UIL

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Judge Requirement

Qualified Lincoln Douglas debate judges will be provided by regional director of contest. The $100 judge fee is included in the total academic entry fees for a district.

If a school has a regional qualifying L/D Debater that cannot participate in the meet, the school is obligated to Immediately contact the Regional Contest Director listed below. See the C&CR pg. 98 (b)(4) and the Official Notices of the Leaguer.

For any further information or questions regarding the debate competition, please contact:

Mr. James Gresham
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Director
Tarleton State University
P.O. Box T-1163
Stephenville, TX 76402
jgresham75@gmail.com

Tournament Procedure

1. Debaters must be present for roll call at 8 a.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium. If not present, debater will be removed from contest.
2. Three preliminary rounds will be conducted in which each L/D debater will debate at least one affirmative and one negative round.
3. At the end of the three rounds the top four debaters will be paired for semi-finals.
4. There will be a debate between the two debaters who lose the semi-finals debates for third place.

Schedule Of Events

Saturday, April 21, 2012