For use by Valley High School
Las Vegas, NV
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The National Forensics League is the national
organization of forensics chapters.
It is comprised of every high school forensics
team in the country
It holds the National Tournament each summer
for those who have qualified by doing well at
the District Tournament
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Every time a student competes, the secretary
must put in how well a student did into the
NFL website
The NFL uses a formula for assigning you a
certain amount of points per event per
tournament based upon how many rounds you
did, how well you did, and what type of events
you did
Earned in separate categories: Speech, Debate,
Congress, Service, Districts, Nationals
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PF, LD, and Policy
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Congress
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6 points for each round won, 3 points for each round
lost
Each speech given is awarded a rank from 1 to 8 by
the judge. These ranks are added together and
entered
NFL Main Speech Events (Extemp, OO, Interp):
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Determined by room rank:
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Determined by your room ranking for each
round
NFL Main Speech Events (Extemp, OO, Interp):
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Rank of 1st is 6 points, 2nd is 5 points, 3rd is 4 points,
and so on
Secondary Events (Impromptu, OD, Expos,
Prose, Etc.)
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Rank of 1st is 5 points, 2nd is 4 points, 3rd is 3 points,
and so on
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Valley Forensics Team gives opportunities to
earn service points throughout the year by
judging at middle school tournaments
Judging at the middle school tournament is 10
service points
Points can also be earned by doing a speech in
front of a crowd of at least 25 adults, etc. Ask
for a form to submit service opportunities
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Ex: Sun Youth Forum, Speech about magnet
programs, being an MC, Storytelling to a big group,
etc.
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As more points are entered in as you compete
in more tournaments, you start to earn more
advanced degrees as you earn a certain amount
of points
When you reach 25 points, you are officially
considered a member of the NFL and receive
the Degree of Merit. We are charged with a
membership fee, and you are sent a certificate
(handed out at the end of the year)
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As you compete in more tournaments, you are
eligible for even more advanced degrees as you
attain a certain amount of points
Degree of Honor is given at 75 points
Degree of Excellence is given at 150 points
Degree of Distinction is given at 250 points
Special Distinction given at 500 points
Superior Distinction given at 750 points
Outstanding Distinction given at 1000 points
Premier Distinction given at 1500 points
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Each new degree comes with a special seal that
is placed upon your NFL Certificate to indicate
your degree
Advanced degrees allow for a way to compare
the forensics activities between two students
The more advanced degrees we have, the
higher our chapter strength is, and thus we can
send more people to Districts and Districts
Congress
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Even though you do get more points by doing
well, competing itself will get you a lot more
points than not competing at all. Thus, more
participation is the way to get more points
Go to as many tournaments as possible, do as
best as you can, and prepare for more than one
IE at IE tournaments. Remember that the NFL
main IE events will earn more points than the
supplemental events
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Don’t get too competitive or focused on your
NFL points! Focus on getting the most out of
your experience through learning and self
improvement, not by obsessing over points
Don’t compete with others over NFL points.
Some events are easier than others in getting
more NFL points.
Don’t compare yourself with varsity or JV
members; they are obviously more
experienced, so they have more points
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Be patient with NFL points; getting more
points requires time and effort and won’t
happen over night
Even if you end up not getting a lot of NFL
points, at the end of the day the most
important thing is that you had a wonderful
experienced and did the best you can
If you have any questions ask Ms Torres or
your secretaries (Justin and Jessica)