At the 2025 Fall Conference, ACTAA Leadership hosted a Tournament Advisory (TAC) Forum on 08/29/2025. The following are the summations of discussions from the TAC Forum to inform and guide participates for the 2025-2026 competitive season. 

Reminder from President Zackery Tucker about the structure of the TAC Committee and the leadership that was changed last year following Board recommendations and votes by the body. 

Recap of Summer Workshop TAC discussions:

• Inconsistencies between ballots and what was written in the qualifying document in terms of practices/rules (e.g.--in the qualifying document, Words and Music saying that costumes were not allowed to be used, which is incorrect)

• • Ballots were updated and republished 

  • Lead to updates in the qualifying document

• Security at tournaments

• • Interested in further discussion post Fall Conference when TAC might issue guidance/suggestions on tournament security. 

• Calendar/timing of submitting tournaments

Current Discussion:

• DSL ballot– really want it to be SLI instead, but it is named DSL in the qualifying document. Per the governing document rules, we have to wait to change the name. Discussed correct ballot options. 

• Concern over too many events being offered at tournaments creates complications at tournaments

• • Concerns about Jr. High being treated differently

  • Concerns over lack of judges, lack of entries in events, kids entered in too many events, etc

  • Could there be an online group/way to communicate with alums, people in areas to recruit judges? 

  • Suggestion to track numbers for state and see where we are and reevaluate