Payments & Fees

Payments, Fees and Judging

All fees from 1st/2nd Year State Championship must be paid prior to competing in this tournament.

Payments —You can pay by check or credit card.

Checks should be made out to:

Georgia Forensics Coaches Association

c/o Richard Bracknell, Treasurer

Carrollton High School

201 Trojan Drive

Carrollton, GA 30117

Pay by credit card

Entry Fees

Individual Events - $25 per entry

Public Forum - $50 per entry

Lincoln Douglas - $40 per entry

Policy Debate - $50 per entry

Hired Judging Fees

Lincoln Douglas & Public Forum — $80 per round

Policy — $80 per round

Speech — $175 whole judge

Judging Obligations

Lincoln Douglas — 1 judge per 2 entries

Public Forum — 1 judge per 2 entries

Policy — 1 judge per 2 entries

Speech — 1 judge per 3 entries

Judge Bond — $100

The judge bond ensures that schools fulfill their judging obligation. If a judge does not show up for a round, the school forfeits their judge bond. The judge bond, as long as it is not used, only needs to be paid for one of the GFCA tournaments. As long as the judge bond is not used, the judge bond will be applied to dues for the 2025-2026 season. If the school prefers that the judge bond not be used for next year's dues, they can request the judge bond to be refunded.