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Speech and Debate Team

TEAM STATEMENT

WHAT TO BRING TO TOURNAMENTS
1. Clothes

Bring nice clothes. We do not dictate the style of clothing that students wear. We do, however, expect you to look"nice,"which means something that represents the best quality dress in the style that works for you.
Bring a different set of clothes for each day

2. Toiletries

Deodorant, razors, toothbrush, toothpaste, combs, dental floss, shampoo, etc.

3. Extra money

The team will provide food money, sack lunches, 1 or 2 paid team meals, transportation and hotel.
Bring extra money for all other items including flowpads, pens, paper, medicines, personal items, etc.
we do pay for photocopying. However, we strongly urge you to do your photocopying at Our school and we reserve the right to not pay for photocopies that could have been done at Our school.

4. Your Speech and Debate Materials
EXPECTATIONS FOR TRAVEL
REGIONAL TRAVEL
You are expected to compete in at least CEDA debate, 2 individual events, or Parliamentary debate and 1 individual event to compete at any tournament that you attend. We encourage students to do 3 or 4 individual events or both debate and 1 individual event. Your travel will be based on:

Completion of assignments
Attendance at general meetings
Attendance at meetings with the coaching staff
Practice presentations of speeches or debates

NATIONAL TRAVEL*
1. Will be competitive at the tournament
2. Solid standing in coursework
3. Work, including:

Completion of assignments
Attendance at general meetings
Attendance at meetings scheduled with the coaching staff
Practice presentations of speeches or debates
Extra work contributing to your and the team's excellence

4. Coachability
5. Team support and cooperation
6. Seniority
*These standards often take effect as of the second semester of each year. For the first semester, generally only returning students are eligible to travel nationally though this can vary. The choice of which returning students travel is based on criteria 1 through 6.
Speech and Debate Team
PRINCIPLES OF CONDUCT

1. TOURNAMENT BEHAVIOR
A. We expect that you will be ready to go at the scheduled times including when we leave Our school, the hotel in the morning to go to the tournament, and the tournament to return to Our school.
B. While we will not invade your privacy nor become police officers, your behavior at tournaments is subject to school and state regulations. You and your coach are liable for your behavior. As a result, students are not to use illegal substances nor engage in illegal activity. In addition, consuming alcohol to the degree that it interferes with personal performance or team efficiency is discouraged.
C. We expect you to keep your coach appraised of where you are. This is particularly true when you wish to visit friends or family at tournaments, if you go to a party, and when we are on plane trips. We are willing to accommodate students who wish to do other things. Just, tell us before you go.
D. We expect you to watch other team members in both debate and individual events compete if you are not competing in a finals round. We expect you to demonstrate supportive behavior during these rounds. In addition, we expect debaters to research, brief and strategize arguments to help those who remain in elimination rounds. We also expect all team members to watch and flow other elimination rounds to assist our debate teams in later elimination rounds.
E. We expect you will treat the hotels and restaurants we use with respect including, obviously, not taking items from rooms, mistreating those serving you, etc.

2. REPRESENTING OUR SCHOOL AT TOURNAMENTS
As a representative of This College, your actions reflect on Our College, our program, yourself and your colleagues. We ask that you act appropriately and avoid doing or saying things which would negatively reflect on our team. If you have any doubts, ask. A. We ask that you not speak negatively about other schools, judges, coaches, team members, etc. Negative comments like,"He slimes in rebuttals"and"She's a lousy judge,"reflect negatively on our squad and damage the kind of community our squad and others have created in our region.
B. We expect you to support the team and other team members. If you have a disagreement with another person on the team or a squad policy, we encourage you to address the matter away from students and coaches from other schools.
C. We expect you to listen courteously to decisions and critiques judges give orally. You may ask a very polite question to understand better how the judge viewed the round. Arguing with a judge about his or her decision is absolutely inappropriate. If you have a problem with a judge's behavior bring it to your coach's attention and as soon as possible. D. We expect you to be willing to tell other teams and speakers, including those from other schools, what your speeches, cases, arguments, negative positions, etc., will be. you should allow others to watch and flow you in debates and in speeches.

3. COACHABILITY
A. At a minimum, we expect you to listen courteously to coaching. We hope that you will consider staff ideas seriously and attempt to improve your speaking and debating.
B. We expect you to show up to meetings on time. If you cannot make a meeting, you should call well in advance-at least one day.
C. We expect you to speak to one of the coaches before debating, especially before going to your elimination rounds. So, patiently remain where people meet until you speak with a coach (unless, obviously, you would be late to your round).
D. We expect you to be honest in your dealings with staff members. If you are late, if you miss a meeting, if you do something that is not in accord with the objectives the staff or this document has outlined, we expect you to be honest concerning your behavior.

4. INTEGRITY
A. We will not permit any fabricating, plagiarizing, or taking material out of context. B. If you believe another person or team has misused or fabricated a piece of evidence, please do not make a public issue of it. For example, we frown on evidence challenges made in-the-round. We expect you to speak with the other person or team quietly, check the evidence by researching it, and/or speak with your coach. If there is a serious problem that you are unable to resolve, speak to one of your coaches.