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Directors of Students Qualifying for the State Speech Contest
Debra Velder, Associate Director
State Contest Information
March 2013
You and members of your high school speech team will be attending the 2013 State Speech Contest
on the University of Nebraska-Kearney campus. Congratulations!
This letter includes information designed to assist you in planning for the contest. If you should require
more information, do not hesitate to contact me.
Extemp Draw – Copeland 142
SCHEDULE.
Thursday, March 21
7:00 am
7:30 am
8:00 am
Registration Begins
Class B Extemp Draw
Class B – Round 1
8:30 am B Extemp Rd 1
8:30 am
9:00 am
Class A Extemp Draw
Class C1 – Rd 1 – Extemp, Serious,
Informative, Entertainment
9:30 am
10:00 am
Class B Extemp Draw
11:00 am
Class B – Round 2
11:30 am
12:00 pm
Class A – Round 1
Class C1 – Rd 2 – OID, Duet, Persuasive,
Humorous, Poetry
Class C1 Extemp Draw
Class A Extemp Draw
Class C1 – Rd 2 – Extemp, Serious,
Informative, Entertainment
12:30 pm
1:00 pm
Class B Extemp Draw
2:00 pm
Class B Finals
2:30 pm
3:00 pm
Class A – Round 2
Class C1 Finals – OID, Duet, Persuasive,
Humorous, Poetry
Class C1 Extemp Draw
Class A Extemp Draw
Class C1 Finals – Extemp, Serious,
Informative, Entertainment
3:30 pm
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
5:30 pm
Class C1 – Rd 1 – OID, Duet, Persuasive,
Humorous, Poetry
Class C1 Extemp Draw
Class A Finals
Class B Awards
Class C1 Awards
Class A Awards
Friday, March 22
7:00 am
7:30 am
8:00 am
Registration Begins
Class D2 Extemp Draw
Class D2 – Round 1
8:30 am D2 Extemp Rd 1
8:30 am
9:30 am
10:00 am
Class D2 Extemp Draw
11:00 am
Class D2 – Round 2
11:30 am
12:30 pm
1:00 pm
Class D2 Extemp Draw
2:00 pm
Class D2 Finals
2:30 pm
3:30 pm
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
5:30 pm
Class C2 – Rd 1 – OID, Duet, Persuasive,
Humorous, Poetry
Class C2 Extemp Draw
Class C2 – Rd 1 – Extemp, Serious,
Informative, Entertainment
Class D1 Extemp Draw
Class C2 – Rd 2 – OID, Duet, Persuasive,
Humorous, Poetry
Class C2 - Extemp Draw
Class C2 – Rd 2 – Extemp, Serious,
Informative, Entertainment
Class D1 - Extemp Draw
Class C2 Finals – OID, Duet, Persuasive,
Humorous, Poetry
Class C2 Extemp Draw
Class C2 finals – Extemp, Serious,
Informative, Entertainment
Class D1- Extemp Draw
Class D1 – Round 1
Class D1 – Round 2
Class D1 - Finals
Class D2 Awards
Class C2 Awards
Class D1 Awards
REGISTRATION.
Schools must be registered at the state contest by the school supervisor. Registration will take place at
the Sport Center. Only directors will be allowed to pick up school packets. Directors will be provided
name tags for identification purposes.
COMPETITION.
There will be two preliminary rounds in each event for each class. In the finals, six entries in each event
will qualify for competition on the basis of preliminary round rankings. Tie-breakers will be implemented
to break ties for last qualifying spots.
a.
b.
c.
d.
There will be a separate drawing for each round in extemporaneous speaking. These
students will need to arrive one hour early in Classes B, C1, C2, D1 and D2, and one-half
hour early in Class A to allow for adequate preparation time.
Stools for OID will not be provided. If a school plans to use stools, they are
responsible for providing them.
Tables and chairs will not be provided for Duet Acting. Schools are responsible for
providing these items.
Judging ballots with both rating and ranking scales will be used in the contest.
Contestants will be both rated and ranked in each round. One judge will be used in all
preliminary rounds. Three judges will be used in the final round. Only directors will be
allowed to pick up ballots.
Individual Tie-Breaker.
Ties will be broken in the final round by calculating the lowest cumulative rank for each speaker.
When three judges are assigned to judge the final round in each event at the state speech
competition, the following tiebreaker will be incorporated:
1. Judge’s preference in the final round.
2. Reciprocals applied to the final round.
3. Highest cumulative rating points in the final round.
4. Lowest cumulative rank in the preliminary round.
5. Reciprocals applied to the preliminary round.
6. Highest cumulative rating points in the preliminary round.
7. Judge’s brought back together to break the tie.
Reciprocals – require that each rank be assigned the decimal equivalent of its reciprocal.
1st place = 1.0
2nd place = 0.5
3rd place = 0.33
4th place = 0.25
5th place = 0.20
6th place = 0.16
When reciprocals are then added, the speaker with the highest cumulative reciprocal score places
higher.
a.
b.
Only finalists winning places and competing in the finals will receive medals.
Sweepstakes trophies will be presented to the winning and runner-up schools in each
class.
A point system will be used to determine sweepstakes winners. Points shall be scored as follows:
Points according to finish in the final standings:
First -20 points
Second -18 points
Third -16 points
Fourth -14 points
Fifth -12 points
Sixth -10 points
The team with the greatest number of points from all of these steps shall be the sweepstakes winner in
each class. The team with the second greatest number of points from all of these steps shall be the
runner-up in each class. The winning coach in each class will also be presented an NSAA award.
PROTESTS.
Protests regarding the decision of judges will not be heard. Errors in computation, which prevent a
qualifier from being placed in the finals, must be brought to the attention of the contest director prior to
the beginning of the final round of competition.
When the finals have been completed, team points calculated, winners announced, and awards issued,
the results are final and no changes can be made in individual placement.
When the finals have been completed, team points calculated, winners announced and awards issued,
the results are final and no changes can be made in individual placement unless a correctable error is
discovered. A correctable error shall be defined as those that involve:
a. Mathematical computation errors in individual points affecting placement of the speakers
involved.
b. Mathematical computation errors in team points affecting team placement.
c. Mistakes made in calculation of judge’s preference in the final round affecting the placement
of the speaker involved.
If correctable errors are discovered, students or teams shall receive the appropriate medals or trophies.
These trophies or medals shall be in addition to those formally awarded at the awards ceremony.
Trophies and medals awarded at the awards ceremony shall be stripped from the individuals or teams
to which they were presented.
The contest director or NSAA Executive staff may correct clerical errors in team scoring when
discovered.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE. All contestants and coaches shall plan to arrive prior to the scheduled
starting time to register and receive information.
Do not plan to call in advance and receive exact information concerning the time your contestant is to
compete in a round, since this will not be available until immediately prior to the contest.
State contest information will appear on the internet as it becomes available.
http://www.nsaahome.org.
JUDGES. The contest director will select NSAA registered state championship judges.
PARKING.
Parking is open on campus. Do not park in a reserved or handicapped stall unless authorized. Buses
are to park in the lot west of the Sport Center.
Callam Sports Photography.
The Nebraska School Activities Association has contracted with Callam Sports Photograph who will be
photographing participating students throughout the day. Team Photos will be taken from 7:00 a.m.11:00 am. In Room 150 of the Sport Center.
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING DRAW.
The draw for extemp will take place in Copeland Hall, Room 142.
POSTING OF FINALS. Finals in each event will be posted in the Sport Center Arena.
COACHES HOSPITALITY. Zikmund Room, Health & Sports Center.
T-Shirts & Souvenir Programs. T-shirts and souvenir programs will be on sale at the Health & Sport
Center.
Webcasting. Live webcasting will be produced for all events scheduled in Rooms 238D and 238E
of the Union each day. Viewing of the live webcasting can be accessed on the NSAA homepage.
Please make sure if your students are scheduled to perform in either of these rooms that they are
aware that their performance will be web streamed. DVD’s can be purchased of each room’s
scheduled rounds for each day’s events at prepfilms.com for $20.00.
www.netNebraska.org will present coverage of the NSAA Speech Award Ceremony, live
from the Health & Sports Center at the University of Nebraska at Kearney . Watch the
speech award presentations at 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 21th and at 4:00
p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Friday, March 22th. Live coverage only on www.netNebraska.org.
NET Television presents the NSAA Speech Championships: Best of the Best. A
special presentation of the top state speech champions will be featured on Sunday, April
21st at 10 a.m. on statewide NET-1/HD.
Best of luck at the State Speech Championships!