SEATTLE U DEBATE
Qualify to Participate in Tournaments

 

ONLINE TOURNAMENTS

If you want to compete at tournaments online: There is some flexibility but you should attend the introduction to debate classes and participate in a minimum of 70% of team meetings Tuesdays and Thursdays.

 

VAN TOURNAMENTS

If you want to compete at van travel tournaments in the Northwest region: Participate in a minimum of 80% of team meetings, compete in nearly all online tournaments and help with tournaments we host.

 

PLANE TOURNAMENTS

If you want to compete at plane travel tournaments:

--Have a  RealID (required by TSA at the airport).

--Compete at nearly all online and van travel tournaments.

--Participate in a minimum of 90% of meetings.

--Provide significant help with tournaments we host.

--Because of our limited budget, be among the top scoring debaters on the team.

(we are able to plane travel 4 to 8 students to two tournaments in the winter/spring; actual number of teams we can take depends on our fund raising via tournament hosting and how committed, improving, and successful you and our teams are).

Preview Plane Travel Expectations

 

 

You can do makeup for missed team meetings—ask Jim asap when it happens.