Minneapple Mock Trial Tournament
Saturday, January 7, 2023
Online and In-Person Divisions
Apple Valley High School – 14450 Hayes Road | Apple Valley, MN 55124
TOP LEVEL COMPETITION
For the past 7 years, State Finalist teams have competed at the Minneapple!
RUNS ON TIME
With our online tabulation system, pairings are determined efficiently and accurately without major delays between rounds.
HIRED JUDGES
Does your attorney coach want to watch trials instead of judge? The Minneapple has judges available for hire.
COMMENT SHEETS
Judges fill out comment sheets to provide written feedback on all scoring roles.
Minneapple Mock Trial
About
2023 Minneapple Mock Trial Tournament
The Apple Valley High School Mock Trial Team is excited to announce that the Minneapple Mock Trial Tournament is back! We will be offering BOTH Online and In-Person options, so teams can select what works best for them!
To Register
Register online by clicking here or by sending an email to eric.strauss@district196.org with the number of teams you wish to register. Space is limited. Registration is on a first come, first served basis.
Registration Fee
Registration fee is $65 per team.
Please make checks out to:
AVHS Mock Trial
Checks should be mailed to:
Apple Valley High School
14450 Hayes Road
Apple Valley, MN 55124
Pairings
In Person - 3 Rounds
Round 1: Random Pairings/Side Assignments
Round 2: Random Pairings/Teams will switch sides
Round 3: All undefeated teams (and the top 1-1 team if needed) will advance to championship rounds. Sides and pairings will be randomly assigned. All other teams will be paired randomly.
After 3 Rounds: Teams will be ranked first upon win-loss record; second upon cumulative point differential; third upon cumulative points earned; fourth upon Round 3 point differential; fifth upon a coin flip. Top three teams will earn trophies.
Please Note: There is no region protection at this tournament. Your team may be paired against or have a judge from your region.
Online - 2 Rounds
Round 1: Random Pairings/Side Assignments
Round 2: Random Pairings/Teams will switch sides
After 2 Rounds: Teams will be ranked first upon win-loss record; second upon cumulative point differential; third upon cumulative points earned; fourth upon Round 3 point differential; fifth upon a coin flip. Top three teams will earn trophies.
Please Note: There is no region protection at this tournament. Your team may be paired against or have a judge from your region.
Judges
Teams are required to provide the following number of judges for each round.
| Number of Teams |
Number of Judges |
| 1-2 Teams | 1 |
| 3-4 Teams | 2 |
| 5+ Teams | 3 |
Need a judge? We have a limited number of judges available for hire for a fee of $50.00. Please email eric.strauss@district196.org if you are in need of a hired judge, and we will try to accommodate your request.
Schedule
In Person
- 8:00 am - Coaches/Judges Meeting
- 8:30 am - Round 1
- 11:00 am - Round 2
- 1:30 pm - Lunch Break/Tabulation
- 2:00 pm - Round 3
- 4:30 pm - Awards
Online
- 9:15 am - Coaches/Judges Meeting
- 10:00 am - Round 1
- 12:00 am - Lunch Break
- 12:15 pm - Go to Round 2
- 12:30 pm - Round 2
- 3:00 pm - Awards