Dear ICDA Coaches -

Wheeling High School is excited to host ICDA 3 on Saturday, November 11, 2023. It’s a quick turnaround from ICDA 2, but we’re sure it’ll be a fun day and great competition. Below are the details for the tournament:

Tournament Registration

The entry fee is $10 per debater. This is based on your original registration on tabroom.com. TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION checks should be made payable to:

Wheeling High School

ATTN: Chad Scoggins

900 S. Elmhurst Road

Wheeling, IL 60090

Entry Deadline

All entries are due by 5:00 P.M. Friday, November 3 in tabroom.com.

Judging

Each school is required to provide one judge for each session for every nine entries. The number of entries includes all students from your school entered in the Varsity and JV levels of the tournament. The number of judges you are responsible for is based on the original entry; drops will not be considered while scheduling judges.

● Please remind your judges to bring a laptop so they can judge the round.

● Judges should be entered on Tabroom no later than Wednesday, November 8 at 5 PM.

● All judges should have a Tabroom account that is linked to your school.

● A full-time judge is considered as someone who judges THREE full rounds over the

one-day period.

● Judging assignments will be posted at the tournament.

● Judging assignments will not be available until the day of the tournament.

● Judging assignments and responsibilities will be based upon original registration at the

entry deadline; drops will not be considered when scheduling judges.

● It is the responsibility of the head coach to ensure that ALL hired judges are trained and

prepared to judge the event.

Parking

Buses should drop off students at Door 29, which is in the back of the school facing the stadium. The entrance for this parking lot is off Hintz Road. Parking for buses and individual cars can also be in the back parking lot.

Schedule

Registration 7:15 - 7:45am

Judge meeting 8:00 - 8:15am

Session 1 8:15 - 10:30am

Break 10:30 - 11:00am

Session 2 11:00 - 1:15pm

Lunch 1:15 - 2:00pm

Session 3 2:00 - 4:15pm

Awards ASAP

Cafeteria and Classroom Space

When you arrive at the school please make your way to the cafeteria spaces available (entry to the cafeteria is just to the right of the Door 29 entrance). Please no eating in the chambers.

Food

Debaters may bring their own lunches or purchase pizza ahead of time. Pizzas will be available for pre-order until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 3. The cost will be $17 for cheese pizza and $18 for either sausage or pepperoni pizza.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided for the coaches and judges.

Awards

Awards will be in the gymnasium. Teams should sit in the bleachers. Please anticipate approximately 45-60 minutes after Round 3 prior to the awards ceremony.