Last Updated: August 30, 2024

Debate Competition Entry Policies

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League Policies

    • Debaters may compete in either Lincoln-Douglas Value or Team Policy during any given tournament but not both.
    • Debaters may not change partners in Team Policy or Moot Court during a tournament.
    • Debaters who qualify for either their Regional Championship or the National Championship in both Team Policy and Lincoln-Douglas Value Debate must choose one of these styles of debate in which to participate during that tournament.
    • Debaters may compete in and qualify to the Regional or National Championship with different partners at separate tournaments during the competitive season in both Team Policy and Moot Court, but they must choose only one of their qualified partners in each event to compete with at the next level of tournament (either the Regional Championship or the National Championship).