JV Eligibility

As Currently Written 

B. Junior Varsity  

Any debater with under 100 rounds of policy debate is eligible for junior varsity. However, any debater with more than 100 rounds of policy debate who has not won an elimination rounds at three tournaments in junior varsity, varsity or open at the college level will be allowed to stay in junior varsity until they do so. An exception will be made for Junior Varsity National Tournaments. This exception only applies to the year in which the student was forced to progress.  

C. The elimination round provision in this section only applies to those tournaments that clear to at least full quarters in the division and does not count for partial elimination rounds. A waiver process for this section may be established by the Executive Council for extraordinary situations.  

D. The preceding eligibility rules shall not restrict individual tournament directors from implementing additional eligibility requirements for their tournaments. 

Proposed
Change 

B. Junior Varsity: 

1. Open only to students who are competing in their first two academic years of intercollegiate debate beyond the novice level. 

2. Progression. Debaters competing in junior varsity will lose their eligibility for junior varsity tournaments: 

a. If they have won an elimination round at three tournaments, that clear to at least a full quarters in the division and does not count for partial elimination rounds, in junior varsity, varsity or open at the college level; 

b. if they have qualified for the National Debate Tournament or if they have reached the elimination rounds of CEDA Nationals 

c. An exception will be made for Junior Varsity National Tournaments. This exception only applies to the year in which the student was forced to progress. 

d. A waiver process for this section may be established by the Executive Council for extraordinary situations. 

C. The preceding eligibility rules shall not restrict individual tournament directors from implementing additional eligibility requirements for their tournaments. 

Rationale 

Clarifies and fixes a loophole in the JV eligibility rules that some coaches expressed concern about this past year.