Debate Organizations

Organizations We Compete In

Texas Forensic Association (aka TFA)

National Speech and Debate Association (aka NSDA)

University Interscholastic League (aka UIL)

Texas Forensics Association

aka TFAtxfa.org

Numerous qualifying tournaments throughout the year

Students must earn a minimum of 12 points in order to qualify for TFA State

Points are earned by advancing to quarters, semis, and finals in debate, OR finals of individual events

TFA State is in March

Texas Forensics Association

TFA State Qualifying Events:• Debate: Congress, LD, PF, CX• Public Speaking: OO, FX, DX, POI• Speech: HI, DI, Duo, Duet

TFA State Non-Qualifying Events:• Debate: Senate• Public Speaking: Impromptu• Speech: Prose, Poetry

National Speech and Debate Association

aka NSDA speechanddebate.org A national honor society ONE qualifying tournament in the spring Place 1st or 2nd and qualify for Nationals Must be an NSDA member to compete at

the qualifying tournament Students need 25 NSDA points to be a

member (earn points simply by competing) Nationals in June

National Speech and Debate Association

National Qualifying Events:• Debate: Congress, LD, PF, CX• Public Speaking: OO, IX, USX• Speech: HI, DI, Duo

National Non-Qualifying Events:• Debate: Supplemental Debate• Public Speaking: Impromptu, Extemp

Commentary, Expository• Speech: Prose, Poetry, Storytelling

University Interscholastic League

aka UILuiltexas.org

One District qualifier in El Paso One Regional qualifier in Lubbock One State meet in Austin Must place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd to advance Students only compete against other

students from their school’s division (Coronado is division 6A)

University Interscholastic League

Qualifying Events:• Debate: CX (District straight to State),

Congress (District straight to State), and LD (District, Regional, State)

• Public Speaking: Informative and Persuasive (follow the same rules as extemp)

• Speech: Prose and Poetry No Non-Qualifying Events

Joy of Tournaments NOT an organization we compete

under Software/Website used to register for

and run tournaments Useful for finding out:

• When tournaments are• Where tournaments are• What the schedule is for a tournament• Other tournament-specific information

Joyoftournaments.com