Entry Fees
Tournament participants have two (2) options for entry into the tournament: Judge Free Entry or Covered Judge Entry.
- Judge Free Entry – $200/team – Judge free entry means that you enter teams and will use the qualified judges hired by the tournament.
- Covered Judge Entry – $100/team – Covered judge entry means that you enter teams into the tournament and can cover the judging per team. Covering judging means that you will have a “qualified judge” (see that section below) signed up to cover all your rounds.
Entry Fee covers:
Judging – it is our goal to get qualified judges for all our tournaments. NSDA Vancouver has a working list of qualified judges that can judge debates for the entire tournament. Our judges have been background checked and trained to provide quality and concise feedback. We believe offering you these judges is critical to ensure the best educational experience for competitors, adjudicators and coaches alike.
Hosting – We will host the tournament on tabbykat via Zoom. in order to ensure a safe learning environment we will utilize the Zoom Room Management (ZRM) system. Zoom Rooms will be managed by a member of the tournament staff. Entry into the rooms will be prohibited to competitors and judges only. Elimination rounds will be broadcasted via NSDA Vancouver’s YouTube channel (hyperlinks can also be found on our website).
Tech Support – We can brag enough about our technical support crew that we have ready to assist you. Our tabulation, ZRM, Chief and Deputy Adjudicators and technical difficulties crews are here to help you navigate difficulties and enjoy your tournament experience.
For More information on our Chief and Deputy Adjudicators click HERE. (Need Bios for final product).
Support Staff – Smoothly run tournaments also require accountability, transparency and equity. We have a trained and skilled DEI professional leading our equity team click HERE.
Penalties & Fees
All fees must be paid before the next set of rounds begin. (Example – you are fined for an absent judge in round 2. You must pay the fee for the missing judge before the start of round 3.) Failure to pay fees will result in removal from the tournament without reimbursement of initial entry fee. If you “bring your own judges” you are responsible for any and all fees they incur during the tournament. Fees will be collected weekly on a rolling basis.
Teams are only responsible for fees for non-tournament hired judging. If you enter as a Judge Free Entry penalties will be assigned to the judge and not the team.
Judge Penalties and Fees:
Violation | Offense | Fee/Penalty |
Late to your debate (5 minutes or more) | 1st | $25.00 |
Late to your debate (5 minutes or more) | 2nd | $45.00 & disqualified |
Inappropriate behavior, lewd language, violation of code of conduct/equity policies | 1st | Disqualified until cleared by the equity officer. Fined $45.00 |
Inappropriate behavior, lewd language, violation of code of conduct/equity policies | 2nd | Removed from the tournament. If hired by a school letter of reprimand sent to the hiring school. |
Moonlighting (Judging multiple tournaments at once) | 1st | Removed from the pool. Contract eliminated and no payment received. |