[GFCA] Qualifying for the Varsity State Tournament

[Pam Childress]

Coaches and Tournament Directors,

As the 2016-17 season is underway, please be sure to review the bylaws
regarding state qualifying bids.  If you have any questions or concerns,
please contact any member of the executive committee.  Good luck to you and
your team this season.

>From the Bylaws:

4.22     To attend the Varsity State Tournament, students must earn
qualifying bids.

(a)       *Debate and Speech Regular Season Qualifier*: A bid to the
Varsity State Tournament awarded to the finalists in a single event as
follows:

(1)        Twelve (12) or more debate entries, the top four (4) competitors.

(2)        Twelve (12) or more speech entries, the top six (6) competitors.

(3)        Eight (8) to eleven (11) debate entries, the top two (2)
  competitors.

(4)        Eight (8) to eleven (11) speech entries, the top three (3)
competitors.

(5)        Four (4) to seven (7) debate and speech entries, the top one (1)
competitor.

(6)        If the event has three (3) or fewer entries, no competitors from
the event will qualify to the GFCA Varsity State Tournament.

(7)        There are no exceptions to the entry rules above.

                (a)       If an entry already has a bid to the Varsity
State Tournament and meets the qualifications a second time, the bid does
not defer to the next entry not yet qualified.

(b)       Qualifiers in two-person events must attend the same school.

(c)       In order to be qualify entries in a speech or debate event to the
State Tournament, a minimum of three (3) schools, excluding the host
school, must have entries that participate in the event.

(d)       Host school entries will not count towards qualification level
for the Varsity State Tournament.

(e)       Non-Georgia participants may not qualify for the GFCA Varsity
State Tournament.


Pamela Childress
Valdosta High School - English
Debate & Speech Coach
GFCA - Director of Communications
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