Save the Date! Coaches' Conference Sept. 5 & 6
Check your entry and confirm it is correct. Email Jeff Stutzman with any errors.
Enter judge names, email addresses, and judging experience.
When entering judges, coaches should enter restrictions (availability; event blocks; etc.) in the notes section.
Check your confirmation email to ensure your entry and judges are all accurate.
Complete this form to officially register (NO in-person registration on Friday)
Preliminary round Schematics are released.
Coach Check-In with Entry Fees (Checks made payable to ISSDA).
Extemp Contestants report to Prep Room
Broadcasting Contestants report to Holding Room
Judging assignments and rounds are blasted out
Round 1 begins
Extempers will use Speechwire to conduct extemp draw - all extempers must bring a device to access their questions
Rounds
3 preliminary rounds
Top 24 break to Quarter Finals
Top 12 break to Semi-Finals
Top 6 break the Final Round
This is an e-ballot tournament
All students and judges will need to create an account with Speechwire.com. Coaches must enter a valid email address for each judge.
The top 6 entries in each event from each Sectional Tournament will advance to the State Tournament
Coaches will need to enter titles, publishers and copyright dates of any pieces used in Duo, Prose, Poetry (for each poem), POI, Drama, and Humorous. This information must be entered into Speechwire for the entry to be considered complete.
$8 per single event
$16 per duo event
Fee statements will be available via Speechwire following the close of registration. Please bring your check with you to the State Speech Tournament
This is a e-ballot tournament - all judges must bring a device to use for ballot entry
Judges are required to watch the Judging video that will be sent to all coaches by Tuesday, March 7
The ISSDA requires that the Head Speech Coach be present and listed as a judge for the entire day.
Please NOTE! If a registered judge does not appear for an assignment, the judge/team will be fined $25 per incident.
Clean judges must have NO connection with your team (no parents, previous competitors, teachers at your school etc)
Judge Ratio
1-3 entries = 1 Judge
4-6 entries = 2 Judges
7-9 entries = 3 Judges
10-12 entries = 4 Judges
13-15 entries = 5 Judges
16-18 entries = 6 Judges
19-21 entries = 7 Judges
22-24 entries = 8 Judges
25-27 entries = 9 Judges
28-30 entries = 10 Judges
31-33 entries = 11 Judges
34-36 entries = 12 Judges
37-39 entries = 13 Judges
40 entries = 14 Judges
Each year the ISSDA presents three scholarship awards to recognize outstanding student participants in our organization. These awards, presented at the state debate and speech tournaments, honor three legendary Indiana coaches of speech and debate: Jim Hawker, Bob Brittain, and Bill Hicks. Recipients demonstrate speech and debate acumen, but they also exhibit positive mental attitude and fine character. According to the ISSDA Tournament Manual, each school entered into the state speech and debate tournaments may nominate a senior member who participates in the state tournament to be considered for the award.