Debate Organizations Organizations We Compete In Texas Forensic

Debate Organizations

Organizations We Compete In �Texas Forensic Association (aka TFA) �National Speech and Debate Association (aka NSDA) �University Interscholastic League (aka UIL)

Texas Forensics Association �aka TFA txfa. org �Numerous qualifying tournaments throughout the year �Students must earn a minimum of 12 points in order to qualify for TFA State �Points are earned by advancing to quarters, semis, and finals in debate, OR finals of individual events �TFA State is in March

Texas Forensics Association �TFA State Qualifying Events: • Debate: Congress, LD, PF, CX • Public Speaking: OO, FX, DX, POI • Speech: HI, Duo, Duet �TFA State Non-Qualifying Events: • Debate: Senate • Public Speaking: Impromptu • Speech: Prose, Poetry

National Speech and Debate Association � aka NSDA speechanddebate. org � A national honor society � ONE qualifying tournament in the spring � Place 1 st or 2 nd and qualify for Nationals � Must be an NSDA member to compete at the qualifying tournament � Students need 25 NSDA points to be a member (earn points simply by competing) � Nationals in June

National Speech and Debate Association �National Qualifying Events: • Debate: Congress, LD, PF, CX • Public Speaking: OO, IX, USX • Speech: HI, Duo �National Non-Qualifying Events: • Debate: Supplemental Debate • Public Speaking: Impromptu, Extemp Commentary, Expository • Speech: Prose, Poetry, Storytelling

University Interscholastic League �aka UIL uiltexas. org �One District qualifier in El Paso �One Regional qualifier in Lubbock �One State meet in Austin �Must place 1 st, 2 nd, or 3 rd to advance �Students only compete against other students from their school’s division (Coronado is division 6 A)

University Interscholastic League �Qualifying Events: • Debate: CX (District straight to State), Congress (District straight to State), and LD (District, Regional, State) • Public Speaking: Informative and Persuasive (follow the same rules as extemp) • Speech: Prose and Poetry �No Non-Qualifying Events

Joy of Tournaments �NOT an organization we compete under �Software/Website used to register for and run tournaments �Useful for finding out: • • When tournaments are Where tournaments are What the schedule is for a tournament Other tournament-specific information �Joyoftournaments. com