The bible for debaters and their coaches. Nearly every high school and college in Americahas a debate club and/or a debate team. There arehundreds of competitions at the county and statelevel, culminating in heated national competitions. Yet, at many high schools and colleges, coachesare drawn from the history or English departmentswith little or no experience in the highly structuredprocedures of this popular discipline. And whilecompetitive debate has been growing each year as aprime academic activity, there have been no popularhandbooks to help students and coaches prepare forcontests effectively and efficiently. Practical and authoritative, this guide includes notonly tips and guidelines for effective preparationand delivery, but full-length, actual transcripts ofsuccessful competitions in each format. Endorsedby the two national governing bodies for competitivedebate—the National Federation of StateHigh School Associations and the National ForensicLeague—and priced for the budget-consciousstudent and high school teacher alike, CompetitiveDebate: The Official Guide is set to become the instructional“bible” for tens of thousands of presentand future debaters and their coaches. Inside, Dr. Richard Edwards—award winning debate coach,professor, former competitive debate judge, andauthor—leads readers through the three popularformats of competitive debate:• Policy Debate• Lincoln-Douglas Debate• Public Forum Debate