League Policies
Practice Events
- The league will host two sets of abbreviated pre-season, online practice opportunities for competitors and parents to use the online tournament platform and practice their speech and debate skills. Many independent local clubs may also host practice tournaments in preparation for the qualifying competition season.
Junior Tournaments
- Many in-person qualifying tournaments will also host a Junior Tournament. As non-qualifying events, Junior Tournaments are less rigid in their eligibility criteria but are generally recommended for students 7-11 years old. Junior tournaments feature one or two rounds of practice-style speech competition and generally take place during the debate elimination round(s) of the associated qualifying tournament. Details for Junior Tournaments will be available on your NCFCA dashboard.