NYCUDL MS Debate Tournament 3
2018 — New York, NY/US
Beginners Public Forum
Event Description:
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Middle School Divisions
For middle school events, we offer four divisions for public forum debate (Beginners, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced), two divisions for parliamentary debate (Beginners, Advanced) and one division for Congressional/City Council Debate.
Beginners Division
Beginners is meant for debaters from schools debating for the first time, in the process of building or rebuilding debate programs, or schools facing some other exceptional circumstance. Longtime UDL members with stable programs, schools with experienced coaches and schools with debaters with middle school debate experience are not eligible for Beginners. All teams registered in Beginners are automatically placed on a waiting list, pending approval by the Executive Director.
Novice Division
This is for students in their first year of debate. A team should only be registered in the beginners/novice division if all members of the team are first-year debaters. If a team competes in both novice and open/advanced or intermediate divisions in a single season, they can choose which division they want to compete in during the City and State Championship Tournament. Any debater or team can choose to compete in the open/advanced division. Four or more tournaments counts as a year of experience.
Junior Varsity
Students with 1-2 years of middle school UDL debate experience should register for the intermediate division. Four or more tournaments counts as a year of experience.
Varsity
Students with two or more years of middle school UDL debate experience should register for the open division. Four or more tournaments counts as a year of experience.