October 22, 2022 Scrimmage & Tournament
Novice Level Scrimmage, Open Level Tournament
Saturday, October 22, 2022, 9:00 am — 3:15 pm
Virtual on Zoom AND Live at Seymour Middle School
211 Mountain Rd, Seymour, CT 06483
Sponsored by the English Speaking Union, Greenwich Branch
On behalf of Seymour Middle School and Coach Harvey Catlin, The Connecticut Middle School Debate League invites you to our season-opening Novice Level Scrimmage and Open Level Tournament.
Novice and Open Level debaters will debate on both sides of the motion:
This House believes that zoos do more harm than good.
Observers are welcome.
Please review the July, 2019 version of the CTMSDL Handbook for information on the format and rules: https://ctmsdebate.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CTMSDL-Handbook-July-2019.pdf It is up to coaches to decide which category is appropriate for each of their teams. Please read more on page 4 of the Handbook. This will be a qualifying tournament for Open Level Debaters.
Coaches should register on Tabroom.com for the event CTMSDLOct22, https://ctmsdebate.org/using-tabroom/
There is no cap on the number of teams a school may enter. Coaches should also register one judge per every 2 teams entered. Coaches should make sure their judges understand the information in the attached Judges’ Instructions and the Handbook prior to the scrimmage.
The day’s schedule will be as follows:
| Registration & Lunch Ticket Sale | 9:00 – 9:45 |
| Welcome & Demo Debate by Varsity High School Debaters Judges’ Workshop | 10:00 – 11:00 |
| Open Round 1, Novice Round 1 | 11:15 – 12:00 |
| Open Round 2, Novice Workshops | 12:15 – 1:00 |
| Lunch | 1:00 – 1:30 |
| Open Round 3, Novice Round 2 | 1:30 – 2:15 |
| Final Round between top two Open Level teams | 2:30 – 3:15 |
| Open Level Awards | After Final Round |
Debaters may pack their lunches or buy tickets for pizza and lemonade when they arrive. Pizza will be $2 per slice and cans of lemonade will be $1 each. BYO water bottles. Coffee and lunch will be provided for judges. Questions or comments? Please email Jen Posner at jen.posner@ctmsdebate.org.