2024-2025 Debate Tournaments (Some Dates Tentative)
Please Note the Following: Although most of the debate world has returned to exclusive IN PERSON tournaments, a few tournaments will always be virtual (for various reasons), especially the OPL (Online Policy League) Tournaments, the Virtual TOC Qualifying series and Lexington's own Virtual JV Round Robin.
Dates Place Events Offered
9/7-9/2024 Kentucky Season Opener (KY) Varsity Policy (In Person)/LD (Virtual)/PF (Both)
9/14/2024 Lexington Online JV RR JV PF/Policy/LD/Seniors May Judge
9/20-22/2024 Yale (CT) Varsity & JV LD&PF/Varsity Policy
9/27-30/2024 Des Moines Valley (IA) VLD & Some VPF In Person/VPol & Some PF Online
10/5/2024 Virtual NY Event (Online) Varsity and JV PF and LD
10/18-20/2024 Bronx Science (NY) Varsity LD/PF/Policy
10/19/2024 MSDL Novice – Xaverian Brothers (MA) Novice PF and LD/Judging
10/25 -26/2024 Manchester (MA) -- All Virtual Var.PF Fri-Sat/Var LD Nov LD Sat. Only
10/26/2024 OPL #1 – VIRTUAL Policy – All Divisions
11/1-3/2024 Groves -- VIRTUAL Policy, LD and PF
11/2-3/2024 Brown -- VIRTUAL PF Only -- Novice and Varsity
11/2/2024 Revere (MA) PF and LD
11/8-10/2024 Apple Valley (MN) Varsity PF and LD
11/8-10/2024 Urban Dragon (DC) Varsity Policy
11/9/2024 OPL #2 – VIRTUAL All Policy Divisions/Judging
11/9/2024 Scarsdale (NY) JV & Novice LD & PF/Judging
11/16/2024 Natick #1 (MA) PF Only
11/23/2024 Little Lex All Debate – Var/Nov Divisions/Judging
12/6-8/2024 Mamaroneck (NY) Varsity & Novice Policy/Judging
12/6-8/2024 Princeton (NJ) Varsity & Novice LD & PF (Maybe JV)
12/6-8/2024 Online TOC Qualifier #1 – VIRTUAL Varsity LD/Policy/PF
12/7/2024 Arlington (MA) Varsity and Novice LD and PF
12/13-15/2024 Ridge (NJ) All Debate Events – Varsity & Novice
12/14/2024 Natick #2 PF Only
12/21/2024 OPL #3 (NYC) – VIRTUAL All Policy Divisions
12/20-23/2024 Blake (including Round Robins) (MN) Varsity LD/Policy/PF
1/3-5/2025 MBA (TN) Varsity Policy
1/4/2025 BDL Invite (MA) – Tentative Date Novice Policy
1/9-12/2025 Newark RR/Newark (NJ) All Debate Events – Varsity & Novice
1/11/2025 Newton South (MA) Varsity and Novice PF
1/18-20/2025 Big Lex (MA) All Debate Events/Varsity and Novice/Judging
1/22-26/2025 Round Robins (If Invited) AND Emory (GA) Varsity LD/Policy/PF
1/25/2025 Hendrick Hudson (NY) – VIRTUAL LD and PF Only -- JV & Novice
1/25/2025 OPL #4 -- VIRTUAL All Divisions of Policy
1/31-2/1/2025 NSDA Qualifier Boston (MA) Varsity LD/Policy/PF
1/31-2/2/2025 Pennsbury (PA) Var & Nov LD/Policy/PF
2/7-9/2025 UPenn (PA) Var & Nov LD/ Var&JV PF/Open Pol
2/8/2025 CFL National Qualifier (MA) Varsity LD and PF
2/13-14/2025 Harvard Round Robins (MA) All Three Events -- Invited Participants
2/15-17/2025 Harvard (MA) Varsity LD/Policy/PF
2/15-17/2025 Spartan Green and Gold – Virtual (Tentative) Varsity Policy
2/21-23/2025 Online TOC Qualifier #2 – VIRTUAL Varsity LD/Policy/PF
2/28-3/2/2025 Lakeland (NY) – Probably Virtual Varsity and Novice LD, Policy and PF
3/1/2025 Shrewsbury (MA) Open PF & LD
3/7-9/2025 Online TOC Qualifier #3 – VIRTUAL Varsity LD/Policy/PF
3/15/2025 Needham (MA) Varsity & Novice LD & PF/Nov Policy
3/22/2025 Lincoln-Sudbury PF and LD (Maybe Policy)
3/28-30/2025 MA State Tournament (Date Tentative) All Events – Varsity and Novice
4/12-14/2025 NDCA Nats (GA) Varsity LD/Policy/PF (Qualifiers Only)
4/24-26/2025 Last Chance NSDA Qualifier Varsity LD/PF/Policy
4/26-28/2025 TOC -- Lexington (KY) Varsity LD/Policy/PF (Qualifiers Only)
5/9-11/2025 E-Championships -- VIRTUAL (Date Tentative) Varsity/Novice LD/Policy/PF
5/24-25/2025 NCFL Nats – Chicago (IL) Qualifiers in LD/PF/Policy
6/15-21/2025 NSDA Nats – Des Moines (IA) Qualifiers in LD/PF/Policy
Please Note the Following: Although most of the debate world has returned to exclusive IN PERSON tournaments, a few tournaments will always be virtual (for various reasons), especially the OPL (Online Policy League) Tournaments, the Virtual TOC Qualifying series and Lexington's own Virtual JV Round Robin.
Dates Place Events Offered
9/7-9/2024 Kentucky Season Opener (KY) Varsity Policy (In Person)/LD (Virtual)/PF (Both)
9/14/2024 Lexington Online JV RR JV PF/Policy/LD/Seniors May Judge
9/20-22/2024 Yale (CT) Varsity & JV LD&PF/Varsity Policy
9/27-30/2024 Des Moines Valley (IA) VLD & Some VPF In Person/VPol & Some PF Online
10/5/2024 Virtual NY Event (Online) Varsity and JV PF and LD
10/18-20/2024 Bronx Science (NY) Varsity LD/PF/Policy
10/19/2024 MSDL Novice – Xaverian Brothers (MA) Novice PF and LD/Judging
10/25 -26/2024 Manchester (MA) -- All Virtual Var.PF Fri-Sat/Var LD Nov LD Sat. Only
10/26/2024 OPL #1 – VIRTUAL Policy – All Divisions
11/1-3/2024 Groves -- VIRTUAL Policy, LD and PF
11/2-3/2024 Brown -- VIRTUAL PF Only -- Novice and Varsity
11/2/2024 Revere (MA) PF and LD
11/8-10/2024 Apple Valley (MN) Varsity PF and LD
11/8-10/2024 Urban Dragon (DC) Varsity Policy
11/9/2024 OPL #2 – VIRTUAL All Policy Divisions/Judging
11/9/2024 Scarsdale (NY) JV & Novice LD & PF/Judging
11/16/2024 Natick #1 (MA) PF Only
11/23/2024 Little Lex All Debate – Var/Nov Divisions/Judging
12/6-8/2024 Mamaroneck (NY) Varsity & Novice Policy/Judging
12/6-8/2024 Princeton (NJ) Varsity & Novice LD & PF (Maybe JV)
12/6-8/2024 Online TOC Qualifier #1 – VIRTUAL Varsity LD/Policy/PF
12/7/2024 Arlington (MA) Varsity and Novice LD and PF
12/13-15/2024 Ridge (NJ) All Debate Events – Varsity & Novice
12/14/2024 Natick #2 PF Only
12/21/2024 OPL #3 (NYC) – VIRTUAL All Policy Divisions
12/20-23/2024 Blake (including Round Robins) (MN) Varsity LD/Policy/PF
1/3-5/2025 MBA (TN) Varsity Policy
1/4/2025 BDL Invite (MA) – Tentative Date Novice Policy
1/9-12/2025 Newark RR/Newark (NJ) All Debate Events – Varsity & Novice
1/11/2025 Newton South (MA) Varsity and Novice PF
1/18-20/2025 Big Lex (MA) All Debate Events/Varsity and Novice/Judging
1/22-26/2025 Round Robins (If Invited) AND Emory (GA) Varsity LD/Policy/PF
1/25/2025 Hendrick Hudson (NY) – VIRTUAL LD and PF Only -- JV & Novice
1/25/2025 OPL #4 -- VIRTUAL All Divisions of Policy
1/31-2/1/2025 NSDA Qualifier Boston (MA) Varsity LD/Policy/PF
1/31-2/2/2025 Pennsbury (PA) Var & Nov LD/Policy/PF
2/7-9/2025 UPenn (PA) Var & Nov LD/ Var&JV PF/Open Pol
2/8/2025 CFL National Qualifier (MA) Varsity LD and PF
2/13-14/2025 Harvard Round Robins (MA) All Three Events -- Invited Participants
2/15-17/2025 Harvard (MA) Varsity LD/Policy/PF
2/15-17/2025 Spartan Green and Gold – Virtual (Tentative) Varsity Policy
2/21-23/2025 Online TOC Qualifier #2 – VIRTUAL Varsity LD/Policy/PF
2/28-3/2/2025 Lakeland (NY) – Probably Virtual Varsity and Novice LD, Policy and PF
3/1/2025 Shrewsbury (MA) Open PF & LD
3/7-9/2025 Online TOC Qualifier #3 – VIRTUAL Varsity LD/Policy/PF
3/15/2025 Needham (MA) Varsity & Novice LD & PF/Nov Policy
3/22/2025 Lincoln-Sudbury PF and LD (Maybe Policy)
3/28-30/2025 MA State Tournament (Date Tentative) All Events – Varsity and Novice
4/12-14/2025 NDCA Nats (GA) Varsity LD/Policy/PF (Qualifiers Only)
4/24-26/2025 Last Chance NSDA Qualifier Varsity LD/PF/Policy
4/26-28/2025 TOC -- Lexington (KY) Varsity LD/Policy/PF (Qualifiers Only)
5/9-11/2025 E-Championships -- VIRTUAL (Date Tentative) Varsity/Novice LD/Policy/PF
5/24-25/2025 NCFL Nats – Chicago (IL) Qualifiers in LD/PF/Policy
6/15-21/2025 NSDA Nats – Des Moines (IA) Qualifiers in LD/PF/Policy
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