We’re glad to have your family as part of our community. Your support plays a huge role in helping your child build confidence, critical thinking, and communication skills. Tournaments are an opportunity for students to practice and showcase the skills they have learned in a friendly and competitive setting.
Fees
- Membership Fee: $50 (annual fee paid before a student starts programs)
- Online tournaments: $20
- In-person tournaments: $40
Fees are subject to change. Where cost is a significant barrier to participation, we provide financial assistance.
Registration & Schedule
Students must be registered SEDA members (Registration coming soon!) to compete at tournaments. Tournament registration opens on our website at minimum two weeks before the tournament and closes one week before the tournament date. Each competing student needs to complete a registration form.
Please visit our Event Calendar on our website for more details.
Parent, volunteer, and judging expectations
Our tournaments depend on volunteer judges to support debaters.
- Each team must provide one judge (Parent, family, teacher, or friend) at every debate event they compete at
- Each student must provide one judge for event speech event they compete at
- No experience is needed
- We offer judge training at every tournament
National Debate Opportunities
If your child is a highly competitive debater who would like to participate in national debate opportunities, please refer to our qualifying criteria in the events section of our website. This page will list the national opportunities and how to qualify for them.
Non-competitive Opportunities
If you are interested in non-competitive programming, check out our Speech and Debate Academy classes!