League Policies
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 PenaltyÂ
- 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.