2012-2013/1.1 - Kentucky High School Speech League

KHSSL Handbook 61 2012-2013/1.1STATE TOURNAMENT LOGISTICSThe State Speech and Debate Tournaments involve hundreds of students, judges, and chaperones fromschools all over the state converging on a single location for several days of competition. Much planninggoes into each of these tournaments, and while some of the logistics change from year to year, some areasare the source of constant questions and reminders, and thus bear mentioning here:1. Lodging. Because these are multiple-day tournaments, many schools have the need to stay oneor even two nights in the city hosting the tournament. While the League office communicates thedates and needs to local hotels, schools must reserve early in order to obtain the accommodationsthey desire.2. Travel. The tournament schedule will be published as far in advance as possible, with due regardfor changing conditions. The Executive Director will, as early as possible, indicate the time for onsiteRegistration, to allow submission of travel plans.3. Parking. While every effort is made to provide information and assistance in parking busses andother vehicles, schools are responsible for seeing that their vehicles are properly parked. TheLeague cannot be responsible for vehicles parked in violation of posted regulations.4. Promptness. Schedules for these tournaments are distributed well in advance and are includedin the program which each individual receives at registration. Attendance at assemblies andmeetings is required, and students, coaches, and judges must be on time to all events as publishedin the schedule. No competitor shall be penalized for late arrival without consultation with theTournament Director or another designated person.5. Safety. The mere size of these tournaments dictates that competition be held in a number ofbuildings. This requires students, judges, and coaches to move from one location to anotherseveral times, and often to cross streets. All individuals (especially younger students) should takethe opportunity to familiarize themselves with the surroundings before the tournament begins andshould exercise care in traveling from one place to another.6. Conduct and Respect of Property. Coaches are expected to accept responsibility for theconduct of the students and individuals who represent their schools, and should insure that theirbehavior follows the same guidelines that are generally accepted in the schools. This includesrespect for the buildings, grounds, property, and overall environment of the host school.Contestants entering the classrooms without judges may be ranked last in the round at thetournament manager’s discretion.JUDGE OBLIGATIONAll schools attending the State Tournament must supply at least ½ of their judging quota (fractions roundup). Each school is asked to supply its entire quota, but if this is not possible a school may pay $100 foreach judge not supplied from their quota; teams competing in Regionals may only hire ONE judgefrom the tournament. The worksheet below will help each school determine its quota as well as thenumber of judges that must be supplied. The Executive Director will actively seek to obtain as manyhired judges as possible, and hired judge requests will be allocated as evenly as possible among schoolsrequesting hired judges. They will not be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.