2025 Clash of the Titans!

Mars Hill Speech & Debate (AZ) - Apr 29-30, 2025 | Status: Preview | 5:48 AM Mountain

Tournament Time
5:48 AM Mountain

Host Housing

We realize that many families would not choose to travel and compete without this option. We are pleased to offer limited host housing, available on a first-come, first-served basis, for those families who are traveling. However, host family preferences (i.e. “available space”) and other special factors (i.e. guest “allergies”, etc.) are taken into consideration to make a good match.. We will not be able to accommodate all requests. Please consider the following general guidelines before seeking host housing.

We require every family at the tournament to have a parent in attendance and judging each day. Please only request housing for yourself and your own children.

If you desire to be considered for host housing, please request ASAP.

What you can expect from your host home:
• A place to sleep
(maybe a bed, sofa, or room on the floor for your sleeping bags)
• A bathroom to shower and get ready for tournament

What your host can expect from you:
• A thankful heart and Christ-like attitude
• Carefully supervised children at ALL times regardless of age
• NO smoking in or near host homes

Our hosts open their homes out of generosity, kindness, and support for the activity of speech and debate. In order for us to keep host families year after year, we wish for them to have a great experience with their guests. If you cannot abide by the above guidelines, it is best to choose other lodging arrangements. However, if this sounds like a BLESSING for your situation, please contact our Host Housing Coordinator. Please provide the following information via email to hosthousingmhsd@gmail.com

Please type the following in the subject line: "Camelback Classic Host Housing Request - Your Family's Last Name"

Copy and paste the following questions in your e-mail and answer completely before sending your request.

How many people total need housing?
Do you need housing for a married couple?
Name and gender for each adult
Home address, phone number, and email address for each adult
How many competing students are there?
Name, age, and gender for each competitor
How many non-competing children are there?
Name, age, and gender for each non-competing child
Estimated arrival and departure day/time
Any special needs or limitations the host family may need to be aware of?
Any allergies?
Name of speech & debate club

Welcome to the 2025 Clash of Titans!

This is a qualifying Stoa Debate ONLY Tournament hosted by Mars Hill Speech & Debate Club. All participants must be members of Stoa.

Dates: April 29-30, 2025 (Tuesday and Wednesday)

Location:

Mesa Baptist Church
Address: 2425 S Alma School Rd, Mesa, AZ 85210

Events:

Debate: LD, TP, and Parli

Registration

Registration Opens: April 1st, 2025 8:00 AM Mountain Standard Time (Note: This is 9:00 AM Arizona Time)
Registration Closes: April 7, 2025 11:59 PM Mountain Standard Time

Stoa Membership is required in order to participate. You will need to register with Stoa on StoaHub before you can register for Clash of Titans.

Parent creates a family profile on StoaHub
Parent adds students to the family profile
Request and be granted membership into an official Stoa club
Pay for the family Stoa annual registration

NITOC PREP TOURNAMENT: What does this mean? The first STOA decision-in-room tournament. Fifteen minutes after the round has been completed, the judge will render his decision to the teams and provide feedback. This opportunity offers feedback in real-time and high-level rounds to sharpen your students’ skills. The students can take this feedback and adjust their cases for the next round.

Debate Note: Team Policy and Lincoln Douglas will have 7 rounds with Quaters and Semi Finals. Parliamentary will have 6 rounds with Semi Finals. All Parliamentary rounds will not allow any prep assistance.

Fees:
Debate - $45 per Debate

Payment: Registration is not complete until your fees have been paid! We use Stripe to process payments. A small surcharge will be added to cover Stripe fees. If fees are not paid at the close of registration, unpaid events will be dropped.

No refunds will be given for drops after registration closes.

Meals: Lunch and dinner breaks must be kept to only thirty (30) minutes in order to keep the tournament on time. We recommend you pre-purchase your meals or bring your own as there will not be time available to go out between rounds. Meals may be paid for during registration or added up until April 24, 2025 noon MST.

Refund and Drop Fees:
Drop Fees are standard practice at many tournaments. Drop Fees are utilized to discourage late drops to events. Late drops negatively impact the tournament in a number of ways. Please double-check your events prior to April 7th. If you decide to drop any events, please log into your StoaHub account and make those adjustments.

• April 1 - April 7 ~ Refunds available.
• April 8 - April 14 ~ No Refunds
• April 15 - April 28 ~ Drop Fee of $20 per event.
• April 29 (On Site) ~ "Ouch" Drop Fee of $25 per event.

In order to be eligible to compete in your other events, drop fees must be paid by Stripe prior to the tournament. There will be a $25 fee for any event that is dropped at on-site student check-in. In order to be eligible to compete in your other events, this fee must be paid at student check-in before the tournament begins.

Waitlists

During registration, some events might show that only a waitlist is available. If you desire that event, add yourself to the waitlist. We will let you know if space becomes available. Watch your email for notification of being cleared from a waitlist OR log back into your registration to check.

Parent Judges

Each registered competitor needs to have at least one of their own parents judging for them every day of the tournament. Students will need to have their parent physically with them at check in.

Thank you for your assistance to keep our tournament running on time. Please plan on judging every other round, and check with the ballot push table 45-30 minutes before each round to see what the judging needs are for the upcoming round. The Ballot Push Team will be happy to see you!

A special note to local families -- please consider having family/alumni/friends come and judge a round. We will have training available online. For more information, see the Community Judge page.

Dress: All competitors are required to follow the Stoa Dress Code found Here. (Click "Dress Code" under the photo). Students not in compliance with the dress code may be disqualified from competition.

More Information: For questions, please email MarsHillTournaments@gmail.com