Grand Finals – FGCCFL

Materials for 2024 Grand Finals

Extemporaneous Speaking

The following are the topic areas to be used at the 2024 FGCCFL Grand Finals:

US Domestic Policy, Politics, and Elections
Foreign Affairs and US Foreign Policy
Economics & Business / Science & Technology
Political Cartoons
(Finals) Societal Values and Ethical Issues

Student Congress

The FGCCFL Student Congress Manual has been updated with the procedures and rules in effect at Grand Finals.

FGCCFL Student Congress Manual (Revision 24.02)Download

Tournament Methodology

All procedures to be used for pairing rounds and selecting qualifiers are described in the Tournament Methodology document.

Tournament Methodology (2024 FGCCFL Grand Finals)Download

Materials for 2024 Grand Finals

The tournament timetable/schedule, Congress docket, and Congress seating charts for the 2024 FGCCFL Grand Finals are now available on Tabroom and below. We look forward to seeing you at Northeast!

Timetable/Schedule (2024 Grand Finals)Download

Congress Docket (2024 Grand Finals)Download

Seating Charts (2024 Grand Finals)Download

2024 Grand Finals Invitation

The invitation for the 2024 FGCCFL Grand Finals, to be held February 23-24, 2024, at Northeast High School in St. Petersburg, is now available on Tabroom and below. Registration opens on January 29 and closes at 9 p.m. on February 15.

COACHES: PLEASE READ THE INVITATION CAREFULLY. This is FGCCFL’s qualifying event for NCFL Grand Nationals in Chicago. It has different entry limits, judge requirements, and a significantly different schedule.

Debate (LD, PF, CX) will begin their preliminary rounds on Friday afternoon and continue on Saturday morning, with break rounds on Saturday afternoon. Speech and Congress will run in their entirety on Saturday, including Finals where necessary.

We look forward to seeing you at Grand Finals!

Tournament Invitation (2024 Grand Finals)Download