by Lisa Alexander | Dec 12, 2009 | Coaching, Strategy
“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” ~ Larry Bird As a high school student, Larry Bird practiced free throws constantly. He practiced in his driveway...
by Lisa Alexander | Nov 28, 2009 | Research Tips, Strategy
Everyone gets confused over how to evaluate their citations. Is the source a good one? Is the source biased? Is the author qualified? One way to evaluate a card is field expertise. In other words, is the author an expert in the field being discussed in the card or...
by Nathanael Yellis | Nov 13, 2009 | Coaching, Research Tips, Strategy
Productive debaters cultivate broad, working knowledge across a wide range of issues. Part of this is research. Creating a comprehensive evidence bank is the first step. By this I mean knowing the US policy towards the Arizonan Toad, the consequences of that policy,...
by firewire | Oct 25, 2009 | Research Tips
“Credible sources: Journals, Books, & News Articles. Sources that aren’t credible: letters, opinions of people you know, and, most importantly, BLOGS.” At one time or another in your debate career, you’ve probably heard something like this....
by Dr. Srader | Jul 3, 2008 | Coaching, Featured, Guest Posts, Research Tips
Just to shore up my credibility, I’m going to give you a bit of biography. If I can, I’m going to keep that part to one short paragraph, and then I’ll get to the good stuff. I was an extremely mediocre debater in high school. In four years, I never...
