FTN - 2016 Sunset Cliffs Classic

Welcome to the home page for the 2016 Sunset Cliffs Classic tournament hosted by Point Loma on Feb 13-14, 2016 for College students.

Status: Tournament Completed

Dear Colleagues: The Point Loma Nazarene University forensics squad is pleased to invite you to our annual SUNSET CLIFFS CLASSIC Invitational forensics tournament.  The tournament will be held February 13-14, 2016.  We hope you can come enjoy our beautiful seaside campus and the typically sunny weather.      We will offer open and novice division competition in all eleven AFA individual events (collapsing some events should numbers so dictate) and six rounds of Junior and Senior divisions of Parliamentary Debate, and junior and senior divisions of NFA LD debate, plus one division of British Parliamentary Debate.   <ul> <li>British Parliamentary Debate Note:  This year we will again offer a division of British Parliamentary Debate as it went so well the last few years.  We hope that it will attract not only some of the well-established BP programs, but also other schools that have been wanting to experiment with this newer format to our region.  This event might open a world of travel and debate opportunity for your programs.  Due to the longer scheduled number of and time of rounds though, students and judges in BP debate cannot be involved in other forms of debate or individual events at the Sunset Cliffs.</li> </ul>   <ul> <li>Round Robin Note: On Friday, February 12th, 2016, Pt Loma will also host a one day Round Robin Tournament of Excellence for NPDA style parliamentary Debate. We expect to limit the field to a dozen or so of the top teams in the nation.  Teams that placed first or second in the following areas for the previous year will receive automatic bids to the Round Robin – NPDA Final Round; NPDA Yearlong Sweeps; NPTE Final Round; PLNU Sunset Cliffs Final Round, PLNU RR Final Round. And as always we will extend an invitation to at least one top community college, whether they are represented in the earlier qualifying slots or not.  This year those invitations will go to El Camino College and Irvine Valley College. We realize that budgetary restraints and schedule conflicts will not allow all these teams to accept their bids this year.  We will fill the remaining slots by competitive bid from other top programs around the county.  We are inviting directors of forensics interested in being considered for this tournament to submit to me an electronic bid for one team by January 6th, including the names of the proposed debaters and critic, and the debaters’ record and significant accomplishments.    Please also send me a note by Wednesday, Janurary 6th if you are qualify for an automatic bid, as to whether you will be joining us or not this year.</li> </ul>   ·         SDSU IE and IPDA Note: San Diego State University will also be hosting an Individual Event Swing this year on Friday, February 12th, 2016.  They are discussing the possibility of adding IPDA debate to their event. The Sunset Cliffs Classic IEs will not start until around noon Saturday, to allow swing IEers to catch up on their rest.   ·         Electronic Debate Balloting this year: Mike Middleton has agreed to run debate tab for us in NPDA Parli, and will be using electronic ballots.  So judges for debate are required to have an electronic phone or tablet or lap top capable of receiving e mails to qualify as judges, and bring a charger please.  Judges should not be on line during the actual debate rounds though, for any reason, including but not limited to social media, fact checking, etc. . . You may flow on your electronic device if you are a judge. This added note from Mike:  Additional instructions about email balloting will be provided once registration has closed. However, please ensure that you supply an email address in the judge notes for each judge you enter AND please be sure it is an email that can access throughout the tournament.   ·         Topic Areas and Recommendations:  The President’s State of the Union Address will be offered a few weeks prior to the tournament, and  we will continue to draw Parliamentary debate topics from the address for both the Sunset Cliffs and the Round Robin.  Coaches and students are invited to submit recommended topics for our consideration.  Those submissions should be in by February 6th, 2016.   <ul> <li>Some noteworthy attractions of the Sunset Cliffs Classic include:</li> </ul> ·         With multiple national championships within driving distance to our campus this year (NPDA, NPTE, Phi Rho Pi, and NCCFA), it will be a good opportunity to see and be seen by this judging pool. ·         Strong competition with diverse regional representation and quality judging. ·         A picturesque ocean front campus. ·         Two $3,000.00 scholarships for the top community college competitors (one each for  debate & IE’s) for tuition at PLNU. ·         A Sunday morning chapel for all interested coaches, judges, and/or students. ·         Attractive trophies.   We look forward to you joining us this year.  And by the way, we are still accepting applications for full time tenure track teaching positions in our department of Communication and Theatre, one for a generalist in communication and part time Assistant Director of Communication, and the other to cover General Communication and Organizational Communication classes, with some Public Relations as possible additional classes.  Just check out our schools Human Resources home page for the listing.   Please let me know of any questions or concerns.   Skip       Dr. Skip Rutledge, Director of Forensics                     Prof. Lorina Schraugher, ADOF        <a href=\"mailto:skiprutledge@pointloma.edu\">skiprutledge@pointloma.edu</a>                           <a href=\"mailto:LorinaSchrauger@pointloma.edu\">LorinaSchrauger@pointloma.edu</a> (619) 849-2391                                                           (619) 849.2585     Special note on debate judges: Please enter judges’ e mail address for ballot dissemination, and Judging Philosophies for all debate judges through registration.  These added steps will help the tournament run more smoothly and on time, and provide a more pleasant round experience for debaters and judges alike.

Documents

Invitation (.pdf)