by Zachary Kos | Mar 25, 2022 | Coaching, Coaching a Club, From Intermediate to Advanced, From Novice to Intermediate
We all enjoy getting trophies. We all enjoy the recognition. We all enjoy a job well done. Does speech and debate have more to offer? All it takes is one quick internet search to find that speech and debate offers infinite value to all ages. Additionally, you do...
by Brennan Herring | Jun 12, 2019 | Communication/Rhetoric, Soapbox
I’ve been out of the debate scene for a while. After my last tournament in 2015 and the small amount of writing/coaching I did subsequently, the sport was relegated to the same spot as a lot of things I did in high school – important in the sense of my own personal...
by Joshua Anumolu | Mar 3, 2018 | Soapbox, Tournaments
This is the second part of a post discussing learning and winning, and how each fits into competitive debate. You can read part one here. Another way we prioritize winning over learning is by putting arrangement before discovery. Arrangement Before Discovery I’ve...
by Joshua Anumolu | Feb 28, 2018 | Soapbox, Tournaments
This is the first part of a post on the relationship between learning and winning. Check back next week for the conclusion. “Debate is about learning, not winning.” We’ve all heard this cliche again and again, and in our hearts, we know it is true. We pay lip service...
by Isaiah McPeak | Mar 21, 2015 | Strategy, Top Drills, Tournaments
As Chip and Dan Heath (also authors of our favorite communications book, Made to Stick) note in their book “Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard,” improvement is often about capitalizing on the “bright spots.” A similar point is made by Charles Duhigg in...
