NFL Chapter Manual

The National Forensic League Chapter Manual is the most concise resource on the NFL. It contains information on the following: membership in the NFL, the Rostrum, student and instructor points, tournaments, degrees of distinction, a general timeline of a competition year.  This Manual has both basic information on the league and advanced descriptions of what the league has to offer.  It is necessary that every NFL sponsor read and understand the Chapter Manual.

District Tournament Manual
The 2006 District Tournament Manual is available for printing in pdf form. This manual contains all of the necessary information for holding and attending a District Tournament, such as: Formula to determine the number of entries per school, Forms to be used at the District Tournament, Rules for Events (including pairing, tie-breaking, and tabulation rules), District Tournament Checklist, Double and Single-Entry Policies, Tournament Awards.

District Congress Manual

The 2006 District Congress Manual is available for printing in pdf form. This manual contains all of the necessary information for holding and attending a District Congress Tournament, such as: Formula to determine the number of entries per school, Forms to be used at the District Tournament, Parliamentary Rules of Order, District Tournament Checklist, and Tournament Awards.

Public Forum Debate Guide

One of the most exciting new events offered by the NFL is the new team debate competition of Public Forum Debate (aka Ted Turner Debate, and Controversy Debate).  Public Forum Debate features topics that change each month and that spark student, coach, and novice judge interest.  Public Forum Debate is debate that avoids the technical and arcane aspects of debate found in many competitions.

District/ National Appendix

The Definitive Guide to event rules and specifics of all NFL events, including the unique rules of NFL Supplemental and Consolation Events.  This Guide is well-worth reading for any tournament, as it includes all rules and procedures for judging NFL speech and debate.  Definitely important for debate and speech judges to read and heed for all Districts and Nationals.

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Unquestionably, for the beginning coach, the rules of NFL and the procedures that are absolutely necessary to have a valid tournament, seem mind-boggling.  Directly below, please find the links to all pertinent NFL forms and manuals. If you are a new coach or have any questions about the NFL in Virginia – either how to register or how to join our district – don’t hesitate to email the District Chair.

DownloadDownloadDownloadDownloadDownloadText Box: The NFL Virginia District Committee is:

Rev. B.A. Gregg, Chairman
Randolph-Macon Academy
200 Academy Drive
Front Royal, Virginia  22630
540.303.0380 (cell)
540.636.5366 (fax)
bagregg@rma.edu

Bill Wonneberger, Committee
Turner-Asby High School
Martha L. Carr, Committee
W.T. Woodson High School
Jason Warren, Alternate
George Mason University
Mark Ingerson, Alternate
Salem High School

Arch Painter, Advisor
Sherando High School
Rebecca Dovi, Advisor
Patrick Henry High School
Monica Wheaton, Advisor
Great Bridge High School
Lawrence Brooks, Treasurer
Langley High School

The Virginia Forenics League and  Virginia District of the National Forensics League

Official NFL Forms

Student Application

(used to enroll new students in all chapters)

Payment Form

(used as cover sheet for payment to NFL)

Affiliate Application

(used for new schools to join the NFL)

Affiliate Renewal

(used to renew your NFL Affiliate status)

Charter Application

(used to upgrade Affiliate NFL membership)

Chapter Renewal

(used to renew your NFL Charter status)

District Debate Registration

(used for your registration to NFL Districts)

District Speech Registration

(used for your registration to NFL Districts)

District Congress Registration

(used for your registration to NFL Districts)

Double-Entry Commitment

(used for your registration to NFL Districts)

Nationals Decline Form

(used to decline your slot to NFL Nationals)

Nationals Call-Up Form

(used to accept a call-up to NFL Nationals)

District Tournament Forms (for Committee Members only)

Final Round Report

(used to report/ tabulate finals rounds, scores)

District Qualifier Report

(used to report National Qualifiers)

District Alternate Report

(used to report National Alternates)

 

DI Cards

Duo Cards

DX Cards

FX Cards

HI Cards

OO Cards

LD Cards

CX Cards

PF Cards

 

District Hot-Spots

View NFL Promotional Video
A streaming video on benefits of forensics

Newsfeed

The State Weblog Containing up-to-the-minute information on NFL Virginia and the Virginia Forensics Leagues

VaFL/NFL Joint Application

Used to enroll schools in VaFL and NFL

VaFL/ NFL Calendar

The tentative schedule for all VaFL and NFL tournaments in the Mid-Atlantic

Hired Judge Sign-Up

The form is used for hired judges to sign up for all VaFL and NFL tournaments

Submit Debate Judge Paradigm

This form is used to submit your debate judging paradigm.  All debate judges need to submit their paradigms.

View Debate Judge Paradigm

To view all submitted paradigms.

Quick-Start Guide for NFL Qualifiers
Just about every question answered