Debate Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time. (Click here for Debate Guidelines.)

Friday

8:30 a.m - Announcements

9:00 a.m. - Team IPDA Rd. 1

10:45 a.m. - Team IPDA Rd. 2

1:30 p.m. - Lunch Break

2:00 p.m. - Team IPDA Rd. 3

3:45 p.m. - Team IPDA Rd. 4

5:45 p.m. - Coaches Check (Briefly)

6:00 p.m. - Team IPDA Quarterfinals

7:45 p.m. - Team IPDA Semifinals

We ask that judges submit their ballots no later than 10 minutes after the end of the round. Judges can add additional commits to their ballot once it has been submitted (though speaker points and winner cannot be changed).

Saturday

8:30 a.m. - Team IPDA Finals

10:00 a.m. - Announcements

10:15 a.m. - IPDA/NPDA Rd. 1

11:45 a.m. - IPDA/NPDA Rd. 2

1:15 p.m. - Lunch Break

1:45 p.m. - IPDA/NPDA Rd. 3

3:15 p.m. - IPDA/NPDA Rd. 4

4:45 p.m. - Student Meeting / Coaches Meeting

5:30 p.m. - IPDA/NPDA Rd. 5

7:00 p.m. - IPDA/NPDA Rd. 6


  1. The schedule for NPDA may be adjusted if there are a small number of entries.

  2. We ask that judges submit their ballots no later than 10 minutes after the end of the round. Judges can add additional commits to their ballot once it has been submitted (though speaker points and winner cannot be changed).

Sunday

Reminders:

  1. Non-advancing competitors may be used as judges in elimination rounds, though no student shall be asked to judge in the same division in which they competed.

  2. All judges are obligated through finals. We will attempt to release schools earlier if possible, but to have a fair judging pool, we must have everyone available.


8:30 - Elim Rd. 1

10:00 - Additional time for student or coaches meeting if necessary

10:30 - Awards (Link to awards to be made available Sunday morning.)

Remaining elimination rounds ASAP after awards.