October 24, 2020 Online Scrimmage Invitation
The Connecticut Middle School Debate League invites you to the first event of the season.
Debaters who will compete should research the topic: This House, as Facebook, would ban all political advertising. Observers are welcome.
Please refer to the updated CTMSDL Handbook for information on our format and rules. We will have Novice and Open divisions at the scrimmage. The Novice division is for new debaters. Coaches should decide who qualifies as “new.” Because this is a scrimmage, debaters will see their scores but not ranked results, and no awards will be given.
Coaches should register their debaters through tabroom.com. Download our tabroom.com Instructions for more information. On tabroom.com the event name is “CTMSDLoct24.” There is no cap on the number of teams each school may enter.
If you plan to attend, PLEASE REGISTER ASAP AND FILL IN STUDENT NAMES ANYTIME UP UNTIL THURSDAY OCTOBER 22.
Coaches should register 1 judge per every 2 teams. Schools only bringing 1 team should register 1 judge. REGISTER EXPERIENCED JUDGES IN OPEN CATEGORY, NEWER JUDGES IN NOVICE CATEGORY. Judges must have tabroom accounts linked to their email addresses. Coaches should make sure their judges understand the information in the CTMSDL Handbook and our Judges’ Instructions.
| Zoom Meeting ID & Password sent to coaches & judges | Friday, Oct 23 |
| New judges join Zoom Meeting | 8:30 am |
| Judge Training for new judges | 8:45 – 9:45 am |
| Debaters & Coaches & experienced Judges Join Zoom | 9:00 – 9:45 am |
| Demo Debate between 2 Varsity HS Teams | 10:00 – 11:00 am |
| Round 1 | 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
| Lunch Break | 12:15 – 1:00 pm |
| Small Group Workshops | 1:00 – 2:00 pm |
| Round 2 | 2:00 – 3:00 pm |
| Debrief | 3:00 pm |
Questions or comments? Please email Jen Posner: jen.posner@ctmsdebate.org .