UIL District Qualifier

for the 2026 National Tournament

Big Questions and World Schools Applications

https://forms.gle/WJKuhr98wNcAptkn7

Students/coaches should use this link to apply for Big Questions and/or World Schools. Applications will be due by February 21. We hope to announce qualifiers and alternates at the end of the next week.

Coaches should be aware that if you qualify a student in Big Questions, it requires a separate judging obligation that covers Monday through Thursday; all day, every day, with no buyout possible. You will NOT be able to use this judge in the supplemental events pools or any other main event pool.

For World Schools Debate, our district model has empirically been that those willing/able to provide the coach/judge for the team will get first preference. This event can also result in students from different schools competing together. It is expected that students (and their coaches) will attend group practice sessions, whether they're in-person or virtual, and be participative in all team prep.