Both spring and fall semesters offer opportunities for competition.  Fall semester offers warm-ups, round robins and practice tournaments to prepare students for NCFCA spring competition season.

This page will be updated as event coordinators receive information.  Please check often during tournament season.

TYPES OF TOURNAMENTS

Round Robins/Practice Tournaments are 1-2 day tournaments offered in the fall.  Students speak during every round, no eliminations.  This is great practice for competition and you’ll receive valuable ballot feedback to help sharpen and prepare you for competition.

Qualifying Tournaments are any of the numerous feeder tournaments in which a competitor can earn an invitation to the Regional Invitational Tournament.  These tournaments are organized and planned according to NCFCA rules and guidelines by the Regional Coordinator and the State Representatives within a region (we are in Region IV which consists of Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas).

Regional Invitational Tournaments are held in each region at the end of that region’s competitive season.  Invitations to this tournament are earned by competitors who meet a set of criteria at previous qualifying tournaments.  You must receive an invitation in order to compete in this tournament.  The top competitors at this tournament will proceed to the National Championship.

National Open Tournaments are held in diverse locations each competitive season.  These tournaments are designed to be very large, attract competitors throughout the country, and offer all league events.  No invitation is required in order to compete (which is why it is called an “Open”).  The top competitors from the National Open Tournaments will proceed to the National Championship.  Opens are organized and run by NCFCA with assistance from local co-sponsors and/or hosts.

National Championship is the highest level of competition within NCFCA.  Nationals is held in June each year.  The location changes from year to year and will be located anywhere within the country.

FALL 2009 TOURNAMENTS

November 14, New Braunfels, TX, Round Robin for advanced debaters (at least one year of experience) offering TP, LD, Speech (hosted by ACTION).  Registration and tournament information may be found here.

December 4-5, Frisco, TX, Practice Tournament offering speech, TP, LD (hosted by: all five North Texas clubs).  Registration begins Monday, November 2.  Registration and tournament information may be found here.

December 11-12, Brenham, TX, Brenham Winter Meltdown Round Robin for TP & LD only.  TP on Friday (novice track & advanced track), LD on Saturday (novice track & advanced track).  $15/student.  Registration and tournament information may be found here.

SPRING 2010 TOURNAMENTS

January 14-16, Houston, TX, Houston Warm-Up Regional Qualifier (hosted by NCFCA).  Registration and tournament information may be found here.

January 28-30, Fort Worth, TX, North Texas Regional Open (hosted by NCFCA).  Registration and tournament information may be found here.

February 17-20, Houston, TX, Texas Open (hosted by NCFCA).  More info later.

March 18-20, Farmington, NM, CHILE Qualifier (hosted by NCFCA).  More info later.

April 15-17, Little Rock, AR, Arkansas Qualifier (hosted by NCFCA).  More info later.

May 5-8, location tba, Regionals (hosted by NCFCA).  More info later.

June 7-11, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, Nationals (hosted by NCFCA).  More info later.

Stay tuned for more dates and locations of tournaments throughout Region IV.