NFA-LD summer day camp at RCC (Riverside, CA)
It is my pleasure to offer a jumpstart to the NFA-LD year with a FREE day camp at RCC. I know what you are thinking. It is hot. It is really hot. But we will have A/C.
The first RCC summer LD camp will take place over four days. The camp is open to all levels of experience, and any current or future debate coach and/or judge. The first three days will be a mixture of topic and theory lectures, as well as lab time for cutting evidence cards, briefing, and socializing with other debaters. The final day is reserved for practice debates with digital recording for the students and oral critiques provided. In order to make the practices happen, we desperately need volunteer judges. We can provide food and an imaginary badge of honor….
I have already been contacted by representatives from several programs: Cerritos, Glendale CC, La Sierra, CSULA, UCLA, Cal Baptist, and Columbia University! Send out the schedule, direct people to the SoCal LD site (http://www.socal-ld.net/), or have them contact me directly. We are hopeful that most of the local schools will have at least one representative. Help your students in any way you can to arrange transportation and/or housing. Slide them $40 for some lunch money. Do what you can to help make this camp representative of the PSCFA NFA-LD community.
While there is no enforceable registration deadline, I would like a ballpark figure by August 3. That gives me the time to make housing and transportation arrangements for those in need (if possible), adjust the schedule, budget for expenditures, etc. Please keep in mind that this camp is free, and RCC Forensics is picking up the tab for assorted expenses. There are no salaries or honoraria for the organizer or contributors, and any expenses will come right out of the RCC Forensics 2009-2010 budget. I do not anticipate huge expenses, but I bring this to your attention so you know that if someone registers we are counting on his or her attendance. We have no way of instituting a “fine” for dropping out, yet we may end up losing money if we are way off in our cost estimates.
I want to thank you in advance for any help you may provide in order to make this camp a success. At this point I welcome any and all contributions. If you have any questions, please e-mail me. Any person registering will receive an e-mail confirmation along with a campus map, a finalized schedule, a list of suggested supplies, and parking pass for the RCC city campus.
Students, coaches, and judges are welcome to attend all or part of the camp. The only caveat for this is that a student cannot just show up for the final day of practice debates. We will try to adhere to the schedule the best we can, though we may rearrange some things if the interest is greater than we expected. Possible changes include more tracks separating Rookie/Novice from JV/Varsity, more coach- specific seminars, or adding lectures based upon interest and demand.
Here is the schedule:
Monday, August 17
10:30 – 10:50 Welcome and Introductions (Quad 106)
11:00 – 11:30 The Nature of NFA-LD Debate: What am I doing? (Rookie/Novice seminar) Sydne Kasle, RCC
11:00 – 11:30 Mastering LD: Tricks of the Trade(JV/Varsity seminar) (
Michael Miller, Glendale CC
11:30 – 12:30 Topic Overview and Affirmative Case areas (Quad 106)
Sydne Kasle, RCC; Michael Miller, Glendale CC
12:30 – 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:00 Researching and Briefing: Excellence in an Evidence-Based Activity (Quad 106)
Michael Miller, Glendale CC
2:00 – 3:30 Lab Work (cutting evidence cards) (Quad 106)
Tuesday, August 18
10:30 – 11:30 Arguing Topicality (Affirmative and Negative) (Quad 106)
Sydne Kasle, RCC; Michael Miller, Glendale CC
11:30 – 12:30 Cross Examination Skills (Quad 109)
Michael Miller, Glendale CC
12:30 – 1:00 Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:00 Speaking to Succeed: Basic Delivery Techniques (Rookie/Novice seminar) (Quad 111)
Sydne Kasle, RCC
1:00 – 2:00 Advancing Counterplans: I have another idea! (JV/Varsity seminar) (Quad 109)
Michael Miller, Glendale CC
2:00 – 3:30 Lab Work (cutting and briefing evidence) (Quad 106)
Wednesday, August 19
10:30 – 11:30 Affirmative Case construction (Quad 106)
Danny Cantrell, Rio Hondo College
11:30 – 12:30 Disadvantage construction (Quad 106)
Sydne Kasle, RCC
12:30 – 1:30 Judging Philosophies: How do they decide? (Lunch will be provided.) (Quad 106)
Michael Miller, Glendale CC; Sydne Kasle, RCC; Danny Cantrell, Rio Hondo
1:30 – 2:00 Flowing (Rookie/Novice seminar) (Quad 109)
Sydne Kasle, RCC
2:00-3:30 Lab work (briefing and case construction) (Rookie/Novice)(Quad 106)
2:30-3:30 Judging NFA-LD (open to coaches and judges only) (Quad 109)
Sydne Kasle, RCC
1:30 – 3:30 Lab work (briefing and case construction) (JV/Varsity) (Quad 106)
Thursday, August 20
10:30 – 11:00 Orientation for Practice tournament (Quad 106)
11:00 – 12:00 Practice Debate I (oral critique provided)
12:00 – 1:00 Practice Debate II (oral critique provided)
1:00 – 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:30 Practice Debate III (oral critique provided)
2:30 – 3:30 Closing Session and Celebration
If you have any questions, please respond to this post or contact me at: sydnekasle@yahoo.com, or sydne.kasle@rcc.edu.
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Comments
I’m stoked about this LD Camp. I want to attend! I wonder if the camp will have actual debates on this years Resolution? I’m in the process of setting up my Aff and Neg cases. If we have our own cases set up already, can we seek further assistance at this LD camp?
I’m so glad you are all excited, and regardless of how many people we will do and learn a lot. My plan is to have debates all during the last day. They will be “practice” debates, not counting as actual competition; but we will follow the same format.
As we finalize the list of participants one or two weeks before the start date, I will make adjustments in the schedule accordingly. You will of course be able to get assistance with your cases, writing or editing them. We can use the lab time for that, and I’m sure Danny Cantrell’s lecture on building an AFF case will help everyone immensely.
we’re getting down to the line
I cannot wait to see what we will be speaking on for the next year! This camp will be awesome to put on.
I don’t know if there is an official registration process – just email Sydne :
If you have any questions, please respond to this post or contact me at: sydnekasle@yahoo.com, or sydne.kasle@rcc.edu.
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This camp looks ballin’.
I’m booking my airfare tomorrow, see you guys in a month.
- Nick