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COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS

View fullsize Congratulations to the recipients of our annual coach awards 🏆 Eric Forslund of Pace Academy, winner of the Ballingall Educator of the Year 🏆Victoria Yonter of Van Steuben, winner of the Rising Star Award
View fullsize Congratulations to Lynbrook (Om Modi) on winning the 2026 NDCA National Championship in Lincoln-Douglas.
View fullsize Congratulations to Montgomery Bell Academy (Enno Brandes & Jimmy Li), coached by Josh Clark, Kevin Hamrick, Alex Brown and Nick Lepp on winning the 2026 NDCA National Championship in Policy Debate.
View fullsize All season long, these teams set the standard. 🏆🏆Congratulations to winners of the Baker Cup, Dukes & Bailey Cup and Averill Cup —your 2025-2026 NDCA Regular Season Champions.
View fullsize Whether it’s your first NDCA tournament or your eighteenth, we hope this tournament exceeds your expectations and you have a great competitive weekend at Woodward!
View fullsize 📸OFFICIAL TEAM PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES 📸 Stop by the Atrium inside the Woodruff Building during any meal times for your team to get an official NDCA team photo!

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BEYOND THE BOARD: NDCA BLOG

Join in on community conversations from the board and guest authors about conversations happening around the community and the NDCA. If you’d like to contribute an article and are an NDCA member, please email contact@debatecoaches.org. Articles in this section include past publications in affiliated organizations by the Association.

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Instruction & Commentary, Tournaments
Maggie Berthiaume
Elevating Your Learning with Livestreams
Instruction & Commentary, Tournaments
Maggie Berthiaume
Instruction & Commentary, Tournaments
Maggie Berthiaume
Topic Selection Meeting
Jeffrey Miller
Inside the 2026-2027 NFHS Policy Topic Voting Process
Topic Selection Meeting
Jeffrey Miller
Topic Selection Meeting
Jeffrey Miller
Topic Selection Meeting
Jeffrey Miller
Inside the 2026-2027 NFHS Policy Topic Writing Process
Topic Selection Meeting
Jeffrey Miller
Topic Selection Meeting
Jeffrey Miller
Coaching, Community, Instruction & Commentary
Dave Weston
Alumni Outreach
Coaching, Community, Instruction & Commentary
Dave Weston
Coaching, Community, Instruction & Commentary
Dave Weston
Community, Tournaments
Shane Stafford & Sandy Berkowitz
“You Just Have To Try”
Community, Tournaments
Shane Stafford & Sandy Berkowitz
Community, Tournaments
Shane Stafford & Sandy Berkowitz
Lincoln-Douglas, Community
Jim Menick
The LD Novice Topic, a History (AKA, "Clang, Clang, Clang Went the Trolley")
Lincoln-Douglas, Community
Jim Menick
Lincoln-Douglas, Community
Jim Menick
Jim Menick
Some interesting statistics on MJP in LD
Jim Menick
Jim Menick
Drills/Practice, Coaching, Instruction & Commentary
Joshua Brown
Cross-Examination in Policy Debate: Making a Plan
Drills/Practice, Coaching, Instruction & Commentary
Joshua Brown
Drills/Practice, Coaching, Instruction & Commentary
Joshua Brown
Judging, Coaching, Tournaments
Jim Menick
Mutual Judge Preference is a Good Thing
Judging, Coaching, Tournaments
Jim Menick
Judging, Coaching, Tournaments
Jim Menick
Public Forum, Evidence/Research, Community, Instruction & Commentary, Coaching
Carol Green
Increasing Trust: Public Forum Debate and Evidence Norms
Public Forum, Evidence/Research, Community, Instruction & Commentary, Coaching
Carol Green
Public Forum, Evidence/Research, Community, Instruction & Commentary, Coaching
Carol Green
Instruction & Commentary, Community, Coaching, Judging
Adam Torson
Debate and the Virtue of Intellectual Integrity
Instruction & Commentary, Community, Coaching, Judging
Adam Torson
Instruction & Commentary, Community, Coaching, Judging
Adam Torson
Coaching, Drills/Practice, Summer Camp, Community
Jason Sykes
How to Choose a Summer Workshop
Coaching, Drills/Practice, Summer Camp, Community
Jason Sykes
Coaching, Drills/Practice, Summer Camp, Community
Jason Sykes
Evidence/Research, Judging, Community
Jon Voss
Cheaters Shouldn’t Prosper: Ethical Evidence Presentation in Academic Debate
Evidence/Research, Judging, Community
Jon Voss
Evidence/Research, Judging, Community
Jon Voss
Community, Coaching, Drills/Practice, Instruction & Commentary
Michael Ewald
How Small Programs Achieve National Success
Community, Coaching, Drills/Practice, Instruction & Commentary
Michael Ewald
Community, Coaching, Drills/Practice, Instruction & Commentary
Michael Ewald
Community
Christina Tallungan
Coaches’ Poll: Does the High School Policy Community Need One?
Community
Christina Tallungan
Community
Christina Tallungan