The junior club meets on the same weeks as the speech club. Summer 2017 debate camp legacy for christ speech and. The ncfca offers two types of debate team policy debate and lincolndouglas value debate. Stoa is a national high school and junior high speech and debate organization serving the needs of privately educated, christian homeschooling families. Nationals intensive training camp 2014 splash ethos is excited to announce its 2014 natsprep debate camp, which will be taught by ncfca national champions, collegiate debate champions, and washington dc area experts. Policy, lincolndouglas, public forum, extemp, apologetics, oratory and platform competitors.
Judge a tournament private resource page course documents, resources, curriculums and other information. Policy debaters have relied on blue book since 1998. Ncfca national championship national christian homeschool. Mar 19, 2010 the ncfca creates the speech and debate rules for competition, hosts open tournaments and monitors regional ones, and hosts the national tournament every june the end of the competitive year. In college, he judged at high school nfl tournaments in north carolina. Since then, he has been active in judging and coaching both nfl and homeschool debaters, concentrating on ncfca debate since 2001. The largest forensics competition in the southeast and one of the largest in the nation. Their resolution releases in may at their national tournament. Dominate debate the premier ld sourcebook for ncfca and stoa.
If youve ever sat in a class and listened to a lecture of completely new concepts, you know that those community judges are not retaining much of the judge orientation. The october addendum this print copy comes out august 1 in time for the beginning of your debate season. Obu hosts ncfca national championship, offers scholarships to. Policy, lincolndouglas, public forum, extemp, apologetics. Christopher larson competed in the ncfca for 3 years, winning multiple tournaments in apologetics, regionals in lincolndouglas debate, and placing 2nd at the 2014 national tournament in ld. Parents, i want to encourage your kids to try formal debate. They are not only perfect for forensics competitions. National christian forensics and communications association ncfca. However, if a student would like to tripleenter, he or she cannot choose three events in one pattern. Ncfca is an organization committed to training homeschool, high school students to address life. Stefanie klaves and cora alles left placed third at the 2014 ncfca national championship, and caleb engle and stephen vilim right won three qualifying tournaments in 2015. Frisco practice tournament first baptist church in frisco 7901 w. More than 500 students from all over the country are competing this week in the national championships, featuring competition in both lincoln douglas value and team policy debate, as well as interpretive. Debaters trust blue book to get the tools necessary for successful policy.
Join chris jeub as he interviews the head writer for the 2015 releases of the red books, both ncfca and stoa editions. Their resolution releases in june at their national tournament. In 2001, he helped chris jeub with bringing the blue book to a more advanced level. Learning policy debate is made simple, successful and fun with blue book and its related materials. Stoa authors include patrick shipsey, elena trueba, and blaire bayliss. Christian students using speech and debate competition to learn how to address life issues from a biblical worldview. Blue book owners use the digital code inside their book to download the summer releases, supporting the following leagues. Answer keys written straight into the assignments of blue book. Competition is used as a means of achieving our mission. He enjoys reading and writing on all sorts of subjects, and has a passion for theology, philosophy, and literature. Austin rhetoric club speech and debate club in the austin area speak out north texas north fort worthdenton county. The ncfca was established in 2001 after outgrowing its parent organization, the home school legal defense association hslda, which had been running the league since it was originally established in 1995. Learning to present and apply biblical truth in an honest and respectful way will help them serve god for a.
These downloads represent hundreds of dollars worth of competition material that were making available for a fraction of the cost. Mpbstoa blue book stoa edition 2014 training minds. Meet your sourcebook authors there are more than you think. They produce the blue book team policy, red book lincoln douglas, gold book. If a student would like to doubleenter, he or she may enter in one pattern a and one pattern b, or two events in the same pattern. By the end of reading blue book, you should have a firm understanding of what to expect for your first tournament. National tournament calendar council of forensic organizations. The national christian forensics and communications association is a speech and debate league for christian students in the united states. Coauthored by vance trefethen who lives in france and myself, this sourcebooks kicks off the year of teampolicy debate by pulling together analysis of ncfca and stoa resolutions, plus three spotlight cases to launch from. All tags and evidence are triplechecked and hyperlinked.
Ncfca authors this year are joseph laughon, trevor heise, and jon chi lou. Additional helps throughout the student edition to enhance the classroom experience. Regent has also made arrangements for the participants, ages 18 to have the privilege of checking out materials in the regent university library, at no cost. Policy debaters have relied on blue book since 1998, a true staple for their preparation. Twelve lessons in four units to walk you through the essential instruction in policy. Vance coauthors the blue book debate briefs, writes the midseason supplement in the middle of every year, and hosts annual debate camps. All you have to guide you is a 30minute judge orientation.
Local tournaments may still offer impromptu and the results can still be. Chris jeub business profile monument publishing llc. Blue book, either stoa or ncfca edition, depending on the league they plan to participate. In order for you to see the quality of the sourcebook, we are. Students may double or triple enter in speech events. Blue teampolicy debate stepping into the resolutions takes up an entire book in and of itself, and that book is the alreadymentioned blue book. Every year, the speech and debate tournament student staff has been delighted to welcome the speech and debate community to our campus. Christian students using speech and debate competition to learn how to address life issues from a. Dominate debates third year of providing ncfca and stoa debaters with the definitive lincolndouglas resource brings back veteran writers and new talent alike. November 2008 tourn ncfca speech and debate in texas.
But i also recommend getting beyond the classroom and actually competing in a debate tournament. Learning policy debate is made simple, successful and fun with blue book and its. A physical copy of blue book, with reinforced coil binding. Ncfca is an organization committed to training homeschool, high school students to address life issues in a manner that glorifies god, and ultimately preparing our students to shape our culture and impact people for christ. For instance, the announcer might say, the 51st national debate tournament, round the first. Obu hosts ncfca national championship, offers scholarships. We have 18 quality briefs in each sourcebook, that are ready for debaters to use.
Known as coach vance, he has become a respected leader in ncfca debate. To find out where you students should be entered calculate their birthday in accordance with the tournament month. As the purpose of the ncfca is to train good communicators, not just good debaters, the use of overly complicated theory and extremely fast talking also known as speed and spread is discouraged. Jun 07, 2017 okay, now imagine judging a debate tournament for the first time with no knowledge of what debate is like. Ncfca hosts approximately 55 tournaments of various types across the country each season to eligible competitors. Cornerstone speech and debate tournament non ncfca washburn university topeka, ks october 2022 louisiana fall classic. Coauthored by chris jeub and vance trefethen, blue book teaches readers the structural demands of policy debate, provides introductory releases for leaguespecific preparation, and gives strategic substance to excel in the round to win ballots. Coauthored by chris jeub and vance trefethen, the sourcebook teaches readers the structural demands of policy debate, provides summer releases for leaguespecific preparation, and gives strategic substance to excel in the round to win ballots. Therefore, we require all students and parents to participate in a 1day practice tournament in the fall and a 3day ncfcasanctioned tournament in the spring. Florida blue key is the oldest and most prestigious honorary society in the state of florida. Lewisville area homeschool speech and debate club lewisvilleflower moundhighland village area.
In this episode, chris jeub interviews the president, a former board member, and a head coach from colorado on. The event is hosted in a different city each summer and brings more than 4,500 students from more than 1,200 schools from across the country, u. You will be most prepared, perhaps even ready to take home a trophy. The ncfca creates the speech and debate rules for competition, hosts open tournaments and monitors regional ones, and hosts the national tournament every june the end of the competitive year. The largest forensics competition in the southeast and one of the. Speechwire tournament services forensics tournament. International club debate league nationals tournament. See more ideas about speech and debate, forensics speech and national championship. Great idea, and next time were going to discuss your book and dvd set an introduction to policy debate. May 31, 2016 all tags and evidence are triplechecked and hyperlinked. Meet your sourcebook authors there are more than you.
Frisco, tx 75034 nov 1415 th, 2008 tournament schedule friday, november 14 7. A homeschooling dad himself, he realized the growing potential and benefit of homeschool debate and switched over to coaching homeschoolers a couple years later. Ethos debate is excited to announce that this saturday it will be releasing both its stoa and ncfca tp sourcebooks. Stoa trains and supports leaders who in turn develop students into confident, articulate leaders who can change their culture through the marketplace of ideas. Brainstorm and research sessions with sourcebook authors and national. In january 2015, obu hosted the ncfca regional qualifier tournament on campus and hosted a national competition earlier this year in march.
Okay, now imagine judging a debate tournament for the first time with no knowledge of what debate is like. National christian forensics and communications association location. Author zac flowerree is a ncfca national champion in impromptu speaking. This is then followed by the pairings of opposing teams, judges, room numbers, and the expected start time. Debate traditions that you need to drop potent speaking. Ncfca has established a program of formal debate with the ultimate goal of training young people to be. Easy entry to the world of speech and debate part 1. The mission of the national christian forensics and communications association ncfca is to promote excellence in communications through competitive opportunities where homeschool students develop the skills necessary to think critically and communicate effectively in order to address life issues from a biblical worldview in a manner that glorifies god. Born again christian transformed by jesus romans 12. Beginning in the 1980s, the organization began to sponsor the florida blue key speech and debate tournament. Dec 17, 2016 some great speeches from see more ideas about speech and debate, forensics speech and national championship.
National christian forensics and communications association. Teachers of policy debate will be totally equipped to educate their team of policy debaters. Blue book has been the standard in many leagues for evidence integrity. Blue book 4 midseason supplement if youre reading this book after those release dates, the sourcebook downloads are available now. Learn debate strategies to make them better speakers, listeners, and thinkers.
Speech and debate resources from the leader in the ncfca, nsda, and stoa communities. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. What comes with your order of blue book teacher edition. Tournament results speech and debate forensics community. If one partner of a debate team is a member and the other is not, the one. Nov 19, 2018 learning policy debate is made simple, successful and fun with blue book. Learning policy debate is made simple, successful and fun with blue book.