How do I start a high school debate team?
gocougars1992 asked:
I’m a sophomore at a high school in the Seattle Schools District, and my high school doesn’t have a debate team. I’m the first at my school to actually pursue the creation of a debate team here, but I have no idea where to start. No teacher at the school has much debate experience. I myself have little experience, and has never competed in a competition.
I’m a sophomore at a high school in the Seattle Schools District, and my high school doesn’t have a debate team. I’m the first at my school to actually pursue the creation of a debate team here, but I have no idea where to start. No teacher at the school has much debate experience. I myself have little experience, and has never competed in a competition.
How do I start a debate team at my school? What do I need to learn to teach others? What about the competitions?
-first, you need to find a sponsor/coach. even if they don’t have a lot of experience, they have like conventions/info to help them.
-make sure you have enough students interested
-talk to the teams from other schools in the district
-maybe try to start competing 2nd semester, not just like randomly in november or something.
The team off finally find competitions with other schools nearby and advertise your ideas to find reliable coach third offer your ideas to start the.