SU Debate Tournament Schedule

 

2024-2025

UPDATED NOVEMBER 1, 2024

ALWAYS double check with Jim Hanson for accurate tournament information.

 

Tournaments you can participate in.

Please put them into your calendar.

We encourage you to go to as many as you can. : )

Tournaments that we host are highlighted in light red.

 

 

Fall 2024

 

Sept 24-25-26-28-29 First Meetings

Returners meet Tues Sept 24 645pm.

First Year students meet Thurs Sept 26 645pm.

All students especially returners meet on Sat Sept 28, 1 to 6:30pm for an afternoon of topic prep debates plus dinner.

 

Oct 4-5 YODL First Tournament (online)

Friday 3:15 to 7:30pm, Saturday 930am to 3pm plus elims into early evening (note the YODL will now start elims with quarters).

YODL - Events

 

Oct 11-13 Lewis and Clark (Portland, OR)
Friday late afternoon/evening drive, Saturday all day, Sunday return in the later evening.

 

Nov 1-2 YODL Second Tournament (online)

Friday 3:15 to 7:30pm, Saturday 930am to 3pm plus elims into early evening.

YODL - Events

 

Nov 15-17 Linfield Tournament (McMinnville OR)

In-Person Leave Friday 3:45pm, Return Sunday in the late evening.

 

Nov 22/23/24 Seattle U Hosted: K12 tournaments

Judge Debates, Speeches (online or in-person)

Friday Nov 22, 4 to 9:15pm (online)

Saturday Nov 23, 8:50am to 5:30pm (in-person)

Sunday Nov 24, 9:20am to 6:10pm (in-person)

 

DATE TBA. Expected 5 to 930pm, UW-Seattle U Joint Event

We leave SU at 5pm and go to the UW for a BP and an IPDA debate. Dinner provided. Return approximately 930pm.

 

Dec 6 Seattle U IV WUDC Rules (Online)

Friday Dec 2, 8:20am to 6:45pm plus finals after that (online)

 

Dec 7-8 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 2025

 

Team IPDA, How to, Practice leading up to the tournament.

 

JAN 12 Climb Team IPDA Tournament (Online)

Jan 12, Sunday 9:20am to 3:45pm plus elims into early evening.

Note: possibly some rounds in person with u washington

https://www.nwforensics.org/climb-tournaments/index-college.htm

 

 

JAN 18 SU MS tournament Online

Judge Debates (online)

8:50am to 5:30pm

 

JAN 24-25 Seattle U HS Tournament

Judge Debates, Speeches (online)

Friday Jan 24, as early as 1pm to 10pm (online)
Saturday Jan 25, 745am to 9pm (online)

 

JAN 31-FEB 3 Vanderbilt In Person

(limited number of qualified teams can go, must apply and be approved to go)

Friday morning fly, Saturday and Sunday all day, Monday fly return late evening.

 

Topic Prep Debates Tues and Thurs before Feb 21-22 YODL.

 

FEB 21-22 YODL 4 Online

Friday 3:15 to 7:30pm, Saturday 930am to 3pm plus elims into early evening.

YODL - Events

 

FEB 28, MARCH 1-2, Bellevue C-Seattle U-UW Tournament

IPDA, BP, Speech Events

Friday at Bellevue College, expected 11am to 8pm, Speech Only

Saturday at Seattle U, expected 9am to 9pm, Prelims (Debate and Speech)

Sunday at U Washington expected 9am to 6pm, Elims (Debate and Speech)

 

MARCH 14, 15, 16 Seattle U Hosted: K12 tournaments

Judge Debates, Speeches (online or in-person)

Friday March 14, 4 to 9:15pm (online)

Saturday March 15, 8:50am to 5:30pm (in-person)

Sunday March 16, 9:20am to 6:10pm (in-person)

 

Spring 2025

 

MARCH 24-31 *Cal Poly San Luis-Obispo
YODL Championship (In Person)

(limited number of qualified teams can go, must apply and be approved to go)

Leave Monday or Tuesday, Bay Area practice and events, Tournament on Friday, Saturday and Sunday all day, Return late Monday evening.

YODL - Events

 

 

MAY 4 Climb Team IPDA Tournament (Online)

May 4, Sunday 9:20am to 3:45pm plus elims into early evening.

https://www.nwforensics.org/climb-tournaments/index-college.htm

 

 

MAY 23, 24, 25   Seattle U Hosted: K12 tournaments

Judge Debates, Speeches

Friday May 23, 4 to 9:15pm (online)

Saturday May 24, 8:50am to 5:30pm (in-person)

Sunday May 25, 9:20am to 6:10pm (in-person)

 

 

*Apply for Vanderbilt and YODL Nationals (and any plane travel tournament) confirming the following:

--Confirm you have a Passport OR an Enhanced Driver License 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 (you must carry all luggage in small suitcases/backpacks into the plane)

--Confirm that you've judged or that you will judge at su elem/ms/hs tournaments before the start of the tournament. Each regional (van) trip requires 1 day of judging. Each national (plane) trip requires 2 days of judging. SU IV participation can count for the 2024-2025 year.

--List the tournaments you have competed at or that you will compete at before the plane travel tournament happens. We would normally expect an absolute minimum of 3 local/online tournaments prior to traveling by plane.

--Confirm you've attended at least 2/3 of practices during the previous 2 months of debate meetings/practices.

--Confirm that you have completed Topic Prep Debate Practice Sessions.

--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

 

 

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YODL TOURNAMENT CALENDAR 2024-2025