 2009. If there is anything we can do, please
do not hesitate to contact us.
For Pacific Forensics, For
Sacramento City College Forensics,
Dr. Marlin Bates, IV Prof.
Libby Simas, Tournament Dir. Prof.
Kim Church, Host
Director of Forensics Asst.
Director of Forensics Director
of Forensics
University of the Pacific Solano
Community College Sacramento
City College
(209) 946-3049 (707)
864-7000 x5020 (916)
558-2364
mbates@pacific.edu
Elizabeth.simas@solano.edu ChurchKA@scc.losrios.edu
Pacific Meets the Capitol Swing
2009 Schedule of Events
Thursday - Early Registration & Information: See
Marlin at the Hospitality Suite, Stockton Holiday Inn
FRIDAY,
Nov. 6–Sac City Invit.
On
Sacramento City College Campus
11:00 REGISTRATION
– TBA
11:45
Extemp Prep
12:00-1:15
Round One: Pattern A
1:15-2:30
Round One: Pattern B
2:30
Extemp Prep
2:45-4:00
Round Two: Pattern A
4:00-5:15
Round Two: Pattern B
5:15
Extemp Prep
5:30-6:45
Finals: Pattern A
6:45-8:00
Finals: Pattern B
8:30
AWARDS CEREMONY
-CEDA/NDT DEBATE SCHEDULE--
ON
University of the Pacific Campus
Paul Winters Invitational
FRIDAY, Nov 6 – CEDA/NDT
2:00-3:00 REGISTRATION–Main
Tab
3:00 Pairings
Released: Round 1 & 2
3:30-5:30 Round
One: CEDA/NDT Debate
5:45-7:45 Round
Two: CEDA/NDT Debate
SATURDAY, Nov. 7 – CEDA/NDT
8:30 Pairings
Released: Round 3
9:00-11:00 Round
Three: CEDA/NDT Debate
11:30 Pairings
Released: Round 4
12:00-2:00 Round
Four: CEDA/NDT Debate
2:00-3:00 LUNCH
BREAK – Location TBA
3:00 Pairings
Released: Round 5
3:30-5:30 Round
Five: CEDA/NDT Debate
6:00 Pairings
Released: Round 6
6:30-8:30 Round
Six: CEDA/NDT Debate
SUNDAY, Nov. 8 – CEDA/NDT
8:00 Pairings
Released: Elim #1
8:30-10:30 Elim
Round 1: CEDA/NDT Debate
10:45 A.M. AWARDS –
TBA
ASAP Continue
Elimination Rounds
Pattern A = EXT, INFO, ADS, PRO, POE
Pattern B = IMP, PER, CA,
DRA, POI, DUO
-NFA L-D DEBATE SCHEDULE--
On
University of the Pacific Campus
Paul Winters Invitational
FRIDAY, November 6 – Paul Winters
8:30-9:30 REGISTRATION
– Main TAB
Grace
Covell Dining
10:00-10:45 Round
1
11:00-11:45 Round
2
12:00-12:30 LUNCH
12:30-1:15 Round
3
1:45-2:30 Round
4
3:00-3:45 Octofinals
4:15-5:00 Quarterfinals
5:30-6:15 Semifinals
6:45-7:30 Finals
SATURDAY, Nov. 7 – Paul Winters
7:00-7:45 REGISTRATION
– Grace Covell Dining
8:00 Topic
Announced: Round 1
8:20-9:05 Round
One: NPDA Debate
9:25 Topic
Announced: Round 2
9:45-10:30 Round
Two: NPDA Debate
10:45 Extemp
Draw
11:00-12:30 Round One:
Pattern A
12:00-1:00 Lunch/IE
Registration – Grace Covell Dining
1:10 Topic
Announced: Round 3
1:30-2:15 Round
Three: NPDA Debate
2:30 Extemp
Draw
2:45-4:15 Round
Two: Pattern A
4:25 Topic
Announced: Round 4
4:45-5:30 Round
Four: NPDA Debate
5:45-7:15 Round
One: Pattern B
7:25 Topic
Announced: Round 5
7:45-8:30 Round
Five: NPDA Debate
SUNDAY,
November 9 – Paul Winters
8:00-9:30 Round
Two: Pattern B
9:40 Topic
Announced: Round 6
10:00-10:45 Round Six: NPDA
Debate
11:00 Extemp
Draw
11:15-12:45 Finals: Pattern
A/ALL IE Semifinals
12:55 Topic
Announced: Double Octos
1:15-2:00 Double
Octofinals: NPDA Debate
2:15 Extemp
Draw
2:30-4:00 Finals:
Pattern B/remaining A Finals
4:10 Topic
Announced: Octofinals
4:30-5:15 Octofinals:
NPDA Debate
5:30 AWARDS
– Grace Covell
ASAP Quarters,
Semis and Finals: NPDA Debate
(Rounds
may occur during awards)
Pacific Meets the Capitol
Swing
University of the Pacific and Sacramento
City College
November 6-8, 2009
PART ONE: TOURNAMENT ENTRIES
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Tournament Rules
– AFA, NFA, CEDA/NDT and NPDA regulations will govern their
respective divisions, unless specified elsewhere in this invitation. Hybrid
teams and three person teams may compete (although only two debaters may speak
in a given round). Only NFA L/D debaters may compete without a partner.
Competitor Eligibility - Any undergraduate in a two-year or four-year college
or university carrying 6 or more units is eligible. No person who has competed
for 8 or more semesters or has competed at a collegiate national tournament in
4 different years may compete. UOP and Sacramento City College students may
participate, but will not accrue sweepstakes points.
ENTRY PROCEDURE
Both tournaments will exclusively
use http://www.forensicstournament.net. Entries
must be completed by 11:00 pm on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Drops and name
changes (but no adds) can be made until Thursday, November 5 at 9:00 pm. Fees will accrue as of Wednesday at 12 noon.
PART TWO: INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
EVENTS OFFERED
Students MAY NOT enter more than THREE events per pattern. It is
the sole responsibility of competitors to complete ALL events in the time given. Failure to do so will result in a
no-show score for that round. The following events will be offered in Novice
and Open division:
Pattern A – Extemporaneous Speaking,
Informative Speaking, After Dinner Speaking, Prose Interpretation and Poetry
Interpretation.
Pattern B – Impromptu Speaking,
Persuasive Speaking, Communication Analysis, Duo Interpretation, Dramatic
Interpretation, and Programmed Oral Interpretation.
DIVISION RULES
Eligibility
Rules -
Open Division is available to all eligible students, regardless of experience.
Students are novices in individual events when they:
1. are in their first year
(defined as two semesters) of collegiate individual event competition and
2. have not placed third or
higher in a similar event two or more times in any division.
3. have limited high school
experience. Directors should use discretion regarding appropriate divisions.
Novice
division student who’s success at the Sac City Invitational causes them to meet
Open division standards do not lose their novice eligibility for the Pacific
Invitational.
Collapsing Divisions – Every effort will be made to protect novice
competitors. However, if there are fewer than seven (7) entries in an event, it
may be collapsed into the next highest division. If this occurs, top novices
will be recognized at the Awards Ceremony.
ELIMINATION ROUNDS
Criteria for Elimination Round - Any event with less than 7 contestants will
not have a final round. For events with 7 to 29 competitors competing in all
preliminary rounds, a final round will be held. In events where more than 30
students compete in all preliminary rounds, semifinals will be offered.
Advancement to Elimination Rounds – No more than half of the field
will be advanced to finals. Students will be rank ordered first by lowest
cumulative rankings, then by the highest reciprocal score (a.k.a. decimal
conversion) and finally by the highest cumulative ratings.
Placement/Advancement in Elimination Rounds - Students
will be rank ordered first by lowest cumulative rankings, then by judge’s
preference, followed by the highest reciprocal score (a.k.a. decimal
conversion) and finally by the highest cumulative ratings.
PART THREE: NFA L/D DEBATE
PROCEDURAL ISSUES
Paradigm – NFA L/D Debate is a communication event that is
debated in a stock issues paradigm. In deference to the intent of the event, we
ask that all competitors and critics are mindful of these rules. Complete rules
can be found on the NFA webpage (http://www.nationalforensics.org).
Double Entry – Two divisions (Nov/Open) will be offered and run separately on Friday. This means that L/D debaters may enter
into individual events in either Pattern A or Pattern B without conflict! An L/D Debater may be entered in both
L/D and CEDA. If a conflict
arises, then the student will have to choose to forfeit either the second round
of CEDA or the elimination round of L/D.
Disclosure - Please help us keep on
schedule. Following the return of the ballot, critics may disclose as much
information as they see fit. Delays caused by coaches/judges may, at the
tournament director’s discretion, result in penalties to that school’s teams
including removal from the tournament.
PAIRINGS AND TOPICS
Preliminary Rounds - The computer will randomly match Round 1. Rounds 2, 3
and 4 will be paired high-low within win-loss brackets based upon the results
of all previous rounds. Lag powering may be employed, if necessary, to keep the
tournament on schedule.
Elimination Rounds - Seeding in elimination rounds will be based first
upon wins, then by total speaker points, followed by opposition record, then
adjusted speaker points, and finally judge variance (Z-Score). In elimination
rounds, brackets WILL be broken. A partial elimination round will be held, as
necessary.
PART FOUR: NPDA DEBATE
DIVISIONS
Provided that there are at least
18 entrants per division, Novice, Junior and Senior divisions will be offered.
Division rules will follow NPDA guidelines. Eligibility is determined based
upon the most experienced partner. A semester means the student has competed in
at least three tournaments of any style of debate.
PROCEDURAL ISSUES
Philosophies
& Strikes: Judging
Philosophies need to be e-mailed and acknowledged no later than Wednesday,
November 4, 2009. Schools not
turning in philosophies by that time will not be allowed to enter strikes. Strikes for OPEN DIVISION TEAMS ONLY
will be due no later than Friday, November 6, 2009, at 11:00 pm. Strikes will be entered electronically
and information will be sent with the confirmation e-mail after submitting your
philosophy. Philosophies should be
sent to: mbates@pacific.edu
Disclosure - Please help us keep on
schedule. Following the return of the ballot, critics may disclose as much
information as they see fit. Delays attributed to coach/judges may, at the
tournament director’s discretion, result in penalties to that school’s teams
including removal from the tournament.
Preliminary Rounds – Power-matching for all preliminary rounds will be
high-low in win-loss brackets. The computer will randomly match Rounds 1 and 2.
Rounds 3 through 6 will be power-matched (high-low within win-loss brackets)
based upon the results of all previous rounds.
Elimination Rounds - Advancement to and seeding in elimination rounds will
be first based upon wins, followed by adjusted speaker points, then total
speaker points, next by opposition record, and finally by judge variance. In
elimination rounds, brackets WILL be broken. Partial elimination rounds will be
held, as necessary. The number of teams advancing to elimination rounds will be
dictated by NPDA’s guidelines regarding appropriate breaks.
PART FIVE: CEDA/NDT DEBATE
DIVISIONS
Provided that there are at least
12 entrants per division, Novice and Senior divisions will be offered. Division
rules will follow CEDA guidelines. Eligibility is determined based upon the
most experienced partner. A semester means the student has competed in at least
three tournaments of any style of debate.
PROCEDURAL ISSUES
Philosophies & Strikes: IF the CEDA/NDT judging pool is large
enough, mutually preferred judging will be used. Preference data will be
submitted electronically and information will be sent, via e-mail, after the
submission of a school’s entry.
Disclosure - Please help us keep on
schedule. Following the return of the ballot, critics may disclose as much
information as they see fit. Delays attributed to coach/judges may, at the
tournament director’s discretion, result in penalties to that school’s teams
including removal from the tournament.
Preliminary Rounds – Power-matching for all preliminary rounds will be
high-low in win-loss brackets. The computer will randomly match Round 1 &
2. Rounds 3 through 6 will be power-matched based upon the results of all
previous rounds.
Elimination Rounds - Advancement to and seeding in elimination rounds will
be first based upon wins, followed by adjusted speaker points, then total
speaker points, next by opposition record, and finally by judge variance. In
elimination rounds, brackets will NOT
be broken. Partial elimination rounds will be held, as necessary. The number of
teams advancing to elimination rounds will be dictated by CEDA/NDT’s guidelines
regarding appropriate breaks.
PART SIX: FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
ENTRY FEES
The fee schedule is the same for both tournaments. However, you must have TWO checks. One made out to ac City College Speech
and Debate for the Sac City Invitational and one made out to Pacific Forensics
(or some permutation thereof) for the Pat Kennedy/Paul Winters Tournament. Fees will be assessed at noon on
Wednesday, November 8th. Because we need to finalize our trophy
order and order lunch for both days, we cannot accommodate last minute
reductions in fees. In addition to a $25.00 school fee, the following fees (unchanged
from last year) will be assessed:
· $10.00/Individual
Events slot
· $25.00/NFA
LD Debate slot.
· $15.00/Duo
Interpretation slot.
·
$75.00/ NPDA, CEDA/NDT debate team.
JUDGING
Commitment – One judge can cover up to two L/D debaters or up to five IE slots per pattern. Each judge can also cover up to two
NPDA teams. Debate judges are needed through the first elimination round and one round beyond their
team’s/debater’s elimination. An I.E. judge is committed through finals.
Meeting this commitment is essential for this tournament.
Available Judges – In 2008, we
paid over $6000.00 to hired judges. We would like to reduce this
amount a bit, so we REALLY want you
to bring your judges. We make no money on these fees and are willing to either
reduce a school’s fees or pay any of your judges with bachelor’s degree $20.00
for an NPDA Debate round or $15.00 for an Individual Event/NFA LD Debate round.
Please alert us to judges who are willing to judge beyond their
commitment. We will guarantee $225 and shared lodging for anyone willing to commit
to the ENTIRE weekend! IF you do not require lodging, we will pay $250.
Uncovered Fees – Uncovered judge fees will be assessed on the
following basis:
· $20.00/I.E.
slot.
· $50.00/L/D
Debate slot.
· $150.00/
Debate team
PART SEVEN: AWARDS
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Individual Events – First through third place receive handsome trophies while
all other finalists receive finalist award paperweights. NFA L/D
debaters advancing to an elimination round will receive awards, but will not
receive speaker awards.
NPDA Debate – Each debate team advancing to an elimination round will
receive an award. In NPDA debate, the top ten speakers in each division will
receive speaker awards. Speaker awards will be determined by: 1. adjusted
points, 2. total points; 3. double adjusted points; 4. judge variance
(Z-score).
CEDA/NDT Debate – Each debate team advancing to an elimination round will
receive an award. In CEDA/NDT debate, the top ten speakers in each division
will receive speaker awards. Speaker awards will be determined by: 1. adjusted
points, 2. total points; 3. double adjusted points; 4. judge variance
(Z-score).
SWEEPSTAKES AWARDS
Individual Events - Sweepstakes points will be issued to all participants in semifinals and
finals based on the following scale.
No points will be given for preliminary rounds.
|
1st Place
|
2nd Place
|
3rd Place
|
Finalist
|
Semifinalist
|
|
10 points
|
7 points
|
5 points
|
3 points
|
1 point
|
Parliamentary, LD, and
CEDA/NDT Debate
·
3 points will be given for each preliminary round win IF the team
has a 50% or better preliminary round win/loss record. Teams with less than a 50% record will
receive no preliminary round points.
·
3 points will be given to each team that reaches the elimination
rounds.
Equalization of Debate and
Individual Events - For team sweepstakes for the Paul Winters Invitational, debate and
individual events will be equalized.
This equalization is achieved by the use of percentiles.
All sweepstakes points earned by all debate teams
are summed. The points earned by
each squad are divided by the total number of points earned in debate in order
to determine what percentage of all debate points were earned by the team.
Similarly, all sweepstakes points earned by all individual events competitors
are summed. A similar percentile
score is calculated in individual events for each squad.
The two percentile scores for a school (debate and
IE) are added together in order to determine an equalized aggregate sweepstakes
score. Assuming a school earned all
of the possible sweepstakes points in the tournament (a mathematical
impossibility), the maximum score they could earn would be 200 points (100% for
debate, and 100% for IE).
For swing sweepstakes, individual events points
from both tournaments are pooled to determine the IE percentiles.
Small School Status - Team entries are aggregated
with an NPDA or CEDA/NDT team being the equivalent of 2 IE slots, and an NFA-LD
entry being the equivalent of 1.5 IE slots. After ranking the entries of the teams entered in the pool,
the bottom 1/3 of entries are classified as small schools.
Individual Events Sweepstakes - Awards will be presented to the top five open
division individual events competitors. Competitors must be competing in at
least four individual events. The school formula noted above will be used for
the allocation of points.
Tournament School Awards –The top four 4-year and the top
four 2-year schools for overall tournament sweepstakes awards will be presented
for the Paul Winters Invitational.
Additionally, we will recognize the top three small schools in overall
sweepstakes.
Swing School Awards – The Swing will be divided into
two equal parts – debate and individual events. Each school’s points will
be calculated as a percentage of the total points earned by all schools in each
portion of the tournament. The percentage scores for both halves will be added
together to determine rankings for each school. NFA L/D debate contributes to
the debate portion of the tournament.
Awards will be presented to the
top four two-year and four-year school, respectively as well as three Small
School sweepstakes awards. Schools who are the in the lower 1/3 of aggregate
entries are considered small schools. An NPDA debate team will count as 2 IE
slots and an NFA L/D debater counts for 1.5 slots.
PART EIGHT: LODGING AND
DIRECTIONS
LODGING
Tournament Hotel: NOTE DIFFERENT TOURNAMENT HOTEL
Stockton Holiday Inn - The Hospitality Suite for Coaches and Critics and
Thursday night Registration will be located HERE. The full service Stockton Holiday Inn offers some of the
finest accommodations in Stockton, California. Located off Interstate 5, the
Stockton Grand Hotel is the closest property to the University of the Pacific
and is conveniently nearby many restaurants and shopping. A few highlights
include Complimentary High Speed Wireless Internet Access in all rooms and
public areas, FREE BREAKFAST INCLUDED IN PRICE!! Outdoor pool and Jacuzzi
Fitness Center featuring cardio and weight-training equipment. The tournament
rate for this hotel is $79.00 + tax, 1-4 people. Please ask for the “Paul Winters“ code
DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 30
111 East March Lane
Stockton, California 95207
Telephone:
(209) 474-3301
Fax:
(209) 474-1701
Other Hotel: Comfort Inn,
Stockton (March Lane) - To help cut your costs, we have secured an even lower rate for a new
and nearby hotel. The hotel also
features a free continental breakfast for all guests, as well as free wireless internet
in all rooms for you and your students.
This is a pretty good BUDGET hotel offering a special rate for folks
attending the tournament. The hotel is located near I-5 and March Lane, an area
that features an array of restaurants. They have agreed to a special group
rates as follows: Singles: $59.99/night, Doubles for $69.99/night for 1-4
people per room. A Breakfast
(including waffles) is INCLUDED at that price. To make reservations, please
contact them directly. Ask for the
“Paul Winters” code. DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 18
2654 West March Lane
Stockton, CA, US, 95207
Phone:
(209) 478-4300
Fax:
(209) 478-1872
DIRECTIONS
To the University of the Pacific Campus – From Interstate 5, take the
March Lane Exit and head East on March Lane. Make a right on Pacific Avenue.
The University of the Pacific will be on your right. The campus map is
available at http://www.pacific.edu/about/pacific-maps-directions/campus-map.asp
To the Stockton Holiday Inn Hotel – From Interstate 5, take the March Lane Exit. Head East,
Cross Pacific Ave. Turn left onto
El Dorado. Turn Right on Yokuts Ave. To the Comfort Inn – From Interstate 5, take the March
Lane Exit and head East. The Comfort Inn will be on your right hand side.