League Policies
- Eligibility: Affiliates and Non-Qualifying Affiliates alike are welcome to participate in Junior Tournaments. The suggested age range is 7-11 years old.
- Events: Junior Tournaments do not include Debate or Extemporaneous. Students may present in any other NCFCA speech category and may use illustrated boards for a speech in any platform category.
- Judge Recruitment: Junior tournaments rely on parents, coaches, and competition age students who are not still competing or judging in the associated qualifying tournament to fill judge slots.
- Rules: There are no specific rules for Junior events. However, it may be helpful to use the Speech Guide for educational reference.
- Speech Length: Juniors are encouraged to keep their speeches
shorter than five minutes. - Script Submission: Junior tournaments will not include any script
submission.
- Speech Length: Juniors are encouraged to keep their speeches
- Tabulation: Junior tournaments focus on offering feedback to the students in the form of completed ballots returned to students at the end of the Junior Tournament. There is no formal tabulation of Junior Events.