Dear Moderator,

 

 

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Before I get to the invitation, I need to make you aware of an upcoming deadline.  Our last chance to send in NCFL membership cards is January 1st.  I need to submit 26 membership cards from our league or we will not be allowed to enter all of our students into the NCFL tournament in May.

 

If you have not done so yet, please send in your NCFL membership cards.

 

Either
1) Mail them to:
Charlie Sloat - Iona Prep - 255 Wilmot Rd - New Rochelle, NY 10804
2) Fax them to:
Charlie Sloat - (914) 632-9760
3) Bring them to Regis on the 17th.

 

A copy of the membership card is available here.

 

Most importantly, if YOUR team does not submit a membership card, YOUR school will not be allowed to compete at the Grand Tournament or at NCFL nationals.

 

This is not a minor bookkeeping issue.

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This serves as your invitation to the December 17, 2011 NYCFL Debate and Congress Tournament at Regis High School.

Click Here For Directions

 

CATEGORIES: 

Student Congress

 

Varsity Team Debate

Intermediate Team Debate

Novice Team Debate

 

Varsity L-D

Intermediate L-D

Novice L-D

 

Novice PF

Intermediate PF

Varsity PF

We will use NFL rules for PF at the tournament.

 

LAPTOPS WILL BE ALLOWED IN ALL DEBATE EVENTS

LAPTOPS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN STUDENT CONGRESS

 

(Please note at GRANDS laptops will not be permitted in PF)

 

TOPICS:

 

Policy debate will use the national topic:

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its exploration and/or development of space beyond the Earth’s mesosphere.

 

L-D will use the NFL November/ December topic:

Resolved: Individuals have a moral obligation to assist people in need.

 

Public Forum will use the December topic:

Resolved: In the United States, current income disparities threaten democratic ideals.

 

 

PRE-REGISTRATION PRE-REGISTRATION:

 

DEBATE:

You must pre-register all Debate through TABROOM.com:

 

 

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Debate Registration for this tournament will be handled through http://www.tabroom.com/.  The tournament is listed on the left side menu as Regis December Kinda Klassic.

 

If you need help or do not have an account set-up, please contact myself PRESIDENT@NYSFL.ORG or Jim Menick jim_menick@yahoo.com

 

The pre-registration deadline is Wednesday, December 15 at 9:00 PM.

 

 

CONGRESS:

Student Congress must also register through tabroom

 

REGISTRATION: 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning at Regis

 

Tournament Notes:

·         Rounds: Assuming registration runs smoothly, we will be attempting to run 4 rounds.  Therefore it is important that drops are reported as SOON as you know about them.  UNREPORTED DROPS will be fined and additional $10.

·         Lunch: There are places to eat around Regis.  However time between rounds may be tight.  A simple bagged lunch might be a student’s best bet.  The food for judges will be complementary of course and available in the judges’ lounge.

 

JUDGING REQUIREMENTS: Each school MUST provide its own judges or student entries may be jeopardized.

 

There are no hired judges available.

 

            In Congress:                          1 judge if you are entering contestants in Congress.

 

            In Team Debate:        1 qualified adult for every two VARSITY teams or fraction thereof

                                                1 qualified adult, or varsity debater for every two novice or intermediate teams or fraction thereof.

 High School Students acting as judges must be Varsity Level Debators in at least their Junior Year

 

            In L-D:                       1 qualified adult for every four L-D debaters or fraction thereof on the Varsity level

                                                1 qualified adult or Varsity L-D debater for every four Intermediate and Novice L-D debaters or fraction thereof.

 High School Students acting as judges must be Varsity Level Debators in at least their Junior Year

 

            In Public Forum:       One adult for every 3 teams (or fraction of 3).  Student judges can be used for JV.

 

JUDGE TRAINING: LD judge training will be available, but all coaches are still responsible for meeting their judging quota with qualified judges.

 

DROPS/ADDS: Call me AT HOME (914) 739-2770 with drops as late as 10 PM on Friday night.

Remember:

Drops after the registration deadline of 9 PM on WEDNESDAY do not alter your judging quota.

Registration fees for drops on the morning of the contest must still be paid.

There are NO ADDS after the pre-registration deadline has passed.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION: Please use the following Numbers Sparingly

 

1) HOME PHONE –              (914) 739-2770           – Please Do NOT call After 10pm!

2) Cell Phone –                       (914) 649-8246           – Use if you have trouble getting to the tournament

or last minute drops

 

FEES: $4 per student from a member school.   (Team debate teams count as 2 registrants)

($1 per student goes to the Rev. Gerald R. Rippon, S.J. Memorial Scholarship Fund.)

Please Make the Check Payable to NYCFL.

 

SWEEPSTAKES: There are no team sweepstakes at this tournament.

 

 

YOUR CONGRESS BILLS MUST BE SENT BY TUESDAY

DECEMBER 6th AT 8:00AM.

 

CONGRESS BILLS for the 12/18 contest MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS@NYCFL.ORG.

 

They will be posted that on Tuesday morning and finalized by Thursday December 8th at 9:00am

If you do not submit a bill, your school may not compete.

 

 

**** PLEASE NOTE ****

IF YOU HAVE NOT SENT YOUR DATA CARD FOR MEMBERSHIP TO ME

PLEASE DO SO ASAP

FAILURE TO SUBMIT THIS DATA CARD

WILL ALTER YOUR STATUS IN THE LEAGUE

 

Sincerely,

 

Charles J Sloat

NYCFL President