You are cordially invited to participate in DUDL Tournament #1 at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College (19535 E. 46th Avenue Denver, Colorado 80249) on November 16th, 2024. 

 

All schools that are planning to attend must pre-register through speechwire.com no later than 5pm on Monday, November 4th 2024. You will be allowed to make drops, add entries, and make name changes until the tournament. If you are making a significant number of changes please also email me at nategraziano@urbandebate.org. 

 

Events: We are offering Varsity and Novice Policy Debate, Student Congress, Mixed Speech, Impromptu, Slam Poetry, and Interpretation. 

 

Speech: There will be 2 "waves" per "round" - Wave A includes Student Congress and Interpretation. Wave B includes Mixed Speech, Impromptu, and Slam Poetry. Students may pick up to one Wave A and one Wave B event. 

 

Policy is divided into Novice and Varsity. The resolution for the 2024-2025 season is "Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks."

 

Novice: For this first tournament, novices will be using the Atlanta UDL Beginner Packet that includes the Democracy 1AC and negative responses. For the second tournament, novices will be open to use the Atlanta UDL Advanced Packet that has the same 1AC but more affirmative and negative options. 

 

Varsity: There are no file restrictions in the varsity division. 

 

Student Congress: Please email legislation to nategraziano@urbandebate.org. Docket submissions will close on Friday the 8th and will be released on Monday the 11th. 

 

Judging: Please bring at least 1 judge per 5 entries that you are registering (1 policy team is 1 entry.) This helps ensure the tournament can run smoothly and on time. 

 

Schedule

7:00am: Arrival 

8:00am: Round 1 - Wave A

9:00am: Round 1 - Wave B

10:00am: Round 2 - Wave A

11:00am: Round 2 - Wave B

12:00pm: LUNCH

1:00pm: Round 3 - Wave A

2:00pm: Round 3 - Wave B

3:00pm: Finals

5:30pm: Awards

 

Awards will be given to all finalists in Speech and 1st-4th place in Debate. Sweepstakes awards will be calculated off of preliminary rounds. 

 

Please ensure that:

- Each school has proper parental permission for students to participate in the tournament. DUDL consent forms should be turned in at registration. 

- Each school has a responsible coach both onsite and available via cellphone at all times during the tournament. 

 

Food will be available to competitors, judges, and coaches. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks should be readily available throughout the tournament. 

 

If you have questions or concerns please email me at nategraziano@urbandebate.org. Thank you for your patience as we approach our first tournament of the year!

 

Thank you, 

 

Nate Graziano

Director of Programs 

 

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