by Lisa Alexander | Aug 31, 2010 | Coaching
The internet is full of free debate resources. If you are looking for more information or explanation about debate, read these links! Introduction to Policy Debate Bruschke’s “The Debate Bible” The Odessa CX Debate Handbook Prager’s...
by Allen Scheie | Jul 26, 2010 | Coaching
Right now, you are either hopefully getting some case ideas together, or preparing for the upcoming debate season (or if you are like me, you were ignoring debate and going to football practice). Before you get too far, you need to think about what your goals are for...
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 Lisa Alexander | May 20, 2010 | From Advanced to National-Class, Strategy
Every year students ask us how to prep for nationals. Here is our answer which will also be included in the upcoming strategy guide. Reread all your evidence. You already have a mountain of evidence. I know this because you are Ethos users. That generally means you...
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...
