The CTMSDL held its 2023-24 season Championship Tournament on Saturday at Bethel Middle School. To qualify, debaters scored among the top 15 speakers and/or teams during the regular season. The prep ahead motion was: This House believes that only violent…
May 2, 2022 Championship Tournament Final Round on the motion: This House, as the U.S. Federal Government, would institute a Universal Basic Income (UBI). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCOoy3Xnw-M
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February 27, 2021 CTMSDL Final Round between the top two Open Level teams on the topic: This House would prohibit law enforcement from performing genetic genealogy searches in consumer databases. https://vimeo.com/538217960 The password is ctmsdl2-27
Online Tournament, Saturday, April 24, 2021 Sponsored by the English Speaking Union, Greenwich Branch DEADLINES: ENTER TEAMS & JUDGES BY TUESDAY, APRIL 20 at 11 PM. Rearrange team members, add judges, or delete teams or judges after that date by…
The Connecticut Middle School Debate League invites you to the first event of the season. Debaters who will compete should research the topic: This House, as Facebook, would ban all political advertising. Observers are welcome. Please refer to the updated…
Sample debate on the topic: THW require corporate boards to have women members https://youtu.be/RzTy082f-sM Reasons for Decision on the topic: THW require corporate boards to have women members https://youtu.be/2DHxP0nHa4M https://youtu.be/deuObMImkwE
Sample debate on the topic This House Regrets the worldwide proliferation of surveillance cameras: https://youtu.be/fMGSBSU1fvk Sample Reasons for Decision on the topic THR the worldwide proliferation of surveillance cameras: https://youtu.be/L3vfdMvCmpg https://youtu.be/w2WVbdmLVrY
The 2020 CTMSDL scrimmage topic is: This House, as Facebook, would ban all political advertising. A former high school debater has written a brief and a coaches’ note on the topic to help coaches and their teams prepare for our…
For the 2019-2020 school year, our CTMSDL scrimmage topic is: This House supports the restitution of cultural objects. A former high school debater has written sample cases and a coaches' note on the topic to help teams prepare for our…