Original Interpretation Rules
Event Rules set the boundaries for what is allowed within the competition space and time for the specified event. These rules apply under the umbrella of our Tournament Participation Policies, Judge Policies, Compliance Policies, and our overarching League Affiliation Policies.
Speech Event Rule Violation Penalties
The following penalties will be applied for confirmed rule violations as described below.
- Relatively minor issues, generally relating to timing of prep time or speech time: 2-Rank Penalty
- Rule violations that are not likely to have created a significant competitive advantage: 4-Rank Penalty
- Rule violations that have the potential to create a significant competitive advantage: Eight-rank Penalty.
- Speeches that violate Academic Integrity Rules, Missional Rules or League Affiliation Policies are subject to penalties up to and including disqualification of the speech from further competition.