Students should be entered in the novice division if they are in their first year of competitive policy debate at the high school level. Teams in the novice division may only read arguments from the Novice Core Files. Please reach out to Rodrigo if you need these files (rodrigo.paramo@dallasurbandebate.org).

Students should be entered in the JV division if they are in their second or third year of competitive policy debate at the high school level. Teams in the JV division may only read arguments from the JV Core Files. Please reach out to Rodrigo if you need these files (rodrigo.paramo@dallasurbandebate.org).

This tournament we are offering a second JV division with no core file restrictions for teams interested in pursuing original research but not ready to compete in Varsity - it will show up on Tabroom as "JV (No File Restrictions)". Teams competing in this division will be expected to follow rigorous disclosure protocols as outlined in the Coaches Manual. Please reach out to Rodrigo if you have any questions about the disclosure process (rodrigo.paramo@dallasurbandebate.org).

Students in the Varsity division will have no restrictions on the arguments they can read. Teams competing in this division will be expected to follow rigorous disclosure protocols as outlined in the Coaches Manual. Please reach out to Rodrigo if you have any questions about the disclosure process (rodrigo.paramo@dallasurbandebate.org).