1. Debate Organizations

2. Organizations We Compete In
Texas Forensic Association (aka TFA)
National Speech and Debate Association (aka NSDA)
University Interscholastic League (aka UIL)

3. Texas Forensics Association
aka TFA txfa.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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. University Interscholastic League
aka UIL uiltexas.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)

8. 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

9. 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