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Commando Invitational Invitation

Important Deadlines
Pre-Registration: Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:00 PM CST
Registration: Wed Feb 26, 2025 6:00 PM CST
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James Bingaman
Hendersonville High School
123 Cherokee Rd
Hendersonville, TN 37075
(615) 824-6162

You are invited to the 'Commando Invitational' tournament hosted by Hendersonville High School in Hendersonville, TN on Saturday March 1st, 2025.

Meet Details

The Commando Invitational will be held at Hendersonville High School. We are excited that we will be able to host both middle school and high school divisions. This is a 3 round tournament with 1 judge per round with a 3 judge final. 

We will be using NSDA/THSSDL Rules for all events. 

All of the rules as well as additional information can be found on our website at the following link: https://sites.google.com/view/hendersonville-speech-debate/commando-invitational-2025

High School Events: ADS/Congress/DI/DUO/IMPROV /DA/EX/HI/IMP/INFO/OO/PANT/POE/POI/PR/PFD/ST/TV/Tri-Commando Challenge (TCC)- please note that if there are less than 3 entries for an event, it may be dropped. 

Middle School Events: DI/DUO/EX/HI/IMP/OO/POE/PR/PFD/ST/IMPROV/TV/DEC

If you are traveling a longer distance and need hotel accommodations there are plenty of hotel within 10/15 from our school.   

Entry Details

Schools are allowed to bring as many entries in each event as they would like. All speech competitors can TRIPLE. In order to adhere to our schedule, Debate contestants may not compete in additional events. Competitors in TV Broadcasting and Extemporaneous Speaking may only double but not in both of those events. 

We will be debating the NSDA March topic for PDF:

Resolved: In the United States, the benefits of the use of generative artificial intelligence in education outweigh the harms.

Bills for Congress need to be submitted Wednesday February 26, 2025.

In addition to the normal events, we will be offering a Commando Invitational Exclusive event called The Tri-Commando Challenge. It is a limited prep improv acting event. Teams of three will engage in a dynamic, multi-round improv competition based on famous trios. Each round will test creativity, collaboration, and quick thinking. Performances will be judged on originality, teamwork, and how well the trio dynamic is incorporated into the scene. This event amplifies our team slogan: Three Teams. One Community. Rules can be seen on our team website by clicking on the following link. https://sites.google.com/view/hendersonville-speech-debate/commando-invitational-2025/event-rules?authuser=0

Confirmation

Please note that registration is a TWO-STEP process. Please pre-register on SpeechEase.com before the Pre-Registration Deadline noted in this invitation. This will help us determine the total number of schools attending. Your final registration must be received by the Registration Deadline.

Fee Schedule

Per-Individual Fee
$ 10.00
A limited number of hired judges are available at a cost of $35.

Fees

Please make checks payable to Hendersonville Speech & Debate.

 

Judging

1 judge for every 6 individual Event Entries. 

1 Judge for every 2 Debate Entries. 

All judges will be pooled for both Middle and High School competition.

 

Drops

If you are aware of drops, please don't wait until arriving to notify us. You are welcome to use the online drop/add reporting at SpeechEase.com after you have submitted your final registration. You can also email me at [email protected] or text me at (615) 838-0642

 

Concessions

We will have concessions in the cafeteria so we ask that you plan to stay on campus for lunch to support our program as well as to keep the tournament running on schedule. The will be a hospitality lounge for judges and coaches. 

Our concession's menu and pricing will be posted on our website so it can be shared with your students prior. 

If you have any food restrictions/limitations, please let me know or fill out the form on our website.  https://sites.google.com/view/hendersonville-speech-debate/commando-invitational-2025

 

Awards

We will give Sweepstakes awards for the top three schools in both middle and high school divisions. There will also be individual awards for the top 6 speakers.

 

Schedule

Tentative Schedule: 

7:30-8:00 Registration

8:15-8:25 Opening Meeting in Theater

8:30 Round 1

10:00 Round 2

11:30 Round 3

2:00 Finals

4:00 (or before) Awards

 

Weather

If inclement weather should cause cancellation of the tournament, we, along with our principal, will make that determination the day of the tournament. If your school has confirmed its entry and decides not to attend and the tournament is held, your school is still responsible for all fees and judges.

 

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact James Bingaman at (615) 838-0642. You may also email [email protected].

 

We hope that each of you will join us at the inaugural Commando Invitational at Hendersonville High School for one last practice before Nat Quals, Districts and State! 

Sincerely,

James Bingaman