Jackrabbit Info (1/30-1/31)
Tabroom Signup closes: Thursday, January 15 11:55PM
TBA slots dropped: Friday 1/16
Add/drop entry deadline: Thursday, January 22
Judges Due: Friday, January 23
Important Note: By signing up for this tournament, you are agreeing that:
You are available to compete/participate for the entirety of the tournament (will remain with the team through awards unless a previous arrangement is made with coaching staff)
You are currently “tournament ready” with the events you’re signing up for and/or will be by the Friday before the tournament (January 23). You understand that if coaches/captains determine that an event is not sufficiently prepared by this date you may be dropped from the tournament.
You understand that dropping an event during the week of a tournament after the final tournament deadline incurs additional fees for the team, creates challenges for tournament administration, and can negatively impact transportation.
You are responsible for covering at least 6 judging slots over the course of this season and I will actively work to identify and secure judges for the tournament
Entry Info
Competitors may only enter 1 debate, Congress, and up to 3 IE events (2 events if you enter Extemp).
We can take 18 entries for Congress
We can take 6 entries for the following events: BQ; Novice and Varsity LD; Novice and Varsity PF; Novice and Varsity Policy; Impromptu; OSWP; Poetry; Prose
We can take up to 8 entries for: DI, Duet; Duo; Extemp; HI; Info; OO; POI
We can also add people to the waitlist and they might be added if space in the tournament opens up.
Location
Mesa High School
1630 E Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ 85204
Transportation Info
Friday, January 30
Bus Leaves DV: 6:30 AM
Bus Returns to DV: 11PM (est)
Saturday, January 31
Bus Leaves DV: 6AM
Bus Returns to DV: 9PM (est)
Tournament Schedule
Friday, January 30th, 2026
7:30 a.m. Congressional Debate chambers and judging assignments released.
8:00 a.m. Session 1 – Congressional Debate
10:30 a.m. Session 1 ends
12:00 p.m. Session 1 – Congressional Debate
2:30 p.m. Session 2 ends
3:15 p.m. Any school not checked in will be dropped from debate.
3:30 p.m. Pairings and ballots released
3:45 p.m. Round I of debate events
All other rounds will begin as soon as possible.
Saturday, January 31st, 2026
7:45 a.m. Coach/Judge meeting
7:45 a.m. Extemp Draw Round I
8:15 a.m. Round I for all IEs and Cottontail Congress
9:15 a.m. Extemp Draw Round II
9:45 a.m. Round II for all IEs
10:30 a.m. Round II for Cottontail Congress
10:45 a.m. Extemp Draw for Round III
11:15 a.m. Round III for all IEs
12:15 p.m. Debate Elimination Round 1
1:30 p.m. IE Quarterfinals (for those UKTOC/NIETOC events as necessary)
2:00 p.m. LD/PFD elimination round #2
2:30 p.m. Semifinals in all IEs and Cottontail Finals
2:45 p.m. CX Elim Round 2
3:15 p.m. Semifinals in IEs with Quarterfinals
4:00 p.m. LD/PFD Elim #3
5:00 p.m. Finals in all IEs
6:00 p.m. CX Elimination Round 3 and LD/PFD Round 4 (if necessary)
7:30 p.m. Awards Assembly
Congress Information
Each school may upload 2 pieces of legislation to the tournament site on Tabroom.com by Tuesday, January 13th by 5:00 p.m. This legislation should be created on the templates provided and NOT saved as a PDF. They will post a provisional docket, and ballot to limit the docket to the top 8 most preferred pieces of legislation, if necessary.
Judge Requirements
We will need to find:
1 qualified judge for every 6 Congress entries or part thereof. Congress judges must be available for both sessions and each school should make every effort to provide at least one qualified individual to serve as a parliamentarian.
1 qualified judge for every 2 Policy Debate entries or part thereof
1 qualified judge for every 2 L-D Debate entries or part thereof
1 qualified judge for every 2 PF Debate entries or part thereof
1 qualified judge for every 5 Individual Events entries or part thereof