Category: Invitations

The invitation for the 2024 FGCCFL Novice Championship, to be held at Southeast High School in Bradenton on Saturday, April 6, has been posted on Tabroom and below. This is our annual novices-only tournament that allows participants to dress comfortably (but appropriately) in pajama attire.

The invitation for FGCCFL All Events 5, to be held 20 January 2024 at Robinson High School in Tampa, has been posted on Tabroom and below.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: This tournament will use Tabroom for electronic ballots in all events. Judges must have a linked Tabroom account and provide a suitable connected device (laptop or tablet). Paper ballots will be available in the event of equipment outage or Wi-Fi failure.

1. Coaches must ensure their trained and experienced judges at this and future tournaments are well-versed in electronic ballots. Coaches and judges can refer to the electronic balloting guide for more information.
2. Paper ballots often get more elaborate comments from judges to the competitors than electronic ballots. Our students deserve substantial feedback and constructive critiques from their judges.
3. Remind judges completing electronic ballots that PROMPTLY submitting and confirming electronic ballots is crucial to the flow of the competition. Additional comments may be added after the initial submission. Coaches should discourage their judges from the time-consuming habit of handwriting comments in-round and then transcribing them later into electronic format.

The invitation for FGCCFL All Events 4, to be held 9 December 2023 at Academy of the Holy Names in Tampa, has been posted to Tabroom and below. The registration deadline for this tournament is Thursday, 30 November. We hope to see you there!

The tournament invitation for FGCCFL All Events 3, to be held November 4 at Newsome High School in Lithia, has been posted on Tabroom and below.

Registration for this tournament opens at 8 AM on Monday, October 9. The deadline to submit all registration materials, including Congress legislation, is 9 PM on Thursday, October 26.

The invitation for FGCCFL All Events 2, to be held October 14 at Hillsborough High School, has been posted to Tabroom (fgccfl2.tabroom.com) and below.

The registration deadline for this tournament is 9:00 pm on Thursday, October 5. Congress legislation is also due at this time; early submission is encouraged.

New Judge Training

At this tournament only, FGCCFL will conduct new judge training during the morning rounds. Trainee judges will then shadow other registered judges in the afternoon rounds. Coaches will register their trainees in Tabroom (under “Judges in Training”), and these participants will pay a $10 host/lunch fee.

Novice Observers

At this tournament only, novice students will have the opportunity to observe rounds to learn about different events and to see what happens at a forensics tournament. Observers will pay a $10 host/lunch fee. They will be assigned to watch four rounds in different events on a space-available basis; they are expected to adhere to the Code of Conduct and may not flow or take notes during rounds.