The Bluegrass Debate Coalition cordially invites you to the BDC Winter Invitational to be held on Saturday, December 10th, 2022, which we will host on campus at the University of Kentucky. We will be offering Congressional Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate, and Public Forum Debate. Divisions (such as novice, junior varsity, and varsity/open) will be determined by attendance.

Learn more about the BDC Winter Invitational, here!

Please see here for the BDC Debate Winter Invitational Invite

Additional information including tournament schedule and procedures are available on Tabroom. Please review all documents and ensure you/your team are in accordance with all KHSSL & NSDA rules, procedures, and eligibility requirements.

Official Schedule – All Events

CATEGORIES:

The BDC Debate Winter Invitational will be offering debate only events in Congressional Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate, and Public Forum Debate.

TOURNAMENT TOPICS:

The BDC Debate Winter Invitational will use NSDA topics for the November/December area (outlined below).

For Congressional Debate, we will use the December NSDA legislation packet.

LD – Resolved: The People’s Republic of China ought to prioritize environmental protection over economic growth.

PF – Resolved: The United States’ strategy of Great Power Competition produces more benefits than harms.

KHSSL & NSDA RULES, PROCEDURES & ELIGIBILITY:

The BDC Debate Winter Invitational will follow NSDA and KHSSL rules and procedures. Click here to review the KHSSL handbook, and click here to review the NSDA procedures manual.

JUDGES:

Schools must provide 1 judge for every 2 entries (or fraction thereof) in LD/PF and 1 judge for every 6 entries in Congress. For example, a school with 3 PF teams must provide 2 judges to cover their entries. While we may have judges available for hire ($30 per judge), we ask teams to reach out regarding hired judges as a last resort. Judge drops will result in a $50 fine. All judges attending the BDC Debate Winter Invitational are expected to be familiar with KHSSL rules and online balloting. Asynchronous training, as well as on site training during the event, will be available to judges.

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE:

8am ——– Registration
9am ——– Round 1 – LD, PF, & Congress Session 1
10:30am —  Round 2 – LD & PF
11am ——- Congress Session 2
12pm ——  Round 3 – LD & PF
1:30pm —-  Lunch (All Events)
2pm ——-  Round 4 – LD, PF, & Congress Session 3
3:30pm —   Round 5 – LD & PF
5:00pm —- Awards

FOOD:

Food will be available for purchase, including pizza, snacks, and drinks.

AWARDS:

We will be offering trophies for the top debaters in each event. Awards will be proportional to entries. In an event with 10 or less entries, the Top 4 students will receive awards. n an event with 11 or more entries, the Top 6 students will receive awards. Speaker awards may be offered, as well as a Top Novice Award, dependent on entries. A sweepstakes plaque will be awarded to the top school.