Welcome to competitive speech and debate!
When you are interested in starting a debate or speech program, it can be difficult to figure out what to do or who to contact. The AFA is here to help! We have mentors you can contact about starting a new program. We also have alumni testimonials about the value of the activities to show to administrators and new students. Below are links to several articles that cover a variety of new program topics.
Helpful Essays
- Building a Team (from the National Forensic Journal, Spring 2005)
- Finding Coaching Help (from the National Forensic Journal, Spring 2005)
- Building Relationships with Administration (from the National Forensic Journal, Spring 2005)
- Forensics Coaches and the Law (from the National Forensic Journal, Spring 2005)
- Publicity/Recruitment (from the National Forensic Journal, Spring 2005)
- Practice Scheduling (from the National Forensic Journal, Spring 2005)
- Budgeting (from the National Forensic Journal, Spring 2005)
- Building Team Cohesion (from the National Forensic Journal, Spring 2005)
- Preventing Coach Burnout (from the National Forensic Journal, Spring 2005)
- Building Endowments (from the National Forensic Journal, Spring 2005)