March 16, 2020

Coronavirus: Premier Debate Online 2020

Premier Debate announces changes in response to the coronavirus.
March 12, 2020

Coronavirus: UK Announces Move to Online TOC

The Tournament of Champions has recently announced their decision to move to an online format. A statement from the tournament director, David Arnett is included below. […]
October 25, 2019
We've released two new briefs on the November/December topic!
March 6, 2019

March/April Topic Analysis (Patrick Fox)

Guest author Patrick Fox gives everyone a run-down on the new March/April topic. Great additional reading for anyone looking to get a leg up for their next state or local tournament.
January 31, 2019

February PF Brief (FREE)

The February 2019 Public Forum Debate topic is “Resolved: The United States should end its arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
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!
December 31, 2018

PremierDebate.com Year in Review

The best blog content on LD Debate all in one place!
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 […]
May 8, 2018

TOC Finals – Rex Interview, Speech Docs, & Flow

Interview with TOC finalist Santa Monica RE, 1AC/1NC/1AR speech docs from finals, and flow of the final round.
April 28, 2017

2017 Tournament of Champions

Live Results Follow Premier’s live results spreadsheet embedded below or at the link here: https://tinyurl.com/Premier-TOC17 In order to help us keep results as up-to-date as possible […]
March 25, 2017

2017 Kandi King RR

Finalist Interviews Raffi Piliero (Harrison RP) Question: What is the main difference, if any, between a round robin and a tournament in your opinion? Raffi Piliero: Round […]