2026 Last Act of Valor
NIHD (CA) · Apr 9-11, 2026
Closed
2:05 AM Pacific
Tournament Schedule
Thursday, April 9
| Starts | Ends | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | 8:30 am | Check-In |
| 8:30 am | 9:45 am | Parli Round 1 |
| 9:45 am | 11:00 am | Parli Round 2 |
| 11:00 am | 12:15 pm | Parli Round 3 |
| 12:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 12:00 pm | 12:30 pm | Practice Tournament - Check-In |
| 12:15 pm | 1:30 pm | Practice Tournament - (Apol/Imp) Round 1 |
| 1:00 pm | 2:15 pm | Parli Round 4 |
| 1:30 pm | 2:45 pm | Practice Tournament - (Apol/Imp) Round 2 |
| 2:15 pm | 3:30 pm | Parli Round 5 |
| 2:45 pm | 4:00 pm | Practice Tournament - (Apol/Imp) Round 3 |
| 3:30 pm | 4:45 pm | Parli Round 6 |
| 4:45 pm | 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 5:30 pm | 6:00 pm | Practice Tournament Awards (Noah's Ark Area) |
| 5:45 pm | 6:00 pm | Parli Finals Breaks |
| 6:00 pm | 7:15 pm | Parli Finals |
Friday, April 10
| Starts | Ends | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am | 8:00 am | Check-In |
| 8:00 am | 9:45 am | TP/LD Round 1 |
| 9:45 am | 11:45 am | Speech Pattern A Round 1 |
| 11:45 am | 1:30 pm | TP/LD Round 2 |
| 1:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Lunch (During Speech) |
| 1:30 pm | 3:30 pm | Speech Pattern B Round 1 |
| 3:30 pm | 5:15 pm | TP/LD Round 3 |
| 5:15 pm | 7:15 pm | Speech Pattern A Round 2 |
| 7:15 pm | 9:00 pm | TP/LD Round 4 |
Saturday, April 11
| Starts | Ends | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 7:45 am | 9:30 am | TP/LD Round 5 |
| 9:30 am | 11:30 am | Speech Pattern B Round 2 |
| 11:30 am | 1:15 pm | TP/LD Round 6 |
| 1:00 pm | 1:45 pm | Lunch |
| 1:15 pm | 1:45 pm | Juniors Check-In |
| 1:30 pm | 2:30 pm | Juniors Round 1 |
| 1:45 pm | 2:00 pm | Speech Finals Breaks |
| 2:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Speech Finals & Round 3 |
| 2:30 pm | 3:30 pm | Juniors Round 2 |
| 3:30 pm | 4:30 pm | Juniors Round 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 4:15 pm | Debate Finals Breaks |
| 4:15 pm | 5:45 pm | TP/LD Finals |
| 4:30 pm | 5:15 pm | Junior Awards Ceremony |
| 5:45 pm | 6:45 pm | Dinner & Facility Reset |
| 6:45 pm | 8:15 pm | Awards Ceremony |
Patterns
Speech Pattern A
- Extemporaneous
- Impromptu
- Mars Hill
- Original Oratory
Speech Pattern B
- Apologetics
- Duo Interpretation
- Open Interpretation
- Persuasive
- Slam Poetry
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate
Juniors
- Junior Apologetics Juniors
- Junior Impromptu Juniors
- Juniors Platform Juniors
Tournament Events
Speech Pattern A
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
Speech Pattern B
- Apologetics Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Juniors
- Junior Apologetics Juniors
- Junior Impromptu Juniors
- Juniors Platform Juniors
Tournament Timetable
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 12:00 pm Mon 02/23/2026 (Pacific)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 5:03 pm Mon 04/06/2026 (Pacific)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.