Supplemental State Championship
March 19-25, 2024
Hosted after the main event State Championships, the Supplemental State Championship exists to provide all students and all schools an accessible state championship. Held completely asynchornous, the tournament provides benefits for students looking for practice for supplemental events at Nationals or students who were unable to attend the traditional State Championships. Whether its date conflicts or financial barriers, asynchronous opportunities open the door for many schools and students who may not be able to participate.
How can my school attend?
All dues-paying member schools are eligible to send students to the Supplemental State Championship. There is no official qualification metric to qualify for an event. For a full breakdown of eligibility rules for this tournament, you can read the Constitution & By Laws.
How does asynchronous work?
Prepared Events
Many of the events are prepared events that students can start working on at the beginning of the season. There are some tournaments and scrimmages that offer your students practice in these events available for low-cost and/or free that are on the GFCA Tournament Calendar.
Deadlines
The video deadline will be Tuesday, March 19, 2024. At that time all recordings must be uploaded to Tabroom and verified indepently by the coach.
Pairings will be released that evening to judges for feedback and review and due by Thursday evening. On Friday, we will release the first set of elimination rounds and by Sunday, name ten new State Champions!
What are the events and are there resources?
The Supplemental State Championship exists to provide access for students to practice events they may do at Nationals. We’ve linked any resources we have to coaching these events underneath. We will continue to add as we approach the tournament.
After Dinner Speaking - a 8 minute humorous speech with the goal of advancing a relevant point while entertaining an audience.
Declamation - a 10 minute presentation of someone' else’s work. Offered as a main event at the NCFL Grand National Tournament.
Expository - a 5 minute informative speech without a visual aid. Offered as a supplemental event at the NSDA National Tournament and NIETOC.
Original Spoken Word Poetry - a 5 minute original poem through the creative arrangement of words through their sound ,rhythm and meaning. Offered as a supplemental event at the NSDA National Tournament.
Prepared Commentary - a 5 minute speech responding to societal, political, historic or popular culture events. Offered as a supplemental event at the NSDA National Tournament.
Pro Con Challenge - a 10 minute presentation of arguments for and against a topic. The 2024 topic is “Resolved: The State of Georgia should establish an independent redistricting commission to draw its Congressional district boundaries.”
Poetry Interpretation - a 5 minute performance of poetry. Offered as a main event at the Tournament of Champion and the NCFL Grand National Tournament; and, as a supplemental event at the NSDA National Tournament and NIETOC.
Prose Interpretation - a 5 minute performance of thought through language recorded in sentences and paragraphs including fiction and non-fiction. Offered as a main event at the Tournament of Champion and the NCFL Grand National Tournament; and, as a supplemental event at the NSDA National Tournament and NIETOC.
Radio Broadcasting - a 3 minute thematic radio news broadcast meant to inform and/or entertain an audience.
Storytelling - a 5 minute performance of a story intended for children. Offered as a supplemental event at the NSDA National Tournament.