by Zack Voell | Jul 5, 2010 | Coaching, Strategy
Just one word; that is all I want to say: wait. (no exclamation points or BIG bold font…) I was talking with a friend of mine who graduated this year and he pointed out that many/most people don’t keep their “June-Cases”, “July-Cases”,…or for that matter sometimes...
by Isaiah McPeak | May 19, 2010 | Coaching
1. Note Matt Baker’s comment on my post from yesterday. It is more insightful than mine from a debater’s perspective. And please realize that my comments about info from graphs assumed the given that you’d say “These statistics from a graph...
by Isaiah McPeak | May 18, 2010 | Coaching
Here’s a serious post… I’m coming to judge some rounds at nationals again this year. Last year I sent some excellent debaters packing to their car for full articles after the round. Here are a couple tips in preparing for nationals… which can...
by Dan P. | Mar 25, 2010 | Coaching
This is my first post here… My name is Daniel Pugh and I’m one of the guys fortunate enough to have Isaiah as my debate coach. It’s hard to believe that the debate year is over halfway over. Hopefully you’re having a successful year and learning from all...
by Anna Snyder | Feb 13, 2010 | Coaching
It is thought that if you can get your 1AC in perfect running order, then you can (in theory) win 50% of your rounds, and this is true. So instead of telling ya’ll a specific case that I favor this year, I’m just going to list criteria for what I’ve found makes a...
by Isaiah McPeak | Jan 22, 2010 | Coaching
I got to critique a practice round last night at Vector. (Kelly Deibler/Jack Leetun vs. Hannah Drown/Drew Chambers) In one hour, we made it through the end of the CX of the 1NC. These are all advanced debaters who have worked extremely hard, have piles of research,...
