Detroit Urban Debate League
2023-2024 Tournament Calendar
September 9-11 -- NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE SEASON OPENER (ONLINE)
Location: ONLINE or IN-PERSON @ the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY
Events Hosted: Congress, Individual Events, Lincoln Douglas, Policy, Public Forum
Age Groups: Middle and High School Students
Circuit: National Circuit
Invitation - HERE
Online Scheudle - HERE
Tabroom Registration - HERE
Fees: All entry fees for DUDL teams will be waived by University of Kentucky Debate once you register your teams for this tournament. You are still subject to no-show fees, however, so please register teams that can meet their commitment (see schedule posted above).
Judging: You will need to provide judging to meet yourn commitment. Please reach out to Sydney @ sydneypasquinelli@gmail.com if you need help securing judging for the tournament.
October 7 -- BERKLEY HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE INVITATIONAL
Berkely High School is located at 2325 Catalpa, Berkley, MI 48072.
Please direct all correspondence to Scott Warrow
Email: beawarrow@gmail.com
Phone: 248-506-3245
DIVISIONS:
Policy: Open and Novice Divisions
Public Forum: Open and Novice Divisions
Lincoln Douglas: Open and Novice Divisions
Circuit: MIFA & DUDL
Invitation w/ Schedule - Here
Tabroom Registration - Here
Fees: All entry fees for DUDL teams will be subsidized by DUDL. You are still subject to no-show fees, however, so please register teams that can meet their commitment (see schedule posted above).
Judging: You will need to provide judging to meet yourn commitment. Please reach out to Sydney @ sydneypasquinelli@gmail.com if you need help securing judging for the tournament.
October 14 -- EDWARD PAPPAS MEMORIAL DEBATE TOURNAMENT @ WAYNE STATE
Location: Wayne State University, Midtown Detroit Campus
Events Hosted: Congressional, Policy, and Public Forum
Age Groups: High School Students
Circuit: MIFA
Invitation w/ Schedule - Here
Tabroom Registration - Here
Fees: All entry fees for DUDL teams will be subsidized by MIFA and Wayne State. You are still subject to no-show fees, however, so please register teams that can meet their commitment (see schedule posted above).
Judging: You will need to provide judging to meet yourn commitment. Please reach out to Sydney @ sydneypasquinelli@gmail.com if you need help securing judging for the tournament.
October 21 -- Online Policy League (OPL) Meet #1
October 28-29 -- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEBATE TOURNAMENT
Location: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Campus
Events Hosted: Policy Debate
Age Groups: High School Students
Circuit: National Circuit
Invitation w/ Schedule - HERE
Tabroom Registration - HERE
Fees: All entry fees for DUDL teams will be subsidized by the DUDL and University of Michigan Debate. You are still subject to no-show fees, however, so please register teams that can meet their commitment (see schedule posted above).
Judging: You will need to provide judging to meet yourn commitment. Please reach out to Sydney @ sydneypasquinelli@gmail.com if you need help securing judging for the tournament.
November 4 -- Onine Policy League (OPL) Meet #2
November 10-11 -- GROVES HIGH SCHOOL FALCON INVITATIONAL
Location: ONLINE or IN-PERSON @ Wylie E. Groves High School / Beverly Hills, MI
Events Hosted: Congressional, Policy, and Public Forum
Age Groups: Middle School & High School Students
Circuit: National Circuit
Invitation w/ Schedule - TBA
Tabroom Registration - HERE
Fees: All entry fees for DUDL teams will be waived by Groves Debate. You are still subject to no-show fees, however, so please register teams that can meet their commitment (see schedule posted above).
Judging: You will need to provide judging to meet yourn commitment. Please reach out to Sydney @ sydneypasquinelli@gmail.com if you need help securing judging for the tournament.
December 1-3 -- MSU SPARTAN CLASSIC
Location: ONLINE
Events Hosted: Policy
Age Groups: High School Students
Circuit: National Circuit
Invitation w/ Schedule - TBA
Tabroom Registration - HERE
Fees: All entry fees for DUDL teams will be waived by Michigan State Debate. You are still subject to no-show fees, however, so please register teams that can meet their commitment (see schedule posted above).
Judging: You will need to provide judging to meet yourn commitment. Please reach out to Sydney @ sydneypasquinelli@gmail.com if you need help securing judging for the tournament.
December 16 -- Online Policy League (OPL) Meet #3
December 16 -- MIFA / Michigan State Finals
Location: Wayne State University, Midtown Detroit Campus
Events Hosted: Congressional, Policy, and Public Forum
Age Groups: Middle School & High School Students
Circuit: MIFA
January 20 -- Online Policy League (OPL) Meet #4
February 10-12 -- Stanford University Speech & Debate Invitational
Location: ONLINE
Events Hosted: Congress, Individual Events, Lincoln Douglas, Policy, Public Forum
Age Groups: Middle and High School Students
Circuit: National Circuit
Invitation - TBA
Online Scheudle - TBA
Tabroom Registration - HERE
Fees: All entry fees for DUDL teams will be waived by Stanford University Forensics once you register your teams for this tournament. You are still subject to no-show fees, however, so please register teams that can meet their commitment (see schedule posted above).
Judging: You will need to provide judging to meet yourn commitment. Please reach out to Sydney @ sydneypasquinelli@gmail.com if you need help securing judging for the tournament.
NSDA Online Springboard Series
Thanks to the generosity of The Julia Burke Foundation, the online Springboard Series will continue. The Springboard Series will again offer FREE speech and debate events. These events will provide a variety of free, online opportunities including after-school scrimmages and two weekend tournaments. We are grateful to continue offering these events for the 2023-2024 school year.
For fall 2023, we have a variety of free, after-school scrimmage opportunities. Click HERE for more details or to register for scrimmages.
Notes on Registering for Tournaments via Tab Room:
COACHES -- To Access Registration for all available DUDL-Subsidized Tournaments,
Sign into your Tabroom.com Account.
(If you haven't already, you will need to register your team on Tabroom.com AND link your team account to the Detroit Urban Debate League. See the bottom-right panel on the tabroom home page)
Click the HOME button in the top-right corner of the screen.
"Your local circuit" should display any / all DUDL-hosted or DUDL-subsidized debate tournaments.
If you click the green arrow button to the right of any tournament, you can register teams and judges.
If you need help creating a tabroom account, linking your account to DUDL, registering students or judges, or finding judges to cover your commitments, please email Sydney @ sydneypasquinelli@gmail.com
STUDENTS -- Each individual student also needs a tabroom.com account, and your coach will need to link your account to your team's roster. If you and your coach need assistance, please email Sydney @ sydneypasquinelli@gmail.com and I can help get your accounts linked.