NCFCA 201

Required Training

If you are a parent or designated adult attending a tournament with a competitor, make sure to complete the required training before the tournament and follow all the parent rules and guidelines during the tournament by working through module.

• Make sure your profile is updated with your correct contact information in MyPlace.NCFCA.org.
• Watch Tournament Participation Requirements.
• Watch Parent Judging Overview.
• Watch Rules and Compliance.
• Watch Judging Debate: Lincoln Douglas Value.
• Watch Judging Debate: Team Policy.
• Watch Speech Judge Training.
• Review all Affiliate Safety Requirements.
• Review NCFCA’s dress code, which is intended to honor our foundational beliefs, promote professionalism, and maximize focus on the development of ideas and communication skills.
• If you have a child participating in Juniors Activities, complete the Juniors Program Participant Agreement. 

Serving and Supervising at Tournaments

The competitors within each affiliated family must have at least one responsible parent or Designated Adult (DA) present and ready to actively participate for the entire duration of the tournament in which they are competing even when rounds must be delayed.

The parent or DA must serve throughout the entire tournament by judging competition rounds or by serving in a tournament volunteer staff role. They must also respond in a timely manner to communications from tournament administrators.

Parents and DAs are required to review the judge training information for both speech and debate prior to the tournament and be prepared to judge at any point during the tournament if asked, even if they are serving in a tournament volunteer staff position.

The parent or DA retains full responsibility for supervision during all non-competition hours including during any offsite activities associated with a tournament and related travel and overnight arrangements including at hotels, host housing, or onsite lodging.

Any student who arrives at a tournament without a parent or a DA will not be allowed to participate or remain on the premises of an in-person tournament.

NCFCA is committed to providing a safe environment for all students who participate online or in-person. While NCFCA leadership and tournament staff will be present and actively monitoring tournament activities, vigilance is the responsibility of all participants.

Review Policies

Please take time to review all League Policies that pertain to tournament preparation and preparation.

• Pre-Tournament Policies cover the requirements that must be met prior to arrival and participation at a tournament: eligibility, registration, check-in, and event entry limitation. 
• Policies covering conduct, communication, and situations that happened during a tournament are found in Tournament Participation Policies.
• Judge Policies cover the expectations and boundaries for parents, DAs and volunteers who judge our competition rounds.
• Competition Event Rules and Compliance Policies cover the rules and how we enforce our stated policies and rules.