League Policies
Your speech should be something that you have written or created. This includes Apol cards. You should not cut and paste others’ work, unless you are citing that work as theirs. However, sharing cards so that others may read and use that information in their own synthesis and growing understanding of the topic is acceptable. Our caution is that you should treat other students’ cards as their property, as you would a published source. Do not just copy and paste their words, phrases, etc. Â
Coaching Tip: Many clubs handle Apologetics preparation like Extemp, where they may divide areas of research to study and be ready to share resources (bible verses, commentary articles, etc.) and thoughts. Others can glean from their study, and the group discussion aids further understanding. The rest of the club members take their own notes of that discussion to create their own cards. Sharing information in this way helps guard against the temptation to take others’ work if actual cards or files were to be shared.