Resources for Coaches and Debaters
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A. Debate Training Videos
B. Coaches' Guide
- Guide for Starting the Team
- Guide for Running the Team
- Guide to Professional Development
- Coaching Guide for Beginning Debaters
- Coaching Guide for Speaking Style
- Coaching the Affirmative
- Coaching the Negative
C. Teaching Argumentation & Debate: An Educator’s Activities Manual
D. Debaters' Guide
We realize that starting off as a debater can be challenging. We have assembled the following pages to provide you advice on several aspects of learning how to debate. You might choose to work your way through this guide in order, or you might choose to read the specific pages where you have questions. The links below open the full document, which you can then save or print, at the corresponding section. Good luck with your debate competitions!
