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Excitement is mounting for dozens of college students from across the country as they descend on Orlando this week for the American Mock Trial Association\u2019s<\/a> 2014 National Championship Tournament.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re heading to Orlando because the 麻豆原创 is hosting the competition. <\/p>\n

麻豆原创 will host the national tournament April 11-13 at the Orange County Courthouse. The event will bring together the nation\u2019s top undergraduate mock trial teams to compete in a simulated trial. Families of participating students may attend.<\/p>\n

\u201cForty-eight teams have earned a bid to compete,\u201d said Margarita Koblasz, the tournament coordinator and a faculty member in 麻豆原创\u2019s Department of Legal Studies. \u201cThat\u2019s down from 549 teams that began the road to nationals in February.\u201d<\/p>\n

A series of regional and open-round champion tournaments whittled down the competition to the top 48 teams, she added. 麻豆原创\u2019s team placed first runner-up.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents put in an enormous amount of time preparing for and competing in these tournaments,\u201d said legal studies’ Chair James Beckman. \u201cThey develop critical thinking, public speaking and leadership skills that will serve them the rest of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

At this week\u2019s tournament, pairs of teams will be pitted against each other in a series of matches. One team will serve as the prosecution and the other as the defense. They\u2019ll try a fictitious case involving a robbery, chase and death at an amusement park.<\/p>\n

Nearly 190 real-life attorneys and judges from the region have volunteered to serve as judges. \u201cThe support of Central Florida\u2019s legal community is invaluable,\u201d Koblasz said.<\/p>\n

The two top teams will compete in a final match at 5 p.m. on April 13. <\/p>\n

麻豆原创 earned the coveted honor of hosting the national tournament because of its reputation for hosting such excellent regional tournaments, according to Beckman.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder Margarita\u2019s leadership, 麻豆原创 has set the standard,\u201d Beckman said. \u201cIt\u2019s certain to be a terrific event.\u201d<\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0 The tournament is open to students and their families. However, local television station WKMG will provide live streaming of the final round, and Phipps Reporting will provide live streaming of a transcript. To view the live streams, visit www.trialteamucf.com\/final-championship-round.html<\/a>. For the complete tournament schedule, visit http:\/\/www.trialteamucf.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Excitement is mounting for dozens of college students from across the country as they descend on Orlando this week for the American Mock Trial Association\u2019s 2014 National Championship Tournament. They\u2019re heading to Orlando because the 麻豆原创 is hosting the competition. 麻豆原创 will host the national tournament April 11-13 at the Orange County Courthouse. 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