Details may be subject to change.
- Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026
- Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Location: Virtual via Zoom
- We may move the tournament to an in-person venue in Saskatoon if all registrants are from Saskatoon.
- Format: British Parliamentary Style (BP)
- Rounds: 3 rounds of impromptu debate
- Who can attend: SEDA members in Grades 7 to 12 with previous experience with debate.
- Junior Division: Open to students born on or after September 1, 2011
- Senior Division: Open to high school students.
Motions
- All motions will be impromptu.
- Students will receive the motion 15 minutes before each round.
- No research is allowed during prep time. Student participants are not permitted to use the internet or AI for research or generating speech content during the tournament.
- Check out our impromptu prep resources.
Judging
To provide the best experience for students and volunteers, we provide judge training at every event!
- All teams must provide one judge for the event.
- Teams that do not provide a judge may be unable to compete.
- Judges do not need previous experience as we provide training. We encourage you to view our judging recourses here.
- Judges can register HERE between August 28 and September 4.
Student Registration
Students must be registered SEDA members in the 2026-2027 season to attend tournaments. If you have not registered your child as a member yet, you can do so HERE!
- A tournament registration form must be filled in for each student.
- Space may be limited.
- If you do not have a partner, SEDA will do its best to match you with a partner.
- Virtual observers must be registered on the student registration form.
- Students can be registered HERE between August 28 and September 4.
Tournament Fee
- $20 tournament fee per student.
- If the location changes to in-person, registrants will be required to pay an additional $20, for a total of $40, which is the standard in-person tournament fee.
- We offer financial aid when cost is a barrier to participation. Financial aid can be selected on the registration form.
- You will be sent a link to pay by credit card within 48 hours or registering.
- Teams that cancel less than 24 hours before the tournament will still owe tournament fees.
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