League Policies
Competitors have the opportunity to compete in many tournaments throughout the season. Understanding the life cycle of a season, the limitations of the events for each tournament, and how those interact with the other tournaments will help you make the most of the competition season. Please see the Tournament Prep Page for more details about tournament types.
- Limitations for Regional Qualifiers and National Mixers
- Competitors may participate in a maximum of five speech events at any given tournament.
- Competitors may only register once in each event for any given tournament.
- Competitors may not enter the same speech in more than one event for the same tournament; however, the speech may be entered in a different category for a different tournament during the same season.
- Duo Interpretation competitors may not change partners during a tournament but may change partners between tournaments.
- Limitations for Championship Tournaments
- In a Regional Championship, competitors may compete in any event for which they have qualified.
- If a speech qualifies to the next level tournament (either the Regional Championship or the National Championship) in more than one event the competitor must choose only one event in which the piece will be performed at the higher level of competition.
- If a Duo Interpretation competitor qualifies with different partners during the competitive season the competitor must choose only one of those qualified partners with whom to participate at the next level tournament (either the Regional Championship or the National Championship).
- During the Regional Championship or the National Championship, competitors must perform the same piece that they performed when they earned the invitation to compete at the championship tournament. In other words, it is the combination of both the piece and the person that is awarded an invitation to the higher level of competition.
- Limitations for Regional Qualifiers and National Mixers