by Jeremiah Mosbey | May 13, 2021 | Coaching, From Advanced to National-Class
What were the biggest things that helped you really start understanding debate as you were first starting out? We all have a short list of things that really made things “click” for us, and if you can remember those things, there’s a good chance that you could make a...
by Kyle Lee | May 11, 2021 | Moot Court
“The winner of the round is separate from how you rank speaker points.” A message similar to this is given in most LD, TP, and Parli judge orientations, however, it’s a message you’ll never hear in an NCFCA moot court judge orientation. Why?...
by Anthony Severin | May 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
How many times have you heard it said that affirmatives must “solve beyond a reasonable doubt” or provide a net benefit “beyond a reasonable doubt”? This phrase, “beyond a reasonable doubt,” is a “standard of evidence”–it defines what the judge must believe to...
by Ellie Harris | May 1, 2021 | Advocacy, Affirmatives, From Intermediate to Advanced, Negative
In Voting Issues Part I, we discussed three common problems surrounding voters and how to avoid them by not running voters at all. But this doesn’t mean you should never run voters! It’s important to understand how to debate without voters, but at the same time many...
by Ben Brown | Apr 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
An absolute claim though it may be, I maintain that no speech or debate event is so commonly executed to such a poor degree as is impromptu speaking. This year, with so many tournaments being moved online, I’ve had the opportunity to watch several rounds in...
