League Forms & Manuals
School/Chapter | Events | Districts | Nationals | Constitution
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| Name | Description |
| School/Chapter Forms | |
| NEW School Application (Provisional Chapter) | For NEW schools who have never been a member, complete this form and submit along with $99. Updated 12/01/2011 |
| School Renewal Form | For returning schools. Complete the form and submit along with $99. Updated 09/23/2011 |
| Chapter Manual | Guidelines and procedures for managing a school-level chapter, including point recording and degree regulations. Updated 01/05/2012 |
| Guide to Recording Points | Follow this step-by-step guide for entering points online. Updated 10/05/2011 |
| Early Invoicing | Pre-paying your school's account allows the NFL to automatically deduct fees each time you enroll new students. Updated 08/02/11 |
| 2011 DVD Licensing Agreement | Member schools may complete this form to obtain free DVDs of the current year's DI, HI, and Duo Interpretation final rounds. Updated 08/22/2011 |
| Coach Guides and Resources | Includes the NFL's official Coaching Guide and other resources. |
| Honor Society Guide | A guide to the expectations, customs, and ceremonies associated with the NFL honorary society. Updated 9/15/2011 |
| Media Release Form | Used when the NFL captures or obtains video footage or photographs of students, to be placed in publications or online. |
| Student Service Points Form | Allows students to document service speaking, judging, etc., to turn in to their coach for recording online. |
| 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. Updated 11/11/2011 |
| District Student of the Year | Application for the District Graduating Senior of the Year. |
| Citation For Coach Service | Used for reporting service by coaches. |
| 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. |
| Chapter Roster | Record accumulated credit points. |
| Order Forms | |
| Final Round Audio CDs | Order audio CDs—a great teaching tool! Updated 08/02/2011 |
| DVD Licensing Agreement for Previous Years | To request older final round DVDs in HI, DI, or Duo Interpretation, member schools must complete this form and include with payment to cover processing expenses. Updated 08/22/2011 |
| Instructional Video Series | Order form for instructional DVDs. Updated 08/02/2011 |
| Competition Events | |
| Competition Events Guide | Includes rules, and judging guidelines for various competition events, and is recommended as standards for any tournament that claims to use NFL rules. Updated 09/15/2011 |
| Guidelines for Legislation | NFL rules and guidelines for writing legislation. |
| Bill Template | Word processing legislation template. |
| Resolution Template | Word processing legislation template. |
| Amend Constitution Resolution Template | Word processing legislation template. |
| Parliamentary Procedure Instruction | Includes general script for presiding officers, as well as advice for all participants. |
| Generic (Non-District) Tournament Forms: - Word Processing Doc - Adobe PDF Version | Includes speaking and presiding evaluation forms, master ballot, amendment form, motion table, and election/voting record. For NFL District Tournaments, please use evaluation forms in that section, since the district Congress has a different point scale. |
| Lincoln-Douglas Ballot | Lincoln Douglas Debate ballot |
| Policy Debate Ballot | Lincoln Douglas Debate ballot |
| Public Forum Ballot | Public Forum Debate Ballot |
| District Forms & Manuals | |
| District Chair Guide | Offers guidance for outreach to coaches, as well as planning for the district tournament. Updated 09/15/2011 |
| District Tournament Operations Manual | Rules, instructions, procedures, and awards for the district tournament and congress. Updated 1/16/2012 |
| Recent Rules Changes | Lists recent (past three years) rules changes that affect NFL districts. Released 09/20/2011 |
| District Speech/Debate: School Entry Form | Required entry form. |
| District Congress: School Entry Form | Required entry form. |
| 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 one event. Updated 12/05/2011 |
| Policy Debate Judge Philosophy Card | For obtaining Policy Debate preferences/paradigms. |
| LD Debate Judge Paradigm Card | For obtaining Lincoln Douglas Debate preferences/paradigms. |
| District Tournament Bonus | A school with two entries (who actually compete) in each event may enter two additional entries. |
| District Tournament Operations (for Chair/Committee) | |
| Joy of Tournaments Instructions | Instructions for using the Joy of Tournaments software to run the District Tournament and Congress. |
| District Tournament Package | Materials necessary to run a non-Joy of Tournaments contest, including entry 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 separately. |
| District Sweeps by Division | Form that explains how to calculate separate district sweepstakes awards for Congress, Debate, and Speech. |
| Congress Judge Overview (Dist. Tourn.) | 5-page instruction packet for community judges for the District Congressional Debate. |
| Congress Evaluation Forms/Ballot | Includes copies of speaking and presiding evaluation forms, and a master ballot. |
| Congress Judge Rank Spreadsheet | For districts not using Joy of Tournaments Software, this spreadsheet must be used. |
| Congress Student Rank Spreadsheet | For districts not using Joy of Tournaments Software to record student ranks at the end of the tournament to determine qualification and order of alternates to the National Tournament, this spreadsheet must be used. |
| 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 | Track Policy Debate results during the district contest. |
| LD Debate Contestant Cards | Track of LD Debate results during the district contest. |
| Public Forum Debate Contestant Cards | Track of Public Forum Debate results during the district contest. |
| Original Oratory Contestant Cards | Track of Original Oratory results during the district contest. |
| Dramatic Interpretation Contestant Cards | Track of Drama results during the district contest. |
| Humorous Interpretation Contestant Cards | Track of Humor results during the district contest. |
| Duo Interpretation Contestant Cards | Track of Duo results during the district contest. |
| International Extemp Contestant Cards | Track of International Extemp results during the district contest. |
| United States Extemp Contestant Cards | Track of US Extemp results during the district contest. |
| Preliminary Round Scores | Record preliminary round results. |
| Final Round Scores | Record final round results. |
| Post-District Tournament Results Reporting (for Chair) | |
| Results Reporting Instructions | Explains how to report results to the national office, either using Joy of Tournaments software, or using the online points application. |
| District Sweeps by Division | Form that explains how to calculate separate district sweepstakes awards for Congress, Debate, and Speech. |
| District Qualifier/Alternates | Must be completed, signed and sent to the National Office within 48 hours of the district tournament. |
| Congress Qualifiers | Report results: qualifiers and alternates. |
| 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 | |
| 2011 National Tournament Manual | Contains rules and regulations for all main events (including Congressional Debate), and supplemental and consolation events. Updated 5/23/2011 |
| Online Registration Guide | Instructions on how to register. |
| National Tournament Participant Release Form | These forms are generated at the end of the online registration process, but you can print these ahead of time to gather signatures. |
| Relinquishment Form | Form for coaches to complete when students must decline their national tournament qualification. |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution | Organizational structure and bylaws governing operation of the League, its board of directors, district committees and regulations for chapters and membership. Updated 09/15/2011 |
