team — Ace Peak — The Ace Peak Blog

Posts tagged team

5 Tips for Policy Research in a Small Club

5 Tips for Policy Research in a Small Club

Trish asked about competing in policy debate when opponents come from large, established clubs with evidence pools. Here are a few tips.

EvidenceJoseph AbellFebruary 26, 2020evidence, research, policy, team, club, briefs, debate, stoa, nsda, ncfca, topic, finance, monetary, banking, tpComment

How to Win Rounds Without Evidence

How to Win Rounds Without Evidence

This team has nothing but pen and paper, wits, and one critical piece of knowledge.

EvidenceJoseph AbellFebruary 19, 2020nsda, ncfca, stoa, tp, team, policy, debate, practice, ld, evidence, win Comment

How to Run Huge DAs Against Tiny Affirmatives

How to Run Huge DAs Against Tiny Affirmatives

The argument we have so far isn’t hitting hard enough. How do we fix this disadvantage?

StrategyJoseph AbellFebruary 10, 2020strategy, ncfca, stoa, ld, private, coach, debate, parli, tp, team, policy, debate round, drill, da, disadvantage, tiny affirmativesComment

Team Dynamics 4: Member Speeches

Team Dynamics 4: Member Speeches

Let’s continue working through the parli round to see which personas work best where.

PersuasionJoseph AbellJanuary 13, 2020ncfca, stoa, debate, parli, team, dynamics, ace, peak, private, debate coach, tp, team policy, parliamentaryComment

Team Dynamics 2: Leaders Should Lead

Team Dynamics 2: Leaders Should Lead

In the last article, we explored some general tips on parli speaking roles. Today, we get to the most important one.

ParliJoseph AbellDecember 23, 2019speaking, dynamics, parli, tp, team, partner, roles, debate, nsda, ncfca, stoa, parliamentary Comment

Team Dynamics 1: General Considerations

Team Dynamics 1: General Considerations

Great question, Benjamin! There’s a lot to explore here.

PersuasionJoseph AbellDecember 16, 2019stoa, nsda, ncfca, team, partner, dynamics, speaking, persuasion, persona diamond, debate, topic, parli, resolution Comments

The Surprise Strategy Guidebook (Part Two)

The Surprise Strategy Guidebook (Part Two)

Here are the final three keys.

StrategyJoseph AbellOctober 7, 2019stoa, debate, case, ncfca, nsda, policy, team, league, strategy Comments

NCFCA Voting Guide 2019: Team Policy Resolutions

NCFCA Voting Guide 2019: Team Policy Resolutions

This year, NCFCA is bringing back policy resolutions from the early 2000s.

AnnouncementsJoseph AbellApril 19, 2019ncfca, tp, resolutions, policy, team, resolution, debate, 2019, 2019-20, debate topic, stoa, topicsComment

Stoa Voting Guide 2019: LD Value Resolutions

Stoa Voting Guide 2019: LD Value Resolutions

Let’s look at Stoa’s shiny new value topics. Read the review for the Team Policy resolutions here.

ResolutionsJoseph AbellApril 11, 2019tp, team policy, debate, stoa, resolutions, review, voting guide, spring, member, vote, 2019, resolution, team, policy, season, 2019-20, value, ld, lincoln, douglasComment

Stoa Voting Guide 2019: Team Policy Resolutions

Stoa Voting Guide 2019: Team Policy Resolutions

It’s time for one of the most important decisions facing Stoa policy debate: choosing a resolution! Here’s a review of our options.

ResolutionsJoseph AbellApril 10, 2019team policy, debate, resolutions, stoa, voting, spring, 2019, guide, vote, banking, finance, monetary policy, labor, team, policy, TP, LD, resolution, debate resolutions Comments

Reader Question: Topicality and Funding

Reader Question: Topicality and Funding

We’re diving into some policy theory on this one. Grab your snorkel!

Policy, TheoryJoseph AbellMarch 4, 2019stoa, tp, theory, debate, policy, team, team policy, topicality, extra topicality Comments

Welcome to Base Camp.

Welcome to Base Camp.

Both of us will be joined by assistant coach Sam Wooddell, the National TP Champion from NITOC 2018.

CampsJoseph AbellFebruary 25, 2019stoa, nitoc, debate, preparation, registration, tp, team policy, ld, lincoln douglas, value, team, strategy, persuasionComment