Hi CC members,
I recently transferred from a international school abroad, to a public school in the United States. I did various forms of debate in my old school, and I was intrigued by the Nationals program, that the country offered. Can someone explain the general process in order to become a competitor of the nationals program.
Regards,
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There are several different leagues that offer Nationals. The predominant ones in this part of the country tend to be the National Forensic League and the National Catholic Forensic League…and no, you don’t have to be Catholic or in a Catholic school to compete in NCFL.
The basic idea is that each league gets a certain number of spots at Nationals, based on the number of participants in the league. They hold an elimination tournament-- around here, they tend to be in March. Depending on the size and rules in your league, schools may or may not have a limit on the number of kids they can send to compete.
The top kids-- again the exact number changes from one league to the next-- get to go to nationals. They’re held in a different city each year. NCFL will be in Sacramento CA next year, NFL will be in Dallas.
Is the National Forensic League and the National Catholic Forensic League the same. Are there major difference in terms of prestige in the competitions? What if my school does not offer this league opportunity. Is it possible that I come in with a another partner and become people that are individuals without a school?
They’re similar, not the same.
And as far as I know, you must compete as part of a school, not an individual.
If your school has a debate team, they will probably participate in the qualifying competitions for NFL finals. However, it is very, very difficult to break (make it) to finals, and you must be in varsity debate to do so.
Generally, there are regional leagues that have four competitions (in addition to any independent competitions your school may go to), after which you can qualify for states, from which you can qualify for nationals.
Sorry for the necro thread. I was in varisty at my school last year. My friend who recently transffered in to America, also got in to the finals as well in his freshmen years.