Debate

Debate Announcements

Summer Debate Camp/Clinic Rules:
Debate coaches may work with students all summer on a voluntary basis. Coaches may NOT make summer camp a requirement of students.

Coaches may host a 1 week camp in the summer for their own students. However, the school can’t pay a fee for any camp, or finance any camp (1 week host camp may be held in the school library or similar area). * Coaches may attend and even transport students to any camp but may not use school transportation or be reimbursed by the school for such mileage. Schools may NOT provide school transportation for summer camps.

By interpretation, concerning debate summer camp rule, debate season doesn’t start until the first competition date. Thus invitational debate clinics/camps may be held up to September 19, 2013. If a school authorizes a field trip to a clinic, they may fund and provide school bus transportation. (Field trip means all students attending must be enrolled in an academic debate class). This type of trip could only be during the school calendar year.

2012-13 Debate Rule Changes

Changes adopted by the KSHSAA Executive Board and published in the 2012-13 Debate, Speech & Drama manual:

Debate
Sharing of Evidence – When called for by an opposing team, debaters will make available to the opposing team, in a form usable by the opposition, evidence that was read in the round. Evidence should be returned to the team that read it prior to the opponent’s next speech. Evidence need not be shared prior to its reading in the round.

2-Speaker Debate
“Semifinals” has been added to the first sentence of Section 6 about brackets in elimination rounds at the State Championship tournament.

Electronic Retrieval Device Option
The use of laptop computers by competitors in debate events is permissible for flowing or evidence retrieval so long as wired or wireless connection devices are disabled and remain disabled while the debate is in progress. Refer to Debate Manual page 9 Sec. 8 for specific details. << continue >>

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