SU
Speech and Debate Tournament Schedule
2023-2024
Tentative 1.2
Tournaments you can participate in. Please put them
into your calendar.
You don’t have to attend all of them but we would love to have you go to as many as you can. : )
Tournaments that we host are highlighted in light red.
Fall 2023
Sept 29-30 YODL
First Tournament (online)
Friday 3:15 to
7:30pm, Saturday 930am to 3pm plus elims into early
evening.
Oct 13-15 Lewis
and Clark (Portland, OR)
Friday late afternoon/evening drive, Saturday all day, Sunday return in
the evening.
If students are
committed to doing speech events, we may leave Thursday evening.
Nov 5 Climb Team
IPDA Tournament (online)
Sunday 9:20am to
3:45pm plus elims into early evening.
Nov 10-11 YODL
Second Tournament (online)
Friday 3:15 to
7:30pm, Saturday 930am to 3pm plus elims into early
evening.
Seattle U Hosted:
Elem-MS-HS-Congress-Speech tournaments
Judge Debates, Speeches (online or in-person)
Friday Nov 17, 4
to 9:15pm (online)
Saturday Nov 18,
8:50am to 5:30pm (in-person)
Sunday Nov 19, 9:20am to 6:10pm (in-person)
Dec 1 Seattle U IV WUDC Rules
(Online)
Friday Dec 2,
8:20am to 6:45pm plus finals after that (online)
Dec 2-3 Seattle U IV YODL Rules
(In-Person)
Saturday 8:50am to
8:00pm and Sunday 8:50am to 12:30pm plus multiple elims
into the evening (in-person)
Winter 2024
su ms
tournament jan 21 sat only
8:50am to 5:30pm
Pacific University
Jan 26-28 In Person
At the same time, the Seattle HS tournament Jan 26-27 Online happens.
Friday evening
drive, Saturday all day, Sunday return in the evening.
If students are
committed to doing speech events, we may leave Thursday evening.
Vanderbilt
Feb 2-5 In Person
(limited number of teams can go, must apply and be approved
to go)
Friday morning fly,
Saturday and Sunday all day, Monday fly return late
evening.
Seattle U MINI BP
Debate Feb 16-18 Weekend In Person
Details TBA; might
be hosted by another school
YODL 4
Mar 1-2 Online
Friday 3:15 to
7:30pm, Saturday 930am to 3pm plus elims into early
evening.
Seattle U Hosted:
Elem-MS-HS-Congress-Speech tournaments
Judge Debates, Speeches
Friday March 8, 4
to 9:15pm (online)
Saturday March 9,
8:50am to 5:30pm (in-person)
Sunday March 10, 9:20am to 6:10pm (in-person)
Asynchronous Speech Championship
submit speech video(s) by Details TBA
Western Regionals at ?
If plane flight—limited number of teams can go, must apply and be approved to go.
March TBA (usually last weekend in March) In Person
Details TBA
Spring 2024
*Location TBA YODL Championship
April 6-7 In
Person
(limited number of teams can go, must apply and be approved
to go)
Friday morning fly, Saturday
and Sunday all day, Return VERY late Sunday evening.
Climb Team IPDA Tournament (Online)
April 21, Sunday
9:20am to 3:45pm plus elims into early evening.
https://www.nwforensics.org/climb-tournaments/index-college.htm
Seattle U Hosted:
Elem-MS-HS-Congress-Speech tournaments
Judge Debates,
Speeches
Friday May 17, 4
to 9:15pm (online)
Saturday May 18,
8:50am to 5:30pm (in-person)
Sunday May 19, 9:20am to 6:10pm (in-person)
*Apply for Vanderbilt and YODL Nationals (and any
plane travel tournament) confirming the following:
These are the expectations last year (2022-2023) and
these will be updated in early Fall for the 2023-2024 year.
--Confirm you have photo id and know that there is 1
day travel before and after these tournaments and you know you may not check-in
baggage unless you have an ada reason to do so
--Confirm that you've judged or that you will judge at su elem/ms/hs tournaments before the start of the tournament. Minimums
for travel are ________.
--List the tournaments you have competed at or that you
will compete at before the plane travel tournament happens. Minimums for travel
are _________.
--Confirm you've attended at least 2/3 of practices
during the previous 2 months of debate meetings/practices (December and march
don’t count)
--Concisely and briefly explain the work you have done
to help others on the team
--Confirm you've been a supportive teammate and
speech-debate community member
Understand that we have a limited budget and so we can only
afford to send so many to plane ticket tournaments. That means not everyone
that can go to plane ticket tournaments even if you meet the above standards.
So, we ask and will make decisions also based on:
--List out any awards/high rankings you have received
especially this year