Category Archives: Coaching
Help a Team Get to NFL Nats via GiveYouthaVoice.org
Help a team get to nationals! Each year, more than 900 schools qualify to compete in the largest academic competition in the world – the NFL National Speech and Debate Tournament. This is quite an achievement, whether a team qualifies … Continue reading
The NFL Encourages Coaches to Nominate Their Students as Academic All Americans
Now is a great time to recognize students who have achieved success in both competition and the classroom. Nominate your outstanding upperclassmen for NFL’s Academic All American distinction. NFL All Americans are students nominated by their coaches who have met … Continue reading
Year by Year, Piece by Piece
Artifacts are an important part of forensics. Whether it’s the topic for your Crit or a photo from your final tournament, these objects mark a particular moment in time. That’s why the quilt below contains such a great sentiment. Presented … Continue reading
Senior Spotlight: Ben Denison (Clemson University)
Over the course of the 2010 National Forensic Association Championships, we’ll check in with a variety of students competing in their final national tournament. Our senior spotlights are meant to recognize contributing members of the intercollegiate forensics community while celebrating … Continue reading
Blog Spotlight: The Art of Logic
There is, perhaps, a certain type of teacher who comes to mind when we think of speech and debate coaches. The lovable theater teacher. The eccentric public speaking professor. The English teacher who has been told they’re now in charge … Continue reading
Writing Ballots for Final Performances: What Is Left to Say at NFA?
Oh, the critics. As every story demands a conflict, every artist finds the voice of the critic echoing in the distance, quick to subvert creativity with the stroke of a pen. Continue reading →