by Elijah Schow | Sep 13, 2013 | Coaching, Featured, Guest Posts
Democracy 101 Voting and Popular Will What do you first think of when you hear the word democracy? Do you think of freedom or of liberty? What about the constitution? Or America? Maybe you think of the right to vote. Regardless of what you think of, or what you’ve...
by BrennaBakke | Sep 9, 2013 | Coaching, Featured
I still remember those awful words creeping into my ears on my first day of speech camp: “Competitors must dress professionally.” I remember looking down at my dog hair-coated black capris and pink Paris t-shirt and wondering exactly what that meant. Would I have to...
by Zack Voell | Aug 30, 2013 | Bonus Evidence, Coaching
Because of the researching genius that is Ty Harding, the following breakdown (in importance and amount of resources require to neutralize) of US security threats was discovered. Really, this is something you will want to have with you for the entire debate season (or...
by BrennaBakke | Aug 23, 2013 | Coaching, Strategy
As a negative team, one of the most important things you must remember is that you are a team. You are not two individual speakers making your own arguments, attempting to see what sticks. You are a team of two, working side by side in cooperation with each other to...
by Isaiah McPeak | Aug 19, 2013 | Coaching, Parliamentary
Here’s something cool! An outline to my quick 15-minute parli debate orientation. Make use of it to ensure that judges are aware of their role in a parli debate round. 1) Your Purpose – Judging Two Competitions > Hold up ballot / get ballot in their hands. >...
by Rebecca Frazer | Aug 16, 2013 | Coaching, Counterplans, From Novice to Intermediate
“Wait, they are running a topical counterplan against us? What do I do?” I said something along these lines to my debate partner in an NCFCA policy round at a national open. Arguing theory wasn’t popular in my region (I hadn’t debated a counterplan in two...
