DAV President's Cup

President’s Cup

“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never
stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and
neither do we” – President George W Bush

We all know that Presidents are eloquent, so now you can be too!


About: The DAV will be holding a tournament to give its adult members a
chance to debate in and adjudicate other-than school level debates. This
tournament is designed to cater to all levels of debating experience.

When: The tournament will be held over the weekend of Saturday 20th and
Sunday 21st of May. It will run from around 9am – 6pm on both days.
There will also be social functions on the Saturday and Sunday night.

Where: The tournament will be held at a centrally located secondary
school easily accessible by public transport. The social functions will
be held in the CBD similarly close to public transport.

Format: Debating will be held in 3 on 3 style. Speeches will be from 6-8
minutes and will follow the style of the schools competition. All rounds
will be secret topics with thirty minutes preparation time. There will
be four preliminary rounds of debating that are all power paired. There
will two finals series an Open Finals Series and a Novice Finals Series.
The Top 8 teams will break to the Open Finals Series which will consist
of Quarter, Semi and Grand Finals. The top 4 novice teams outside of the
top 8 will break to the Novice Finals Series consisting of Semi and
Grand Finals. A novice team is a team where all three speakers are
novices. A novice is anyone who has not debated at an Australian or
World Debating Championship.

Teams: There are no restrictions on teams. They can consist of one to
three novice debaters. Keep in mind that if you want to be eligible for
the Novice Finals series your team must comprise entirely of novices. If
you don’t have a team of three feel free to register individually or in
pairs and you will be allocated to at team.

Adjudicators: if you would like to adjudicate that would be greatly
appreciated. This tournament provides a unique opportunity to adjudicate
debaters who aren’t still doing their VCE.

Cost: The cost of the tournament will be $25 for debaters and free for
adjudicators. This price is inclusive of the debating, morning and
afternoon teas, entrance to both social functions and prizes. This will
be collected on Saturday morning when you are signed in.

How to Register: Go to www.dav.com.au and follow the link to the adults
competition page. Then fill out the registration form and email it to
dav.adults.competition@gmail.com . Registrations Close at 6pm Wednesday,
May 10th.