2026 November 21, 22 ADL Invitational for NSDA Taiwan Members

2026 November 21, 22 ADL Invitational for NSDA Taiwan Members

Registration Deadline is November 7

WHY NSDA TOURNAMENTS MATTER?

NSDA is the oldest, the biggest, the most recognized in the world, thus most beneficial for your future college and beyond!

NSDA alumni exude prominent influence in the U.S. and beyond.

U.S. Academia considers NSDA awards favorably because NSDA is considered the most prestigious and official speech and debate association in the U.S. and abroad. For example, according to Yale Professor Luong and the Wall Street Journal (Interactive Edition, April 16, 1999), U.S. top-tier U.S. colleges admits 22 – 30 % more debaters, as opposed to students in other extra-curricular activities “school newspaper reporter (+3%), sports team captain (+5%), class president (+5), and band (+3).”

NSDA was founded in 1925, and its national tournaments are the world’s largest. As of 2017, it has 30,000 regional qualifying participants and nearly 8,000 national tournament attendees. To date, it has enrolled over 1.4 million members in all 50 states, U.S. possessions, and several foreign countries. Currently, NSDA serves more than 150,000 students and 6,500 coaches.

NSDA alumniexude prominent influence in the U.S., and to name just a few are Presidents John F. Kennedy, Hillary & Bill Clintons; Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, and Samuel Alito; Senators Richard Lugar, Russ Feingold, and William Frist; Amazon founder Jeff Bezos; CNN founder Ted Turner; media visionaries Oprah Winfrey, Brett Pitt, and Michael Moore.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

• 11/21 Secondary Events Preliminary Rounds
• 11/22 Secondary Events Elims & Finals
• 11/22 Elementary Events

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EVENTS FOR G1 – 5

• ESD:Smart Debate (G4-5): It is half speech time of PF debate.
• EST:Speech Block A (G1-5): Storytelling.
• EOO:Speech Block B (G1-5):Original Oratory.
• EIS:Speech Block B (G1-5):Impromptu Speech.
• Creative Writing: Creative nonfiction, short story, script, poetry.
• Double-Entries must be selected from different time slots (A + B) to avoid time conflicts.

SECONDARY EVENTS G6 – 12

• OOO:Open Original Oratory (G6-12)
• OES:Open Extemporaneous Speaking (G6-12).
• NPF:Novice Public Forum (G6 with 1 year/less debate experience)
• OPF:Open Public Forum
• NCX:Novice Policy (G6 with 1 year/less debate experience)
• OCX:Open Policy
• Creative Writing: Creative nonfiction, short story, script, poetry.

MIDDLE WSD APPLICATION(G5-G8)

For students grades 5-8, ADL can send an unlimited number of WSD Taiwan teams to the NSDA Nationals Middle school Championship without the above qualifications, but you must register with the ADL staff.

To read more about the debate format of WSD, clickhere.

DEBATE TOPICS (NSDA November Topic)

• Smart Debate (same as PF topic, but 1/2 PF time):here:https://www.speechanddebate.org/topics/

  Resolved: uropean members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

• Public Forum Debate: here:https://www.speechanddebate.org/topics/

  Resolved: uropean members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

• Policy Debate:Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.
• World School Debate:Will be released on April 1 here:https://www.speechanddebate.org/topics/

LIMITATIONS

• Debate partner can be from a different school for the Taiwan District, but a partner must be from the same school for the U.S. NSDA.
• Double entries ONLY permitted for grade 1-5 if both entries are speech events. For all other situations, NOT permitted.

REGISTRATION METHODS

• Please leave your information in this google form. https://reurl.cc/nx2KKd

VENUE

• 德明財經科技大學 台北市內湖區環山路一段56號又新樓
• Takming University of Science and Technology
• No. 56號, Section 1, Huanshan Rd, Neihu Districtt
• https://maps.app.goo.gl/MddBoqy1fZ1qmEAb9

COSTS

Please read to understand how NSDA tournaments are operated as nonprofit service to the students.

Non-Profit Operation:NSDA tournaments are run on non-profit basis as shown in the attachedcost analysis of 2019 NSDA District & Invitational.Cost items A and B below go to NSDA office in the U.S. and cost item C includes the travel costs of NSDA representatives coming to Taiwan, facility rental, trophies, lunch, judge & staff compensations, and other costs related to the operation of this tournament. Cost item D is spent on hiring judges.

1. Membership Fee:
   • NT 1,500 above grade 6
2. Tournament Registration:
   • NT$ 4,000 per one High School student
   • NT$ 4,000 per one middle school student
   • NT$ 3,000 per one elementary student
3. Judging fee:
   • NT$ 3,000 per one for all Policy entry/team
   • NT$ 4,000 will be waived if a school provides either a parent or teacher judge per 6 students; if not, must pay NT 4,000.

DISCOUNTS

• 30% off for students traveling from Tainan, Taitung, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Kenting
• 50% off for students who qualify for financial aid (the coach must submit a letter of request to
• 20% off if registered and paid by 10/18
• 10% off if registered and paid by 10/25
• No discounts for the following:
• NSDA membership fees
• School Judging Fees
• Policy Entry Judging Fees
• International Entries

PAYMENT

For your convenience, all fees can be wiredto ADL account directly.

Cathay United Bank, Nangang Branch: 國泰世華銀行, 南港分行

Account 帳號#:106035009666,

Account Name: 臺北市私立亞太思辯文理短期補習班天母分班陳南光

REFUND

No refund after two weeks prior to the tournament, as we have already paid for expenses such as trophies, rooms, and most other tournament expenses.

CONFIRMATION

We will contact you on the next working day to confirm your registration via email and Line App. Adding our official Line account will help us confirm your registration more quickly. Our official Line accounthttp://nav.cx/6qTXpan.

If you have questions, please call us at 02-2876-1866 from 2:00 – 8:00 PM (Monday – Friday) and 10 AM – 6 PM (Saturday).