Debate format

IGSA Archdale Debating Competition ('Seniors' and 'Inters')

3 vs 3, 7-minute speeches, no replies, no POIs.

RegionNSW, Australia
LevelYears 7-12
Used atIGSA Archdale Debating Competition
SidesAffirmative and Negative
Speeches6
Preparation45 minutes
ResultOne winning team

Speeches and bells

Times are minutes:seconds from the start of each speech.

SpeechSideLength + gracePOIsBells
A1 1st AffirmativeAffirmative7:00 + 0:30None5:00 single
7:00 double
7:30 continuous
N1 1st NegativeNegative7:00 + 0:30None5:00 single
7:00 double
7:30 continuous
A2 2nd AffirmativeAffirmative7:00 + 0:30None5:00 single
7:00 double
7:30 continuous
N2 2nd NegativeNegative7:00 + 0:30None5:00 single
7:00 double
7:30 continuous
A3 3rd AffirmativeAffirmative7:00 + 0:30None5:00 single
7:00 double
7:30 continuous
N3 3rd NegativeNegative7:00 + 0:30None5:00 single
7:00 double
7:30 continuous

In Debate Adjudicator, choose IGSA Archdale Debating Competition ('Seniors' and 'Inters') on the home screen. Bell settings change any of these timings on your device.

Timings from the Debatekeeper format library by Chuan-Zheng Lee and contributors, used under the MIT License. Debatekeeper has no scoring rules, so the ballot accepts scores from 0 to 100.

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