NSDA Springboard Scrimmage 17

2025 — NSDA Campus, IA/US

Topics

World Schools: "This House believes that streaming services have done more harm than good to art consumption."

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 20 2025
Registration Opens Sun Dec 1 at 7:00 AM
Registration Closes Thu Mar 20 at 1:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Thu Mar 20 at 1:00 PM
Judge Information Due Thu Mar 20 at 1:00 PM
Drop online until Thu Mar 20 at 1:00 PM
Change fees apply after Thu Mar 20 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.