Learn About Debate
2010 Summer Debate Camps
As you are preparing for the 2010-2011 debate season, Debate Central provides the following list of debate camps around the country.Judge Adaptation and Tips
Judges have various backgrounds. Some have no experience at all, while others are former TOC champions. If you want to be successful, you need to be able to debate in front of all of them and cater to what they want to hear. The following are some basic guidelines for judge adaptation.
Debate Central FREE Workshop
If you weren't able to attend one of our free workshops this fall, watch some of the lecture videos here!
Debate in the News
Follow this link to view newspaper articles discussing high school and college debate.
Round Reports
Follow the link to view reports of CX and LD rounds from high school debate tournaments around the country. Recently we added a reports from the Greenhill tournament
Research Strategies and Tips
Follow the link for advice on conducting debate research!
Rubaie Speaks
Follow this link to read Brian Rubaie's answers to all of your debate questions.Debate Expert: Chris Burk
Debate Central partners with Chris Burk, Director of Debate at UT Dallas to provide you with evidence on the poverty topic and answer your questions on how to debate!
Tournament Casebooks
Follow the link to view casebooks from Grapevine and Greenhill.Understand Cross-Examination Debate
The following PDFs are great resources for understanding Cross-Examination Debate.