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Robert's Resources
Robert's Resources
Below is a collection of BP resources assembled by Robert Hockema. In my entire coaching career, I've never seen a debater make the developmental strides that Robert made. He did so largely through sheer force of will. He watched round after round after round and example after example of excellent speakers until he became one. If you undertake the that effort with the same dediction and passion that Robert did, you'll be as good as he was.
Early-season Lectures.
Early-season Lectures.
If you're interested in reviewing or studying more closely the slides from the series of lectures on debate theory given at the start of the season, look here.
Debate Motions
Tuna Snider maintained a blog of recent tournament motions. These are useful for keeping tabs on what's happening on the circuit or for practice.
Hello Motions can produce random motions that have been used in previous tournaments on demand.
Debate Videos
Here's the HWS Round Robin's YouTube channel. The HWSRR is an annual, small, elite tournament featuring some of the worlds best speakers.
UCLA's collection of debate videos is extensive.
Tuna Snider maintained a repository of videos of BP debates. Some are good, others not so much. You can learn from all of them.
The collection of videos from the HWS Round Robin feature the top teams in the world competing at an exclusive event. Likely many good rounds here.
Here are a number of good-quality debates in the BP style from recent major tournaments.
World Championship 2010 Final- THB The Media Should Show The Full Horrors Of War
World Championship 2011 Various Rounds (Prelim and Elim Rounds)
World Championship 2011 Final - THW Invade Zimbabwe.
World Championship 2013 Octofinal - THBT the US should cut off all military aid to Egypt
World Championship 2013 Quarterfinal #1 - THW ban all advertising of consumer goods and services
World Championship 2013 Quarterfinal #2 - THW ban all advertising of consumer goods and services
HWS IV 2016 Finals - TH regrets the new politics of the Campus Left.
The Austral-Asian style (3-on-3, no POIs) of debating produces some of the best competitors in the world. You should study their efforts:
Australs Semifinals 2012 - TH supports a one-state solution for Israel and Palestine
Australs Finals 2012 - TH would introduce a good Samaritan law.
Writing a case - Giving the PM speech.
Several resources for studying the fine art of speaking in the Prime Minister position:
Harvard A opening on "THB the media should show the full horrors of war" from finals of Worlds 2011
Harvard A opening on "India should adopt aggressive free market policies" from finals of Worlds 2014
Winning Debates: A guide to debating in the style of the World Universities Debating Championships
Winning Debates: A guide to debating in the style of the World Universities Debating Championships
Absence memo (Travel) - Please print this out, complete the required information and provide to your instructors for all classes you'll miss for debate travel.
Absence memo (Travel) - Please print this out, complete the required information and provide to your instructors for all classes you'll miss for debate travel.
SDP Absence Memo - Sep 17 2024 - 10-37 AM.pdfAbsence memo (Service) - Please print this out, complete the required information and provide to your instructors for all classes you'll miss for debate travel.
Absence memo (Service) - Please print this out, complete the required information and provide to your instructors for all classes you'll miss for debate travel.
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