Invite & Schedule

The Chapin Speech and Debate program would like to welcome you to the 2026 HUSKY TFA Tournament. The tournament will be IN-PERSON at Chapin High School on November 13 & 14. We will be offering the complete set of events in IE’s and LD, PF, CX, and Congressional Debate.

Schedule

Please note that the schedule may be adjusted depending on entries

Friday, Nov 13th

8:00am - 11:00am: Congress Prelims

12:00pm - 2:30pm: Congress Semis

3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Finals

5:00: LD/PF/CX Round 1

6:00: LD/PF Round 2

6:30 CX Round 2

7:30: LD/PF Round 3

8:30 CX Round 3

Saturday, November 14th

8:00am: LD/PF/CX Semis/Quarters

8:00am: Extemp Draw

8:30am: DX, DI, Duet, OO

9:30am: Draw

10:00am: IX, HI, Info, Duo, POI

11:00am: PF/LD/CX Semi-finals/ Finals

11:00am: Draw

11:30am: DX, DI, Duet, OO semis

12:30pm: Draw

1:00pm: IX, HI, Info, Duo, POI semis PF/LD/CX Finals

2:00pm: Extemp Draw

2:30pm: DX, DI, Duet, OO finals

3:30pm: Draw

4:00pm: IX, HI, Info, Duo, POI finals

Chapin students will be competing at their own tournament.

Congressional Debate will be debating the following pieces of legislation from the TFA Fall 2026 Docket.

Prelims: 10, 6, 5, 4, & 3 (in that order)

Semis (if offered) 17, 15, 13, 11, & 9 (in that order unless the chamber chooses to rearrange it using proper procedure)

Finals: 30, 29, 28, 26,& 22 (in that order unless the chamber chooses to rearrange it using proper procedure)

PF and LD will be debating the November NSDA topic

Please refer to the schedule for event times and cross entry rules.

All cross-entries are at the student’s own risk.

If a student does not make their round on-time they may be dropped, regardless of the reason.

Students may be marked as a no-show if they have not shown up to a round within 60 minutes of the start time, and students who sign into their rounds must perform within 90 minutes of the rounds start time. In debates, students may be marked as a no-show after 15 minutes.

Out-rounds will be paneled only if we have enough judges available.

We will break brackets in debate out-rounds.

We will do our best to accelerate the schedule if/when possible, so please pay close attention to the postings and updates.

Chapin students will be competing at their own tournament, including in elimination rounds.

Student Congress will take place in the Chapin Library, PLC Rooms, and Finals will be in Room A212

All coaches and students need to bring their school ID

TFA/TSCA Membership Reminder

Coaches, please make sure your TFA/TSCA membership is paid prior to participating in TFA activities. A current membership is required to:

• Host a TFA tournament

• Serve as a voting member at the annual TFA/TSCA Convention

Furthermore, failure to pay your TFA/TSCA membership in a timely manner will result in a fine being assessed to your school.

For IQT hosts:

Deadline to become a TFA/TSCA member without a fine - October 31

Membership paid between November 1 and November 30 - $100 fine

Membership paid between December 1 and December 31 - $200 fine

IQT hosts that pay their TFA/TSCA membership after December 31 will be sanctioned from hosting an IQT the following year.

For non-IQT hosts:

Deadline to become a TFA/TSCA member without a fine - January 31

Membership paid between February 1 and February 15 - $100 fine

Membership paid between February 16 and TFA State Registration - $200 fine

Failure to become a TFA/TSCA member by TFA State Registration will result in the school’s entry for TFA State being dropped.