| LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE IN NSAA RULES AND REGULATIONS | ||||
| Title: | New Process to Determine Final Rounds | |||
| Author: | Brian Hermelbracht | |||
| School: | David City | |||
| NSAA District: | 2 | |||
| Proposal for: | Activities Manual | |||
| Classes Affected: | All | |||
| Activities Affected: | Speech | |||
| This proposal: | WILL NOT increase costs to the school WILL NOT increase costs to the NSAA WILL NOT increase travel for participating schools WILL NOT decrease a student's or coach's instruction time | |||
| Implementation date: | 2024-08-01 | |||
| Sections affected in Activities Manual: | Page 12 | Article Determining Final Rounds | Section 1 | |
| Summary: | Determining Final Rounds:
The final round shall consist of six (6) contestants. The following procedures will be used to determine which students advance out of the preliminary rounds: 1 - Lowest Cumulative Speaker Rank If ties in cumulative score bring the number to more than (6), the following priority system shall be used to break ties: 2 - Opponent's Average Rank (Strength of Schedule)- comparison of which students had more competitive rounds, based on the opponent's average rank. 3 - Head-to-Head Competition: A - If the tied speakers met in only one preliminary round, the speaker that ranked higher in that round advances. B - If the speakers met in both preliminary rounds, and the same speaker ranked higher in both rounds, that speaker advances. 4 - Reciprocals: Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Reciprocal 1 1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7 As a Decimal 1 .5 .33 .25 .2 .17 .14 Then add these numbers and the contestant with the highest score is the best of the three, and the next highest score receives the next rank, etc. 5 - Highest Cumulative Speaker Points | |||
| Rationale: | The addition of Opponent's Average Rank creates a more objective tie-breaker, advancing the strongest competitors to the final round. | |||
| Pros: | Opponent's Average Rank creates more objective final-round decisions at tournaments. | |||
| Cons: | N/A | |||