NFA sponsors a national championship tournament for both individual event speaking and Lincoln-Douglas debate. The tournament normally covers 4-5 days, and championships are awarded in nine individual events and Lincoln-Douglas debate. Team awards are given in several divisions, based on the entry size of each school. Normally, between 90-125 colleges and universities attend the national tournament.
Congratulations to Western Kentucky University, the 2009 national champions, and to Joele Denis from Western Kentucky, 2009 individual sweepstakes champion. Complete results are in the links section to the left.
Information about 2010 National tournament:
The 2010 national tournament will be held at Ohio University in Athens. It will be a 5-day tournament: April 15-19, 2010.
Detailed information about hotels can be found at the Ohio University/NFA Conference Services site. Basically, there are several choices:
- Bromley Hall (on-campus housing)
- Ohio University Inn & Conference Center
- Hampton Inn
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites
- Baymont Inn
Links of interest:
- 2009 Invite (PDF; same as February 1 newsletter)
- 2009 Entry Form
- Past NFA Nationals champions and elimination round participants - our goal has been to try to complete the historical archives. If you have any information about past national tournaments that we haven't posted, please contact the webmaster.
- NFA Nationals Hosting Requirements - for schools that would like to host the national tournament.
- Your Average IE Nationals - an article written by Dr. Christina Reynolds for the 1990 history, and still gives the background of how the tournament is scheduled.
- Tournament results reporting form (Excel version) - a form to use to submit qualifying results to the tournament director.
- Qualification procedures --