by Patrick McDonald | Apr 9, 2022 | Team Policy
Well, it’s that time of year again: NCFCA has just released the potential resolutions for next year’s competition. This announcement seems to have released a wave of frustration and disappointment. But that isn’t surprising. Having experienced this wave several times,...
by Ben Brown | Mar 30, 2022 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Negative, Strategy, Team Policy
Most people would agree that higher speaker points tend to correlate with higher win rates in debate. Of course, there will always be teams who get low speaks and still do exceptionally well, and there will be those who speak well but still are stuck going...
by Amanda McPhetridge | Feb 14, 2022 | Debate Rounds, From Novice to Intermediate, Negative, Team Policy
The year- 2020. The tournament- A Regional District Qualifier(the last one before our season catapulted into nothingness.) The round- Finals. In the hours leading up to debate breaks for finals, the new National Research Labs case was in the forefront of my...
by Jeremiah Mosbey | Feb 9, 2022 | From Novice to Intermediate, Research Tips, Strategy, Team Policy
Debaters don’t (usually) assert dominance with expensive sneakers or long, bushy beards. Instead, the token we typically rely on is the amount of evidence in our boxes, briefcases, or what have you. Evidence is power, and more evidence means more dedication to debate....
by Jeremiah Mosbey | Jan 5, 2022 | Counterplans, From Advanced to National-Class, Team Policy
There has been no shortage of content covering counterplans over the years, but unfortunately there has been a lack of resources for those who already understand the theory. If you are one of those brave debaters who understands the risks and still wants to run a CP,...
by Jeremiah Mosbey | Nov 1, 2021 | From Intermediate to Advanced, Team Policy, Technique
Everyone does the 2AR differently. Some people use the exact same voting issues and illustrations in every round, while others opt to not have any voting issues at all. Still others choose to opt for a middle ground, dividing their time between refutation and voters....
