Urban Debate Leagues Middle School Nationals 2020

2020 — Online, MA/US

Policy Debate

Abbreviation CX
Format Debate
Topic:
NFHS Policy Annual Topic
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce Direct Commercial Sales and/or Foreign Military Sales of arms from the United States.
Entry Fee $50.00
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
UDL MS Nationals Online Tournament Site
Contacts
Ross Faith Roger Nix David Trigaux
General Info
Invitation Homepage Email Archive Events & Divisions Institutions In Attendance
Events
Policy Debate Public Forum Debate
Circuits
BDL – Boston Debate League NAUDL – National Association for Urban Debate Leagues Past Years' Editions

Dates & Deadlines

 EDT
Tournament Dates May 2 to Jul 17 2020
Registration Opens Mon Mar 30 at 12:00 PM
Registration Closes Fri Apr 17 at 11:55 PM
Fees Freeze After Mon Apr 27 at 8:00 PM
Judge Information Due Wed Apr 29 at 8:00 PM
Drop online until Mon Apr 27 at 8:00 PM
Change fees apply after Sat May 2 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.