Some ADA Nationals Specific Rules To Note:

**Judges must have at least 9 rounds of judging on the 2025/26 debate topic prior to ADA Nationals to count toward your team's judging commitment. Otherwise they will be a free strike.

**Judges must be in for at least 2 debates.

**Hybrids are welcome to debate, but cannot make elimination rounds unless they have debated at 3 ADA tournaments as a team prior to ADA Nationals.

**To participate, each school must be a patron member of the ADA. You can pay for membership when you pay your entry fees or you canpay now.