12/16/23 Tournament
Tournament, Saturday, December 16, 2023, 8:30 am —5:00 pm
Smith Middle School, 216 Addison Rd, Glastonbury, CT 06033 AND Virtual on Zoom
Sponsored by The English Speaking Union, Greenwich Branch
On behalf of Smith Middle School and Coach John Rook, The CTMSDL invites you our second event of the 2023-24 season.
Novice and Open Level debaters will debate on both sides of the prep-ahead motion:
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Please review the October 2023 version of the CTMSDL Handbook. It is up to coaches to decide which category (Novice or Open) is appropriate for each of their teams (page 5). For Round 3, Open Level debaters will debate a different motion extemporaneously (pages 3-4).
Please email jen.posner@ctmsdebate.org and let us know: 1. Is your school likely to attend? 2. Will your teams be in-person, virtual, or both? 3. Approximately how many teams will you enter. Coaches should register on Tabroom.com for the event CTMSDLDec16 by midnight Wednesday, Dec 6. That’s the deadline to purchase Tabroom entries. You may edit your teams up until 9:00 am Dec 16. Instructions on using Tabroom can be found here. There is no cap on the number of teams a school may enter.
Coaches must register one judge per every 2 teams entered. Coaches should make sure their judges understand the information in the Judges’ Instructions and the Handbook prior to the event. Observers are welcome.
Schedule
| Arrival, Coaches check-in, lunch ticket sales | 8:30 – 9:15 |
| Welcome | 9:15 |
| Workshops: Debaters (optional), New Judges, Exper Judges | 9:30 – 10:30 |
| Open & Novice R1 (prep ahead topic) | 10:45 – 12:00 |
| Lunch | 12:00 – 1:00 |
| Open & Novice R2 (prep ahead topic) | 1:00 – 2:00 |
| Open R3 (extemp topics)/ Nov R3 (prep ahead) | 2:15 – 3:15 |
| Games for Debaters (optional) | 3:15 – 3:45 |
| Final Round between top 2 Open Teams after 3 Rounds | 3:45 – 4:45 |
| Awards, Announcement of Feb 10 Topic | 4:45 – 5:00 |
Debaters may buy pizza and lemonade tickets when they arrive. Pizza is $2 per slice and cans of lemonade are $1. BYO water bottles. Coffee & donuts and pizza & lemonade will be provided for judges. Questions or comments? Please email Jen Posner at jen.posner@ctmsdebate.org.