Dear Forensics Enthusiasts,
On behalf of the Barton Forensics Society, we warmly invite you to ‘The Hill’
on January 18th and 19th in Great Bend, Kansas at Barton Community College. Our
schedule offers competitors the opportunity to participate in two forms of debate
and twelve individual events including; six preliminary rounds of NPDA-style
debate, four preliminary rounds of NFA-LD, and two preliminary rounds of
individual events. Debate out-rounds will be contingent on entry, scheduling allows
for quarter-finals. Debate events will be offered in two divisions, novice and open.
All individual events with thirty or more entries will break to semi-finals. ‘The Hill’
will also offer Improvised Duet Acting with fifteen minutes of preparation time. Our
tournament schedule provides the optimal format for competitors involved in both
individual events and debate. Students wishing to compete in NFA-LD are not
excluded from individual events; however NFA-LD participants are limited to one
IE per flight. Awards will be presented to the top four teams/competitors in both
debate events, as well as the top 6 speakers. Finalist in all individual events will
receive awards with the top five triathlon competitors also receiving awards for
individual sweepstakes; this includes NFA-LD as an individual event. The Hill will
also award the top three Overall Sweepstakes teams and top three Community
College programs. The Tournament Hotel (The Highland Convention Center) has
blocks reserved for a rate of $65 per room per night. Please forward questions,
entries, concern to jdsmith1000@gmail.com. (620) 200-2957.
We hope to see you there,
JD Smith
Director of Forensics
Barton Community College
The Hill: Tournament Schedule
Friday of The Hill (January 18th)
11:00
Tournament Registration
12:00
Parli Round 1
1:15
Parli Round 2
2:30
Parli Round 3
3:45
Parli Round 4
5:00
Parli Round 5
6:15
Parli Round 6
7:30
ELIM ROUND ONE PARLI
Saturday of The Hill (January 19th)
Pattern A = EXT, DI, POE, ADS, INF, DUO, LD
Pattern B = IMP, POI, PRO, CA, PER, IDA, LD
7:30
Tournament Registration
7:45
Extemp Draw
8:15
Round One Pattern A/ RD 1 NFA-LD
9:30
Round Two Pattern B/ RD 2 NFA-LD
10:30
ELIM ROUND TWO NPDA
11:30
Extemp Draw
11:45
Round Two Pattern A/ RD 3 NFA-LD
1:00
Round Two Pattern B/ RD 4 NFA-LD
2:15
Pattern A Semi-Finals/ ELIM ROUND ONE NFA-LD
3:30
Pattern B Semi-Finals/ ELIM ROUND TWO NFA-LD
4:45
Pattern A FINALS
6:00
Pattern B FINALS/FINAL DEBATE ROUNDS (if necessary, ASAP)
7:30
AWARDS
(The tournament director reserves the right to make changes to schedule as necessary)
NPDA Notes: Standard times (7,8,8,8,4,5) with 15 minute prep before round. Competitors are to meet in
the Auditorium in the Elsie Plaster Building at round time for the announcement of the resolution. Varsity
and Novice divisions will be offered but may collapse. The tournament will adhere to NPDA rules found at
www.parlidebate.org
NFA-LD Notes: Standard times will be used (6,3,7,3,6,6,3) with 4 minutes prep within round. The 2012-13
NFA-LD resolution will be used. Varsity and Novice divisions will be offered but may collapse. The
tournament will adhere to NFA-LD rules found at http://www.nationalforensics.org/lincoln-douglasdebate/ld-rules.
Individual Events Notes: Students will be limited to three events per flight. Patterns can be found on the
tournament schedule. Students entered in three events or more will be qualified for IE Individual
Sweepstakes. See rules below concerning Improvised Duet Acting. All rules for the 11 AFA events should
follow rules found at http://www.mnsu.edu/cmst/niet/eventdescriptions-new09-10.htm
Improvised Duet Acting
Event Rules and Requirements
Description:
IDA is an improvised acting exercise composed of two students who portray an original
scene created after drawing the subjects. The scene should establish two characters, a
situation or problem and a solution to the conflict.
Topics:
Each IDA team will draw three topics that include each of the following areas: characters,
situation, and location. From the three topics drawn, each IDA team shall choose one. Topics will be generic in nature
requiring improvisation and not impersonation. For example, proper nouns are not appropriate topics.
The drawings for topics shall be held in a room apart from the preparation room. Actors
may not discuss their topics or ideas with others (including teammates and coaches). No
printed matter, notes, manuscripts or other media may be used.
Rules:
1. Each IDA team will have 20 minutes to prepare.
2. The IDA will be 4 - 7 minutes in length. This includes the introduction. Participants
will be penalized if time limits are not observed.
3. An actor may portray only one character throughout the seven minute presentation.
No additional characters can be used for the introduction.
4. A brief narrated introduction shall be used in establishing the setting and characters in
the scene.
5. All dialogue must be the original work of the contestants.
6. Stage properties (props) or costumes shall be prohibited with the exception of two
chairs (desks may be substituted). This includes your clothes, hair, jewelry, shoes, pockets, etc. . . .
7. Students shall not repeat nor copy any scene they have previously performed at that
tournament. A repeated scene is defined as a repetition of dialogue, characters, and
conflict structure. This means an IDA team must repeat all three elements to be in
violation of this rule.
Sweepstakes Formula: NPDA Wins/Byes = 6 pts; 1st = 24 pts, 2nd = 20 pts, Sems = 16 pts, Quarters = 8
pts. NFA-LD Wins/Byes= 3 pts; 1st= 12 points, 2nd= 10 points, Sems= 8 points, Quarters= 4 points. IE
Finalists; 1st = 12 points, 2nd Place = 10 points, 3rd Place = 8 points, 4th Place = 6 points, 5th Place = 4
points, and 6th Place = 2 points.
Judges: All debate judges will be responsible for all preliminary rounds and at least one round beyond the
elimination of competitors. All IE judges will be expected to judge all prelim rounds and finals.
Entries: Due at 5:00 pm, Friday January 11, 2013. Fees assessed on Saturday January 12 at 5:00.
The Hill Entry Fees
NPDA Debate:
$30 covered entry (1 judge covers 2 entries) $60 uncovered entry.
NFA-LD Debate:
$15 covered entry (1 judge covers 2 entries) $30 uncovered entry.
Individual Events:
$8 covered entry (1 judge covers 8 entries) $16 uncovered entry.
Hotel & Dining Accommodations:
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The Barton Forensics Society will host a full concession stand throughout the tournament. The
following are a few items available; assortment of candy, health bars, soda, water, pizza, nachos, and
baked goods.
Hotels-
The Highland Hotel and Convention Center
3017 10th Street
Great Bend
(620) 792-2431
Days Inn
4701 10th Street
Great Bend
(620) 792-8235
America’s Best Value Inn
3500 10th Street
Great Bend
(620) 793-8486
DiningMontana Mike’s Steakhouse (Open 11AM-11PM)
906 McKinley Street
Great Bend
(620) 792-5930
Applebee’s (Open 11AM – 12AM)
3209 10th Street Great Bend, KS 67530
(620) 792-8800
Pizza Hut
2006 Main Street
Great Bend
(620) 792-7161