The University of Houston Cougar Classic

DUE TO THE RECENT COVID WAVE IN HARRIS COUNTY THE UH COUGAR CLASSIC HAS TRANSITIONED TO AN ONLINE ONLY TOURNAMENT.

THERE WILL BE NO IN-PERSON COMPETITION.

8th Annual, January 14^th – 16^th , 2022

On behalf of the Speech and Debate Program, the Honors College, and the University of Houston, we would like to invite you to the 8th Annual Cougar Classic Speech & Debate Tournament at the University of Houston, which will be held on January 14^th through the 16^th in an online format. The tournament is a TOC semifinal bid in Lincoln-Douglas and Policy debate, and a finals bid in Public Forum (Silver Bid in Semifinals), and will be a TFA qualifier in all TFA events. We are also a NIETOC qualifying tournament.

 
People interested in potentially being hired by the tournament should fill out this form: https://bit.ly/uhcc22judge

Summary Info:

—Three Day Debate Schedule – The tournament will run on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday schedule with debate prelims on Friday and Saturday, elims beginning on Saturday and working through Sunday. IEs will run one day, Saturday.

—Novice Divisions – The tournament will have Novice divisions in Policy, LD, and PF.

—Online asynchronous MS Speech tournament – We will offer an asynchronous online speech event, with live final rounds Saturday. This will only be open to Middle School competitors.

- CONGRESS WILL USE THE TFA SPRING SCAFFOLDING.

.

We will again offer a full complement of Individual Events, Duo & Duet, and Congressional, Lincoln Douglas, Policy, and Public Forum debate. We are excited to host this tournament to showcase our team and our commitment to a thriving culture of debate both in Texas and across the country.

Please let us know if you have any questions, and we look forward to seeing you on campus.

Sincerely,

Rob Glass

Tournament Director

robglassdebate@gmail.com