Coach Training - Day 1 (1-9-26)

• 2026 Coach Training Overview

• Upstream Coaching: Empowering Success in Speech & Debate

• Speech Protocols - Coach Training 2026

• Debate Protocols - Anatomy-of-a-Debate (2026)

Coach Training - Day 2 (1-10-26)

• 2026 General & Tournament Logistics

• Topic Exploration - Artificial Intelligence

  • Topic Exploration-Welcome-to-Speech-and-Debate-2026

  • Note Sheet-Topic Exploration Welcome-to-Speech-and-Debate-2026

Coach Training - Day 3 (1-11-26)

• Working Session - See Agenda

Additional Resource (rev. 2025)

• Deeper Topic Exploration Strategies

• Speech & Debate Lesson Plan Template

• S&D Tournament Scenarios

Coaching Tips & Routines

Coach Round Table:  Coaches share some prized techniques and tools... (please add your nuggets) 

State Service Delivery Plan (SDP) Requirements

(Region XVI evidence uploads due by March 20, 2026)

PLEASE "MAKE A COPY" OF ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS LINKED BELOW AND SAVE IN YOUR OWN GOOGLE FOLDER OR DESKTOP FILE.

• Schedule of Student Preparation Sessions

• Lesson Planning

• Pre/Post Coach Evaluation (for Region XVI only)

  • Pre Evaluation (Google Form due by Feb. 13, 2026)

  • Post Evaluation (Google Form due by March 20, 2026)

• Student attendance (Google Sheet)

• Evidence submission samples