Events Offered

The Bulldog Invitational will host the following events:

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Novice and Varsity divisions of Lincoln-Douglas debate will be offered, with all NSDA rules and time limits being followed. If entry numbers do not justify separate divisions, the tournament will merge the divisions if necessary. Novice and Varsity Lincoln-Douglas debate will have five (5) preliminary rounds of debate followed by outrounds, as needed.

Policy Debate

Novice and Varsity divisions of Policy debate will be offered, with all NSDA rules and time limits being followed. If entry numbers do not justify separate divisions, the tournament will merge the divisions if necessary. Policy Debate will have four (4) preliminary rounds of debate followed by outrounds, as needed.

Public Forum Debate

Novice and Varsity divisions of Public Forum debate will be offered, with all NSDA rules and time limits being followed. If entry numbers do not justify separate divisions, the tournament will merge the divisions if necessary. Novice and Varsity Public Forum debate will have five (5) preliminary rounds of debate followed by outrounds, as needed.

Individual Events (Speech)

Eight (8) events will be offered this year:

Dramatic Interpretation

Duo Interpretation

Extemporaneous Speaking

Humorous Interpretation

Impromptu

Informative Speaking

Original Oratory

Program Oral Interpretation

All NSDA rules and time limits will be followed. Students may single or double enter in any of the Speech events; each entry will be charged as a separate entry. (Standard double-entry rules - students can compete in 2 different events max, not 2 of the same.) The tournament is considering allowing triple entry, so long as only two events in the same scheduling pattern. If interested, please contact the tournament director for discussing that option. There will be four (4) rounds before breaking to outrounds, as needed. The number of rounds will be adjusted if we need to, in order to abide by Tournament of Champion qualification guidelines. The base requirements are as follows:

Tournament of Champions (University of Kentucky) Entry Criteria

Champion (1 Bid) - Minimum 8 Entries / 3 Schools / 3 Prelims AND Finals

Top 3 (Up to 3 Bids) - Minimum 16 Entries / 4 Schools / 3 Prelims AND Finals

Finals (Up to 6 Bids) - Minimum 30 Entries / 5 Schools / 3 Prelims AND Semifinals + Finals

Semifinals (Up to 12 Bids) - Minimum 60 Entries / 10 Schools / 4 Prelims AND Quarterfinals Onward

Quarterfinals (Up to 24 Bids) - Minimum of 120 Entries / 10 Schools / 4 Prelims AND Octofinals Onward

Student Congress

All NSDA rules and time limits will apply to Student Congress. Presiding Officers will receive a gavel for presiding. One Presiding Officer per preliminary session and one for the Super Session. Each school may submit a maximum of three (3) pieces of legislation. Bettendorf also strongly suggests that each school submits a minimum of one piece of legislation. All legislation needs to be received by Monday, November 2^nd, 2026. These bills/resolutions should be uploaded on Tabroom. Legislative packets will then be posted on Tabroom by Wednesday, November 4^th, 2026. The docket will be set at that point and sent out to schools. Congress will have 2 preliminary sessions, followed by a Super Session.