League Forms & Manuals
School/Chapter | Congress | Districts | Nationals | Constitution
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| Name | Description |
| School/Chapter Forms | |
| Chapter Manual | Guidelines and procedures for managing a school-level chapter, including points and degree regulations. Updated 11/19/2009 |
| Coaching Guides | Includes the NFL's official New Coach Guide and other resources for new and experienced coaches. |
| Charter Chapter Renewal | Current Charter Chapter schools renewing their membership should complete this and submit along with $99. Updated 10/02/2009 |
| Affiliate Chapter Renewal | For a school that has already been a member, fill out and return the form along with the $99.00 membership fee. Updated 10/02/2009 |
| Early Invoicing | Pre-paying your school's account allows the NFL to automatically deduct fees each time you enroll new students. Updated 08/17/09 |
| Manage Student Point Instructions | Online point recording instructions |
| Application for Charter | Affiliates applying for charter membership should complete this application and send to the district committee for approval. Updated 10/13/2008 |
| Award Applications | |
| Academic All-American Application | For students of at least a Superior Distinction degree, and whose academic record and standardized test score(s) fit the guidelines in the application. |
| District Student of the Year | Application for the District Graduating Senior of the Year. |
| Citation For Coach Service | Form used for reporting service by coaches for the Distinguished Service Award |
| Forms ONLY for Schools Not Using the Online Points System | |
| Individual Member Enrollment | Record of enrolling new students. |
| Membership Record | Roster of members and degrees of each student. |
| Chapter Roster | Form used to record the accumulated credit points per member |
| Order Forms | |
| Final Round Audio Tapes | Order final round audio tapes. Updated 08/01/2009 |
| Interp Video Licensing Agreement: 2009 | Allows member schools to obtain a free copy of the current year's final rounds of the Interpretive events. Updated 08/01/2009 |
| Interp Video Licensing Agreement (Previous Years) | For previous years, the school must include a check to cover processing expenses. Updated 08/01/2009 |
| Instructional Video Series | Catalog of instructional videos available for loan or purchase to member schools |
| Congressional Debate | |
| Student Congress Manual | Student Congress Manual contains rules, instructions and procedures for local/practice, District, as well as National Congresses. Updated 03/17/2009 |
| Bill Template | Word processing legislation template. |
| Resolution Template | Word processing legislation template. |
| Amend Constitution Resolution Template | Word processing legislation template. |
| District Tournament Forms & Manuals | |
| District Tournament Manual | Rules, instructions, procedures and awards for the district tournament. Updated 02/26/2009 |
| District Tournament Registration | Schools are required to complete this to attend the district tournament. |
| District Congress: School ENTRY Form | Schools are required to fill out this form to attend the district tournament. Updated 10/24/2008 |
| Single Entry Letter of Intent | Must be completed if a student intends to double-enter in two events (or two events + Congress), since students may only enter the National Tournament in on event. |
| Policy Debate Judge Philosophy Card | Used to obtain preferences/paradigms for judges assigned to Policy debate. |
| LD Debate Judge Paradigm Card | Used to obtain preferences/paradigms for judges assigned to Lincoln-Douglas debate. |
| District Tournament Bonus | A school that has two entries (who actually compete) in each event may enter two additional entries in the tournament. |
| District Tournament Operations (for Chair/Committee) | |
| District Tournament Package | Includes all materials necessary to run a non-Joy of Tournaments contest. The zipped folder includes registration forms, ballots, event cards, and reporting forms. You will need an unzip utility to open this file (*.zip). If you are unable to open the packet, download each form below separately. |
| Individual Events Ballots | Includes one copy of each individual event contest ballot, including official NFL rules. Debate ballots are not included |
| Postings Form | Used to post event schedules, including extemp contests. |
| Policy Debate Contestant Cards | To keep track of Policy Debate results during the district contest. |
| LD Debate Contestant Cards | To keep track of LD Debate results during the district contest. |
| Public Forum Debate Contestant Cards | To keep track of Public Forum Debate results during the district contest. |
| Dramatic Interpretation Contestant Cards | To keep track of Drama results during the district contest. |
| Humorous Interpretation Contestant Cards | To keep track of Humor results during the district contest. |
| Duo Interpretation Contestant Cards | To keep track of Duo results during the district contest. |
| International Extemp Contestant Cards | To keep track of International Extemp results during the district contest. |
| United States Extemp Contestant Cards | To keep track of US Extemp results during the district contest. |
| Post-District Tournament Results Reporting (for Chair) | |
| District Qualifer/Alternates | Must be completed, signed and sent to the National Office within 48 hours of the district tournament. |
| Preliminary Round Scores | Use this form to record preliminary round results. |
| Final Round Scores | Use this form to record final round results. |
| Congress District Chair reporting forms | Use these forms to record results in the Senate and each House chamber. |
| Nationals: Judge Nominations | For nominating coaches from the district to serve as judges in the semifinal and final rounds at the National Tournament; must be completed, signed and sent to the National Office within 48 hours of the district tournament. |
| National Tournament | |
| National Tournament Manual | Contains information on the rules and regulations for all main, supplemental and consolation events. Updated 4/13/2009 |
| Take me to the Congress section | The Student Congress manual above includes rules and procedures for the National Student Congress. |
| Lincoln-Douglas Ballot | Sample ballot for Lincoln-Douglas Debate. |
| Public Forum Ballot | Sample ballot for Public Forum Debate. |
| Online Registration Guide | Instructions on how to register. |
| Model Release Form | Participant Release forms are generated at the end of the online registration process, but you can print these ahead of time to gather signatures. |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution | Organizational structure and bylaws governing operation of the League, its board of directors, district committees and regulations for chapters and membership. Updated 09/09/2009 |
