Providing quality debate opportunities to students across Orange County and beyond, the Orange County Debate League offers 5 middle school tournaments (open to students in grades 5 through 8) each year. Schools must pay annual dues to participate, but paying dues allow the school to participate in all 5 tournaments.
Information regarding our middle school tournaments can be found below. Should you have questions regarding the tournaments, please contact us questions: info@ocdl.org.
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Dates for the 2022-2023 SEASON:
OCDL Workshop – September 17
Tournament Dates for Middle Schools:
Scramble Tournament – October 22
Holiday Tournament – December 10
Winter Classic – February 4
David Anderson Tournament – March 18
OCDL Championship – May 13
OCDL David anderson tournament resolutions:
- Make Washington, DC the 51st state
- Qualified immunity for police should be abolished
- Impromptu.
Guidelines and OCDL Rules of Judging:
Each tournament will be 4 rounds and follow a modified parliamentary format. Download the OCDL middle school debate guide here to learn about modified parliamentary debate.
Judging Requirement:
The OCDL asks all teams to provide one judge per two teams attending the tournament, with a minimum requirement of 1 judge. Judges provided by each school must be certified. Lay judges will be NOT be allowed. Formal training and certification is offered at each tournament and workshop.