Watertown-Mayer High School presents the 2021

January 2nd, 2021 Tournament Information Packet Welcome to the first ever Virtual Royal Rumble Invitational!

We look forward to hosting you (virtually) on January 2nd, 2021. Please review this tournament information packet for pertinent invitational information, and feel free to contact our tournament team with any questions you may have!

Table of Contents

Tournament Schedule 3 Tournament Format 4 Registration Information 7 Contact Information 8

2 Tournament Schedule

Saturday, January 2nd

Check-in: 9am Round 1 Start Time: 9:30am End Time: 11:30am Check-in: 12:30pm Round 2 Start Time: 1pm End Time: 3pm

Start Time: 3:30pm Awards* Estimated End Time: 4:15pm

*Awards will be announced during the ceremony, but personalized and mailed to recipients following the conclusion of the tournament

3 Tournament Format

Zoom Platform

The invitational will be run through the Zoom platform, following the Breakout Room format that will be used during the competitive season. Coaches and Judges will check in 30 minutes prior to the round in a separate Zoom Meeting to receive instructions, while all competitors may immediately proceed to the Main Zoom Meeting to wait for Breakout Room Assignments. Space within the Main Zoom Meeting will be limited – each team will be given 14 spaces in the meeting. Any remaining spaces may be provided to your team for spectator use upon request and availability. During registration, please note if your team will not require the full 14 spaces in each round. Additional Zoom guidance relating to camera and microphone etiquette, as well as instructions for accessing the Zoom meetings, will be provided at a later date.

4 Tournament Format (cont.)

Team Pairings

The Royal Rumble is a power-matched invitational. Round 1 pairings will be made in advance at random, whereas Round 2 pairings will be made immediately after the prior round based on win-loss record and point differentials. Teams are guaranteed to go one round on each side. Best efforts will be made to avoid pairing teams that meet each other in the early Regional rounds. However, note that this is not a region-protected tournament, and such pairings are not guaranteed.

Pairings will be provided to the Coaches both via email and during the pre-round Coaches Meetings.

5 Tournament Format (cont.)

Ballots

Judges will complete an electronic ballot, which includes sections for written feedback. PDF copies of these ballots will be provided to the coaches via email at the conclusion of the tournament.

Individual Awards

Individual Awards will be presented to the top 10 attorneys and the top 10 witnesses during the Awards Ceremony. Each Judge will rank the top three attorneys and witnesses from each round. The ranks will be assigned points based upon the table below, which will be tabulated after Round 2.

Rank 1 5 points Rank 2 3 points Rank 3 2 points

6 Registration Information

Registration Cost

The registration cost per competing team is $50. Checks can be made payable to ISD #111. Please include “Mock Trial” on the memo line and mail to the following address: Watertown-Mayer High School c/o Lori Sieling 1001 MN-25 Watertown, MN 55388

Registration Signup and Limit

Schools will be limited to registering two teams. Schools wishing to register more than two teams may contact the Tournament Director to be placed on a waitlist should additional space become available. Register by emailing [email protected] or via the following: https://forms.gle/d3U7kahgeFC2A5d47

7 Contact Information

Tournament Director Sarah Soley

Email: [email protected] Phone: 763-807-9093

Judging Coordinator Keane Nowlan

Email: [email protected] Phone: 612-655-4211

WMHS Coach Lori Sieling

Email: [email protected] Phone: 612-240-5514

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