In this section you can find an exhaustive amount of World Schools Debate Resources for coaches and students, compiled by former BEST judge Delaney Hurley. Last updated September 2020.

A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO COACHING WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE to BEST WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE CURRICULUM

For most first-time coaches, the above will be enough to equip you with the tools to lead a good debate team. If you want to delve deeper in coaching debate, please refer to the resources below.

General coaching resources:

• German National Debate Team’s coaching resources

• Debate Coaches Checklist

• WSDC Column

• http://debate.uvm.edu/quicklinks.html

• Monash Debate Guide

• English Speaking Union resources

• https://resources.chicagodebates.org/for-coaches/coach-resources/

• http://www.learndebating.com/

News website for keeping informed ahead of impromptu topics:

• http://debate.uvm.edu/newsfordebaters.html

Preparation for impromptu motions:

• https://debate.uvm.edu/dcpdf/SNIDER_TRAINING_FOR_WSDC_IMPROMPTU_MOTIONS_2014.pdf

Resources for debate topics:

• https://www.procon.org/debate-topics.php

• https://idebate.org/debatabase

• http://debatemotioncentral.blogspot.bg/

General debate video databases:

• World Schools Debate Training YouTube Playlist

• Introduction to World Schools Debate

• World Schools Debate Academy YouTube Playlist

• Example Debate: THW Ban Smoking

• Debate Games and Exercises