2013-2014 Calendar Sanctioning

To all Coaches wishing to host a tournament in 2013-2014:

The Arizona Interscholastic Association State Speech and Debate Advisory Committee (AIASSDAC) is asking for any coach who wishes to host a tournament in 2011-2012 to fill out the AIA Intrastate Sanctioning Form.  This form is attached here: AIA Tournament Sanctioning Form.  It is no longer available online.  Without this completed form, we cannot consider you as an invitational tournament host.

Our final meeting of the year, where we create the 2013-2014 competition calendar, is scheduled for April 17^th at 9:30 in the morning.  To insure that all forms are received in a timely manner, we are asking that the forms be sent to Kevin Berlat by April 1, 2013.  They can be faxed to 602-271-2385, attn Kevin Berlat, or e-mailed to berlat@phoenixunion.org.  I will confirm with you when I receive the forms, so if I don’t get back to you, send it again until I do.

The tournament season typically runs between October and March.  We will host a Forensic League of Arizona convention in mid-to-late September as a way to hold workshops and provide some “pre-season” competition.

What we are asking from you is that you provide us with alternate dates when you submit your form.  There are a number of schools vying for precious real-estate, and we want to avoid double-booking and back-to-backs as much as possible.  Please make sure that all of your possible dates are times when you can host.  Also, please provide us with a cell-phone number or classroom number where we can reach you directly during our meeting.  We’d rather be able to get in touch with you immediately to work out a conflict then put out multiple versions of the calendar in the weeks after the meeting.

We are always looking for hosts for our Winter Trophy and State Tournaments.  If your school has never hosted a tournament before, these are great opportunities to make money from a concessions stand and learn about the finer points of tournament management.  If you want to host one of these tournaments, don’t fill out a sanctioning form, just let me know.  Hopefully, we can lock in hosts for them as well on April 17^th.

Thanks,

Kevin J. Berlat

Chair, AIASSDAC