April 6, 2024 Championship Tournament
Saturday, April 6, 2024, 8:30 am —4:00 pm
Bethel Middle School, 600 Whittlesey Dr, Bethel, CT 06801
Sponsored by The English-Speaking Union, Greenwich Branch
On behalf of Bethel Middle School and Coach Cathy Emerick, The CTMSDL invites you our 2023-2024 Championship Tournament.
Open Level debaters who qualified for this tournament will debate on both sides of the prep-ahead motion: This House believes that only violent criminals should be incarcerated. The third round will be extemporaneous.
Coaches should register on Tabroom.com for the event ctmsdlapr6 by midnight Wednesday, April 3.
Please let Jen know ASAP if you have any debaters who must debate virtually.
Please review the October 2023 version of the CTMSDL Handbook.
Coaches should register at least one experienced judge per every 2 teams entered. You are welcome to bring more as long as they are experienced at judging Open level. Coaches should make sure their judges review 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 – 9:00 |
| Welcome | 9:15 |
| Judge Workshop | 9:30 – 10:15 |
| R1 (prep ahead topic) | 10:30 – 11:45 |
| Lunch | 11:45 – 12:30 |
| R2 (prep ahead topic) | 12:30 – 1:30 |
| R3 (extemp topics) | 1:45 – 2:45 |
| Final Round | 3:00 – 4:00 |
| Awards | 4:00 |
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.