[GFCA] The By-Laws

[Berthiaume, Maggie]

I have two By-Laws for discussion:

"3.31 Coaches may not coach or interact with any competitor, whether or
not the student is from the coach's school that is involved in a round
in process. This includes any electronic communication, direct contact
while competitor is in preparation (such as extemporaneous speaking prep
time or debate round prep time), prompting or any hand or body signaling
during a round."

It seems like this should be clarified to exclude the judge in the
debate.  As written, it could exclude calling time for a speaker, etc.

 

 

"Computers or other electronic devices may not be used to receive
information from any source (coaches or assistants included) inside or
outside of the room in which the competition occurs. Internet access,
use of e-mail, instant messaging, or other means of receiving
information from sources inside or outside of the competition room are
prohibited. (This does not prohibit non-electronic communication between
debate partners during prep time if applicable.)"

I think this needs to be re-written to exclude electronic communication
between debate partners, and perhaps between the two teams in the
debate.  As written, it seems to exclude jumping speeches between
computers as it is a "means of receiving information from sources inside
the room."  

 

Do people have thoughts on this?

Thanks,

Maggie

 

Maggie Berthiaume

Chattahoochee Debate

 

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