| LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR CHANGE IN NSAA RULES AND REGULATIONS | ||||
| Title: | Speech Final Round Tie Breaker Determination | |||
| Author: | Tyler Herman, Becky Stahr, and the NSCTA | |||
| School: | York | |||
| NSAA District: | 1 | |||
| 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 | |||