NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 16

2025 — NSDA Campus, IA/US

Topics

World Schools: This scrimmage will offer one impromptu round. The motion will be emailed to coaches and posted here at 5pm Central Time day of the scrimmage to allow for an hour of prep.

Congressional Debate: Congress legislation will be posted 2 weeks prior to the Springboard.

Public Forum: PF will use the March NSDA topic.

Lincoln-Douglas: LD (both divisions) will use the March/April NSDA topic. This scrimmage will not use the novice LD topic.

Policy: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.

Big Questions: BQ will use the 2024-2025 NSDA topic.

Mixed Extemp: During live speech scrimmages, competitors will receive three questions that are a mix of international and domestic topics.

For more information, please visit the NSDA Current Topics webpage.
Contacts
National Speech and Debate Association
General Info
Invitation Homepage Email Archive Events & Divisions
Pages & Uploads
Asynchronous Speech Recording Rules Event Details Requirements Schedule Topics
Circuits
BQ – Big Questions Middle School – Middle School NatCir – National Circuit (US HS) Springboard – NSDA Springboard Series Past Years' Editions

Dates & Deadlines

 CST
Tournament Dates Mar 18 2025
Registration Opens Sun Dec 1 at 7:00 AM
Registration Closes Tue Mar 18 at 1:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Tue Mar 18 at 1:00 PM
Judge Information Due Tue Mar 18 at 1:00 PM
Drop online until Tue Mar 18 at 1:00 PM
Change fees apply after Tue Mar 18 at 1:00 PM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.