Audio Recording and Clipping Policy

It is an expectation of the tournament that students will accurately represent material read during speeches. In order to ensure compliance students may record their opponents’ speeches. It is the responsibility of coaches to ensure that their debaters and parents understand this tournament requirement and complete the paperwork necessary to ensure compliance with applicable state laws.

The tournament recognizes the NDCA definition of card clipping and will follow the NDCA’s suggested guidelines for processing card clipping accusations. The NDCA definition and procedures can be found here: https://www.debatecoaches.org/s/clipping.pdf

Please email Christina Tallungan (Tallungan@gmail.com) if you have any questions.