Debate

The National Parliamentary Debate Association is about encouraging extemporaneous two-on-two debate. The styles of debate vary across the country — from traditional public-centered debate to more policy-oriented debate, but the NPDA no matter where it’s practiced, shares a common belief: students need to be prepared to debate about a variety of different kinds of topics, and that parliamentary debate fosters more engaged, more knowledgeable citizens.

To learn more about NPDA debate, you can:

• Learn the NPDA rules.
• See a list of tournaments available across the country.
• Look at past resolutions both at regular season tournaments and at the national tournament.
• Get some coaching helps.