January 16, 2019

Breaking Onto The Circuit (Noah Gallagher)

In this article guest author, Noah Gallagher describes the challenges he faced as he led his team in establishing a circuit presence for the first time. He also outlines how the LD community can make the activity more accessible.
January 8, 2019

Online Winter Pop Up Workshop (Friday-Sunday)

What are you doing this weekend? The competition for your next major tournament isn't resting, and you shouldn't either!
January 3, 2019

Small School Disclosure: A Response to Stephen Scopa (Kenan Anderson)

In this article, Kenan responds to a recent article that argues against small schools disclosing. He discusses the educational, fairness, and strategic benefits of disclosure both to small schools and the community at large.
December 31, 2018

PremierDebate.com Year in Review

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December 27, 2018

Jan/Feb Schedule and Registration Guide

As the debate season starts to turn towards our last topic and busiest season, we at Premier thought it would be helpful to compile a list […]
December 24, 2018
Teaching at Premier Debate is a great way to get involved and give back to the high school LD debate community. No experience at summer institutes is required, and there are opportunities for all levels of experience.
December 19, 2018

Discussing Israel on Jan/Feb: How to Avoid Anti-Semitism (Jonathan Horowitz)

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the guest author and do not reflect any position of Premier Debate. This article […]
December 13, 2018

Disclosure: Open Source, Full Text, and More (Kenan Anderson)

In this post, Kenan talks about the rise of full-text and open source theory, what each of their strengths is and where they're still lacking.
December 6, 2018

10 Things, Princeton, Topics, etc. (Kenan Anderson)

In this 10 Things Kenan breaks down some of his concluding thoughts on Nov/Dec, the Princeton tournament, and circuit debate going forward.
December 4, 2018

10 Things, Super Early Jan/Feb Edition (Bob Overing)

In this edition of 10 Things Bob breaks down some of his (very) early thoughts on the upcoming Jan/Feb topic. This includes metagame predictions, what to expect at Blake/CPS, and how to guide your research to be ahead of the curve.
November 21, 2018

Bid Tournaments Part 2: Regions (Kenan Anderson)

In the sequel to last week's post Kenan analyzes which regions have the most bids on the line, and who dominates the national circuit in general.
November 14, 2018

Bid Tournaments Part 1: Allocation and Trends (Kenan Anderson)

Kenan Anderson breaks down how the allocation of bids has shifted over the years. What tournaments are on the rise? Which are slipping? How does your state hold up in bids?