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Robbinsdale Cooper High School is proud to host their debate tournament on November 14, 2026. The Robbinsdale Birds of Prey promises to offer competitive and exciting tournament action in a simple one-day format.

Format: In-Person and online.

IMPORTANT: PF, Congress and Worlds will be held at Robbinsdale Cooper HS.

Lincoln-Douglas and Policy debate will be held ONLINE.

NOTE: Public Forum debate will follow MDTA rules and sides are set by tab (coin flip is NOT used).

Resolutions & Entry:
Lincoln-Douglas: November/December topic: De-extinction is unethical.

Public Forum: November/December topic: European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Congress: See attached document

Congress Rules: Make sure to review prior to session #1. >>>>>>>> RULES <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

As in the past, there is a limit on the number of entries in LD and PF per event of 4 per school. Please add entries to wait list and will be added as space allows.

Judges:
You are asked to provide one judge for every two entries LD or PF and 1 per 4 Congress.

Please make sure that judges arrive on time. Teams that arrive without their full complement of judges may be charged for hiring of additional judges or asked to drop entries to allow the tournament to run on time.

If you have questions about your judge commitment, please let me know.

Registration: For your convenience, we will accept registrations via tabroom.com this year. You can find the site at http://birdsofprey.tabroom.com

Registration is due by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, November 10th. Drops can continue tabroom.com until 7:45 AM Saturday morning.

Fees: $12.50 per entry | Policy or Public Forum Team or Lincoln-Douglas debater. $5 per entry for congressional debate.

If you are a new program to debate talk to the tournament host about discounts!!!

Please send checks to:

Robbinsdale Debate Boosters
Attn: Richard Brynteson
6718 46th Ave N
Crystal, MN 55428

Registration occurs from 7:30 AM to 8:15 AM.

LD/PF Schedule:

Round 1 (LD) - 8:30 AM
Round 1 (PF) - 8:45 AM
Round 2 - 9:45 AM
Round 3 - powered
Round 4 - powered
Round 5 - powered
Finals
Awards at approximately 4:15 PM

Congress Schedule

Session One - 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Session Two - 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Students should take a break mid-session for lunch of 30 minutes
Finals - 1:45 to 3:45 PM

Policy Debate

Friday Varsity
- 3:30 PM Tech Check
- 4:00 PM Round 1
- 7:00 PM Round 2

Saturday (Varsity, JV and Novice)
- 8:30 AM Round 3 (Varsity) / Round 1 (JV-Novice)
- 10:45 AM Round 4 (Varsity) / Round 2 (JV-Novice)
- 2:00 PM Round 5 (Varsity) / Round 3 (JV-Novice)