赛制：Public Forum / LD
日期：2026年3月27日-29日
平台：Zoom（在线）
费用：LD-赛事报名费用1750元/人
组别：Novice LD、JV LD
This is the invite for the Georgetown Spring 2026 This will be an ONLINE event hosted on the NSDA Campus.
Divisions and Resolutions:
The tournament will offer a wide range of PF divisions along with Novice and JV LD
The April topics will be used in all divisions.
Debaters may “debate up.” For instance, a 2ndyear high school debaters may debate in the varsity division. Debaters may not “debate down.” If you are in your 3rdyear, you may not debate in the JV or Novice division. Teams of two debaters with different years of experience must debate to the level of the debater with the most experience. For example, a team that is made up of a 4-yearhigh school student and a 2-year high school student must debate in varsity.
LD
L-D Novice will use the mandatory national service topic
JV LD will use the March-April L-D topic.
LD Debate – Novice Topic:
Resolved: In the United States, national service ought to be mandatory.
LD – 2026 March/April Topic:
Resolved: The United States military ought to abide by the principle of non-intervention.
Debate and tournament times:
PF will use the standard 4-4-3-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-2 time format with 4 MINUTES of in-round prep time.
LD will use the standard 6-3-7-3-4-6-3 time format with 5 MINUTES of in-round prep time.
Debaters and judges are expected to be in their online rooms 15 minutes before the round starts. Rounds are expected to start no more than 15 minutes after the blasted start time. Should a team not show up by the 15 minute mark, they will forfeit the round.
The tournament will allow 10 minutes of emergency tech time should a student’s computer or network/internet connection fail.
