The purpose of this Honor Code is to communicate the meaning and importance of competitive integrity to all members of the Tournament of Champions community and to articulate and support the interest of the community in maintaining the highest standards of conduct in the tournament environment.
All persons participating in the Tournament of Champions need to review the Online TOC Best Practices and Procedures document. The document can be found on the right here:
https://www.tabroom.com/index/tourn/index.mhtml?tourn_id=18661
Coaches should review this Honor Code, the Online TOC Best Practices and Procedures, and their own school’s honor and integrity policies with all their participants – coaches, judges, and squads.
The tournament operates with an expectation that teams entering and participating have the requisite level of respect for speech and debate as an institution that will deter them from undermining the integrity of that institution. Participants should neither seek, nor encourage others to seek, unfair assistance or advantages in competition rounds.
The Tournament of Champions expects all participants – competitors, judges, and coaches – to participate and act in good faith to preserve the competitive integrity of the tournament.