Thank you for your interest in the Below the Gnatline Coach Training and Practice Tournament.  Our hope is to help South GA and North FL new coaches and teams learn the basics to successfully compete and grow.  

Fees: $10 per coach and $5 per student - this is to cover the cost of food for the sessions.  

We expect this to be a very small practice meet - if the entries become larger, we will separate out the events but currently we are offering Debates - PF, LD Speech - Interp, Platform, Limited Prep.  The Debates will all use the Sept-Oct 2022 topics from the NSDA. 

Coaches please gomplete this form so that we may plan the training sessions, we will assume that any students you bring will also attend the same sessions in the morning.  

Schedule:

8:00-9:00 AM - Coffee and tabroom

9:00 - 10:00 - Session 1

10:00 - 11:00 - Session 2

11:00 - 12:00  - Session 3

One-hour Sessions on the following events:

1. Introduction to Policy Debate

2. Introduction to LD Debate - Marna Weston

3. Introduction to PF Debate - Richard Bracknell

4. Introduction Platform Speaking

5. Introduction to Interpretation - Brianna Crockett

6. Introduction to Limited Prep Events

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch - Coaches - Team Management, Students - Team Building

1:00 - 2:30 - Practice Round 1

2:45 - 4:00 - Practice Round 2

4:00 - 5:00 - Discussion/Q&A