advanced Lincoln douglas

EVERY TUESDAY AT 11:00AM - 12:00PM PST.

Fall Semester: September 10, 2024 - December 10, 2024
Semester Cost: $349/student
Quarter Cost (first 6 weeks): $249/student

Spring Semester: Dates TBA
Cost: $379/spring semester

Full Year Cost: $649/student

Even if you cannot make the class time, recordings will be available to all class attendees.

Resolved: The acquisition of knowledge is an intrinsic good.

This is your chance to be taught by one of the top Lincoln Douglas debate coaches in all of Stoa. Griffith Vertican’s students have made it to the final round of nationals seven times, and have won the national title five times, including back-to-back in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022 and again in 2024.

This class will focus on how to become a top Lincoln Douglas debater and improve your LD debate skills. It will train students in skills including how to write better cases and applications, better use of evidence and cross-examination, and voting issues that work well with your cases. It will include unique strategies such as reverse writing your cases based on where you want the rebuttals to end up, as well as overall framework and LD strategies that have helped Coach Griffith coach the top LD students in the nation. From writing top 1ACs to writing top 1NCs, this class is essential for LD students looking to qualify for nationals or win at the highest level.

Towards the end of the first semester we will transition to working on the second LD resolution will which we one of the following two.

Resolved: Mandatory national service is justified.
Resolved: In U.S. law enforcement, accountability ought to be prioritized over effectiveness.

Scheduling: We will take off the weeks of major tournaments including the Prolific Prologue (Oct 10-11), Veritas Veterans Day Challenge (Nov 11), and C4 (TBA). In order to make up for these weeks, on the preceding week we will double up class time with a two-hour session. Coach Griff will provide more details as the week approaches.

Note: If the class receives low registration this class may be cancelled or changed. In the event that it is cancelled you will be fully refunded.