UDL Middle School Nationals

2021 — Yaatly, MA/US

Policy Debate

Abbreviation CX
Format Debate
Topic:
NFHS Policy 2020-2021
Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing.
Entry Fee $20.00
Entry Limit Per School 6
Entry Teams of between 1 and 2 competitors

Event Description:

Competition Rules

  • All debaters will compete in one division - Policy Debate

  • Middle school debaters will compete using standard High School times:

    • 8 minute constructives

    • 5 minute rebuttals

    • 3 minute CX

    • 8 minutes of prep

  • Students will debate the 2019-2020 Policy Debate Resolution - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce Direct Commercial Sales and/or Foreign Military Sales of arms from the United States.

Evidence Restrictions / Disclosure

Open research is allowed and will follow the NSDA Evidence Guidelines. Debaters will be restricted to arguing Affirmatives on the Submitted Case List. All Affirmatives are allowed, as long as they are submitted by the disclosure deadline. Submitted Affirmatives must include plan/advocacy text and advantages, and may include link to text of case.

Disclosure can be found and updated here for the 2020 Tournament.

2019 Tournament Disclosure (to be viewed for examples)

Disclosure Deadline: April 10, 2020

Location
Yaatly - BDL
Contacts
Roger Nix David Trigaux
General Info
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Dates & Deadlines

 EDT
Tournament Dates May 1 to May 2 2021
Registration Opens Mon Mar 1 at 12:00 PM
Registration Closes Fri Apr 30 at 5:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Wed Apr 28 at 8:00 PM
Judge Information Due Sat May 1 at 8:00 PM
Drop online until Fri Apr 30 at 8:00 PM
Change fees apply after Sat May 1 at 9:00 PM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.