GGSA Constitution, revised September 2007
5. STATE QUALIFYING INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TOURNAMENT a. Entries shall not be limited. Coaches should enter all students who are competitive in “A” division. 1. The total number of entries shall be decided by the executive committee in accordance with the available facilities. 2. All manuscripts for interpretation and original prepared speaking events shall be submitted along with the mailed registration. The mailing must be postmarked two weeks prior to the tournament date. CERTIFIED MAIL is required. a. Each manuscript must have a CHSSA cover page attached, signed by the coach, and the principal attesting to the conformity with the rules and acceptability of the material to be used. (see attachment – cover page) b. These manuscripts shall be reviewed by persons assigned by the tournament director and coaches notified of the deviations from the rules prior to the registration closing of the tournament. 3. Any competitor in IE may automatically qualify to the State Tournament, provided: a. The competitor must place first in A division, (or combined A/B) in at least three out of four GGSA events tournaments in the same event. b. There must be A division competitors from at least 5 other schools competing in the event for any win to count toward automatic qualification. c. A student who has earned an automatic qualification must declare by the State Quals entry deadline whether he or she will use this qualification spot. He/She may only attend the State Qualifying Tournament if he/she drops the automatic qualification. b. Registration: 1. On the morning of the tournament check-in time for all entries shall be 7:30 am. Judge’s instructions will begin at 8:15 and end no later than 8:30 am. A coach other than the host or tournament director will instruct the judges. If any speaker arrives after his/her scheduled speaking time and speaks out of order, the judge will note this on the ballot and lower the rank of the speaker by 1. No one else will be affected. 2. All entry cards for double entries shall carry a (*) above the space for the name and the other event with the code number in which the contestant is entered. Double entries are the only ones allowed to enter or leave while the round is in progress. 3. Each school shall bring 1 judge for every 2 entries in the State Qualifying Individual Events Tournament. Schools, which fail to fulfill their obligation of supplying judges, shall drop contestants from the competition to the number of entries for which the school has judges. No current high school students may judge. Judges must stay all day. c. Tournament Procedures: 1. Check –in closes at 8:00 am. Each entry shall have a different code number corresponding to the event in which the contestant is entered. (see attachment on “Duties of the Tournament Director” on how to code entries.)
p. 31 GGSA Statutes Article IV, Tournaments State Quals Events 9/2007