Tournament 2010

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Clash Debate Club and the Communication Dept. of West Valley College proudly present:

The 2010 Clash National Qualifying Debate Tournament

Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should significantly reform its environmental policy.

"He that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved. Matt. 24:13

 

 

Tournament Schedule
Judge Information
Links to Directions
Travel Info

Just before noon on Friday, February 26th

the CLASH Tournament was interrupted

by a power outage at the West Valley College campus.

Power was lost at 11:49 AM and the campus was evacuated by 1:00 PM.

THE NEW SCHEDULE IS POSTED!!! (see below)

PLEASE PRAY for the smooth resumption and completion of our tournament!

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED (but the website is up!): CLASH Tournament 2010!

The Tournament Schedule (REVISED, POST-BLACKOUT)

Thursday, February 25, 2010 (afternoon/evening)
  2:30 Registation
  3:00 Orientation
  3:30 PM Round 1 Team Policy
  5:15 PM Round 1 Lincoln-Douglas
  6:30 PM Round 2 Team Policy
  8:15 PM Round 2 Lincoln-Douglas
Friday, February 26, 2010
  8:45 AM Round 3 Team Policy
  10:30 AM Round 3 Lincoln-Douglas
  12:30 PM Round 4 TP CANCELLED BY POWER OUTAGE
  ALL FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING ROUNDS CANCELLED
  DUE TO POWER OUTAGE AT WVC
Saturday, February 27, 2010
  REVISED, POST-BLACKOUT SCHEDULE!
  7:30 AM Round 4 Team Policy & Lincoln-Douglas (LD is Double-Flighted!)
  9:15 AM Round 5 Team Policy & Lincoln-Douglas (LD is Double-Flighted!)
  11:00 AM Round 6 Team Policy & Lincoln-Douglas (LD is Double-Flighted!)
  LUNCH BREAK 12:30
  1:30 PM Lincoln-Douglas Octos & Team Policy Double-Octos
  3:00 PM Lincoln-Douglas Quarters
  3:30 PM Team Policy Octos
  4:30 PM Lincoln-Douglas Semis
  5:30 PM Team Policy Quarters
  6:00 PM Lincoln-Douglas Finals
  8:00 PM AWARDS CEREMONY
  (REVISED, POST-BLACKOUT SCHEDULE)

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Judge Information

Many thanks to the over 200 community judges who help make the Clash Tournament go!

Whatever round(s) you are judging, you need to be at the judges orientation about 35-40 minutes before the start of your first round.  

Team Policy Judge Manual (old fashioned, 20th century style)

Judge's Training Online Tutorial for Team Policy (powerpoint slides with audio narrative, 21st century style)

NOTE TO JUDGES! The online orientation materials are intended to be informative background information, for those seeking in-depth preparation. You don't need to memorize this content, the orientation will suffice to equip you for your round(s).  Have fun and enjoy yourself, we appreciate your participation!

Our on-campus location is the Campus Center.

West Valley College
14000 Fruitvale Avenue

Saratoga, CA  95070

 

 

Links to Directions

Here is a campus map of West Valley College.  The hub of the tournament is the Campus Center.  You will find the Campus Center in Section 2, the U-shaped building labeled "PD"  "CC" "BK".
Here are links to Mapquest & Yahoo Maps for directions.
 

 

Travel Info:

The closest airport is San Jose International

If you're going to rent a car anyway, San Francisco, and Oakland are also available,

just make sure to allow 1 & 1/2 or even 2 hours of travel time to the tournament.

One hotel that sometimes offers a "Debater Discount" is

the Cupertino Marriott

...and another is the Sunnyvale Staybridge

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