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The general section works for any student. Everything else is tagged to a level on our six-level skill ladder, so you can jump straight to what's actually useful right now instead of scrolling past drills your kid has already outgrown.
New to the vocabulary? Start with the debate glossary, which defines the terms these drills assume you already know.
General: any level
Not tied to a specific rung on the ladder. Useful on day one and useful years in.
Foundations
A first 3-minute speech, delivered cleanly, with the round's basic structure and timing down cold.
Case Construction
Writing an original case with a values framework and criterion, and asking a clean cross-examination question.
Refutation
Responding line-by-line off a flow, extending arguments across speeches, and catching a dropped point.
Competitive
Ready for regional tournaments: adapting to lay and flow judges, cutting evidence independently on a new topic.
Circuit
Running and answering theory, kritiks, and framework debates, preparing for bid-eligible tournaments.
Bid
Competing at a level aimed at Tournament of Champions qualification.