On Monday the Glenbrooks announced that they would be implementing decision times in VLD and VCX.
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Author: Chris Theis
Chris is the owner and co-director of Victory Briefs. He currently coaches for his alma mater, Apple Valley (MN), and Palos Verdes Peninsula High School (CA). As a coach his students have reached elimination rounds at the Tournament of Champions, including two semi-finalists, and have placed in the top 12 of the NFL National Tournament. His students have won Harvard, The Minneapple, Greenhill, The Greenhill Round Robin, Emory, Loyola, Damus, and others. As a competitor he was the champion of Blake, Emory, the Iowa Round Robin twice, the Greenhill Round Robin twice, St. Marks twice, and the Hopkins Royal Cup twice. He is one of two juniors to ever win the Tournament of Champions and is the only person to win it twice.
Theis T(h)ursday: Changing Affirmative Speech Times
As you may know, the NSDA is currently considering a number of rule changes for Public Forum. The proposals include changing evidence rules, eliminating cross-fire, and adding time to speeches. Regardless of the merits of any of these specific changes, I think the Lincoln-Douglas community can learn from Public Forum and begin to re-examine our rules.
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(Updated 6/20 at 5:00PM) LD Wording Committee Releases Second Round of Topic Drafts, Seeks Input
Fort Lauderdale, FL — The LD wording committee has released a second list of draft topic areas and is seeking constructive public input. This is list consists of drafts of topics advanced through Tuesday Afternoon. These topics are preliminary and based on the wordings submitted to the committee by NSDA members. These topics should be seen as starting points. Commenters […]
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(Updated) LD Wording Committee Releases First Round of Topic Drafts, Seeks Input
Fort Lauderdale, FL — The LD wording committee has released an initial list of draft topic areas and is seeking constructive public input. This is list consists of initial drafts of topics advanced through Monday Afternoon. These topics are extremely preliminary and largely based on the wordings submitted to the committee by NSDA members. These topics should be seen as starting points […]
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VBI 2018 Registration is Now Open!
Registration for VBI 2018 is open! This year we are offering the following sessions of the Victory Briefs Institute: VBI Philadelphia: June 30–July 13 at Swarthmore College VBI Los Angeles Session I: July 15–August 4 at Loyola Marymount University VBI Los Angeles Session II: August 5–18 at the University of California, Los Angeles All sessions, including our flagship three-week curriculum, will feature […]
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LD Committee Releases Initial Topics for 2017-2018, Seeks Input
Birmingham, AL — The LD wording committee has released the final 20 topics being considered for the 2017-2018 list. The final list will be narrowed to 10. The committee is seeking input from students and coaches on a.) which of these 20 topics should make the final list and b.) and wording issues that can/should be correct.
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VBI 2017 Registration is Now Open!
Registration for VBI 2017 is open! This year we are offering the following sessions of the Victory Briefs Institute: VBI Philadelphia: July 1–14 at Swarthmore College VBI Los Angeles Session I: July 16–August 5 at Loyola Marymount University VBI Los Angeles Session II: August 6–19 at the University of California, Los Angeles All sessions, including our flagship three-week curriculum, will feature […]
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2016 Florida Blue Key Registration and Round Robin Application
Gainesville, FL – We’re happy to announce that the 2016 Florida Blue Key Speech & Debate Tournament is now open for registration! One of the fastest improving LD tournaments in the nation (and a current PF Octa-finals bid), the Blue Key Tournament is a Semi-finals bid in LD and is flying in 10 all star judges […]
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Final LD Topic List for 2016-2017 Released
Salt Lake City, UT — The LD wording committee has released the final list of topics for 2016-2017. Voting will take place over the summer. Discuss your favorites (or least favorites) below. LD Topic List 2016 – 2017 Resolved: The United States ought to become party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal […]
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LD Committee Releases Final 17 Topics, Seeks Input.
Salt Lake City, UT — The LD wording committee has released the final 17 topics being considered for the 2016-2017 list. The final list will be narrowed to 10. The committee is seeking input from students and coaches on a.) which of these 17 topics should make the final list and b.) and wording […]
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