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MDUDL Tournament 2

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This is a High School tournament in Florida.

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MDUDL Policy Debate Tournament 2

We are thrilled to invite you to the MDUDL Policy Debate Tournament 2! This invitational will feature both middle school and high school division competitions in Policy Debate. 

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.

Tournament Details:

  • Date: October 14, 2023
  • Location: Miami Dade College Kendall Campus
    • 11011 SW 104th St, Miami, FL 33176
    • Building R, Room R402 (4th Floor) 
  • Registration begins at 7:30 AM ET,  Round 1 begins at 8:00 AM ET.
  • Final entries should be completed by October 9, 2023, no later than 11:59 PM ET to avoid penalties.
  • All payments should be made out to “Miami Dade Urban Debate League”. Payments will be accepted in the form of cash, check, or money order at the tournament. Please reach out directly for inquiries. 

Competition Format:

  • 3 Rounds of policy debate
  • Middle School Division (Novice and Varsity)
  • High School Division (Novice and Varsity) 
  • Entry pools may be collapsed depending on registration numbers; however, middle school and high school divisions will remain separate. 

Entry Fees for Schools:

  • All entries will incur a $50 per student ($100 per team). Students will not need to separately purchase food, as it is covered in their entry fee. Food includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks for debate teams and coaches.

Judge Requirements:

  • Teams must bring one judge for every two entries. 
  • A fee of $100 will be charged for each missing judge to compensate for the absence.

Penalty Fees:

Deadline type

Date

Time

Fee

Entry adds

October 9, 2023

11:59 PM (CT)

$10.00

Entry drops

October 9, 2023

11:59 PM (CT)

$10.00

Judge drops

October 9, 2023

11:59 PM (CT)

$100.00

Uncovered Judges

Each judge covers up to 2 entries, and each missing judge costs $100.

$100.00 per missing judge.

  • Argument Limits:

Middle School Novice (0 years of policy debate experience): NDCA Files

  • Universal Basic Income Affirmative
  • Universal Basic Income Negative
  • Economy Disadvantage
  • Topicality

 

High School Novice (0 years of policy debate experience): NDCA Files

  • Universal Basic Income Affirmative
  • Universal Basic Income Negative
  • Economy Disadvantage
  • Topicality

 

Middle School Varsity (1+ years of debate experience): NDCA Files

  • Universal Basic Income Affirmative
  • Green New Deal Affirmative
  • Green New Deal Negative
  • Universal Basic Income Negative
  • Economy Disadvantage
  • Topicality
  • States Counterplan 
  • IRS Disadvantage

 

High School Varsity (1+ years of debate experience): Open

  • Open - all arguments are allowed from any packet.

If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to reach out to Kalyn Lee, Program Director for the Miami Dade Urban Debate League via email at klee@urbandebate.org

We look forward to your participation in this exciting policy debate invitational!

 

 

Manager contact information

Kalyn Lee
Email address: klee@urbandebate.org
Phone number: 786-519-3119

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