Utah Debate Coaches Association's

Elementary & Middle School State Championship

Overview

The UDCA is proud to announce the return to an in-person championship tournament for the young debaters of Utah. The tournament will be held May 11th (Elementary) and May 12th (Middle School) at Mount Jordan Middle School. Please use the navigation bar on the right to view specific details on the schedule, qualification procedures, and more. Registration is due by May 2nd. 

Events 

Middle Schools: Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, Extemp, Oratory, and Asynchronous Oratory. 

Elementary Schools: PF (Division 1 & 2), Oratory, Informative, and Asynchronous Informative. 

New: The tournament is offering a special online asynchronous division for speech events. Students who are not competing at the in-person tournament may submit their pre-recorded video speeches for evaluation (kind of like a verbal essay contest). There is no entry limit for this asynchronous division.

Fees

School Fee of $15.00. 

$4.00 per Student Fee (that means team events are $8.00)

Asynchronous speech entries are only $1.00.