State Qualifier Information

TCFL State Qualifier Tournaments - 2026

• TCFL Debate State Qualifier - Saturday, February 21st, 2026 @ Burbank HS (Burbank)

  • Lincoln-Douglas Debate (5 Qualifiers)

  • Parliamentary Debate (6 Qualifiers)

  • Policy Debate (5 Qualifiers)

  • Public Forum Debate (6 Qualifiers)

• TCFL Congress State Qualifier - Saturday, February 28, 2026 @ Arroyo Grande HS (Arroyo Grande)

  • Congressional Debate (8 Qualifiers)

  • Presiding Officer (1 Qualifier)

• TCFL Speech State Qualifier - Saturday, March 7th AND Sunday, March 8th, 2026 @ Valencia HS (Valencia)

  • Declamation (5 Qualifiers)

  • Dramatic Interpretation (5 Qualifiers)

  • DUO Interpretation (5 Qualifiers)

  • Humorous Interpretation (4 Qualifiers)

  • Impromptu (5 Qualifiers)

  • Informative (5 Qualifiers)

  • International Extemp (5 Qualifiers)

  • National Extemp (5 Qualifiers)

  • Original Advocacy (5 Qualifiers)

  • Original Oratory (5 Qualifiers)

  • Original Prose & Poetry (5 Qualifiers)

  • Program Oral Interpretation (4 Qualifiers)

To be eligible to compete at a TCFL State Qualifier Tournament, a competitor must have completed all rounds at a TCFL Congress (any division) or Open Speech or Open Debate tournament. Schools are required to submit a list of their State Qualifier-eligible competitors via the TCFL Qualifier Eligibility Form no later than Friday, February 13th, 2026 at 11:55pm.

Additionally, each competitor must submit a signed TCFL Qualifier Event Preference Form prior to the start of the first round at the first State Qualifier Tournament they attend. 

Please see the required forms below.