UIL District of the NFL
District Tournament Information
My FAX number is (903) 669-0119.
Hello, UIL District!
It is time to begin thinking about entries and planning for the District NFL Tournament, to be held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, February 18, 19, and 20.
I'm afraid that the schedule is going to be brutal this year. Janice and I, along with your district committee, have been working on it for weeks trying to make it easier, but it's just not going to happen. Time constraints, along with rules about the maximum number of rounds we can do in any one day, make this the best we can do. The schedule is attached. Thank you so much for your patience; I know you have all been waiting anxiously for a finalized schedule.
There is also a very detailed explanation of the procedures you will need to follow - this is mostly for the new coaches, but I encourage everyone to read it, if nothing else to make sure there aren't any new rules for this year that have come from nationals.
Here's the short version:
1. Register on joyoftournaments.com.
(I will let you know as soon as the website is open for entries). Make sure that you aren't entering any more than you are allowed to enter; excess entries could result in disqualification. Also, all students MUST be members of the NFL no later than February 11, 2010.
2. What you need to send to me no later than Thursday, February 4:
a. Registration form (printed from joyoftournaments) with signatures of all your students, you, and your principal.
b. Single-entry letter of intent, with signatures of students, you, and your principal.
c. Copies of oratories, signed by both you and the students, certifying that it is the student's original work and contains no more than 150 quoted words.
d. Copies of originals of all interp selections, indicating cuttings and modifications as allowed by NFL.
e. District Congress entry form, with signatures of students, you, and your principal.
3. All your outstanding NFL invoices must be paid before the tournament OR you must bring the money with you to the tournament. You will not be allowed to compete without the invoice having been paid. You may write a personal check that you may mark for NFL to hold - they will return it to you once they have received the money from your school.
4. Sandy Spears has designed t-shirts for us again this year, which you can order through joyoftournaments when you register - those orders must be online by February 1. You may pay for the t-shirts with your registration.
5. Last I heard, Seth Phillips was working on arranging pre-orders of meals for students, which, if it comes through, will also be handled through joyoftournaments, and you can pay for with your registration.
Also, don't forget that legislation for Congress is due to Kristi Wallace by Friday, January 15.
Please let me know if you have questions or if I can help in any way. I will be at Princeton this weekend and at Lindale in a couple of weeks. I would be happy to sit down with you and go through the process if you need help. Please use all the entries you have - the more entries we have, the more talented students we can send to nationals!
Look forward to seeing you soon!
Kristi
Preliminary Duty Assignments:
Extemp Draw: Ronda Craig and Rory McKenzie
Extemp Topics by Champcraft
Hospitality Room: April Caldwell, Ronda Craig, WHS Home-Ec Depart
Concessions: WHS Booster Club
Tab Room: Brent Hinkle, Seth Phillips (computer) Pam Tuttle (ballots)
Contest Director: Kristi Hodgkiss, District Chair
Student Congress Chair: Kristi Wallace
The tab room will be closed to all coaches except tab room personnel, including the district committee.
