SEDA is dedicated to helping clubs host high quality debate tournaments around the province.
Payment of individual debater's registration fees can be paid online by PayPal or contact SEDA directly for an invoice for multiple debater Paypal payments on one invoice.
Sign up for a password to the Members' Only section to see the daily list of confirmed event registrants. This section is only open to active debaters and coaches.
Formats currently used at each Tournament by each Category.
2010-2011
Resolutions
2009-2010
Resolutions
2008-2009
Resolutions
Tournament Etiquette
Been having trouble at tournaments? Does it feel like you're out of sync? Want to know how to behave at a tournament? Or perhaps, you would like to be better prepared to tell your friend how they should behave. Then read our handy Brush Up on Tournament Etiquette.
Notes regarding qualifying for Events
National Seminar
Normally, delegates are selected by the
following method:
Individuals must have attended Tournament I in the Open category in the fall.
Then, 40% of their tournament score will
be combined with 60% their individual Provincial score from any
category
in the previous year. SEDA first ranks debaters in Open and
if no delegate is available, selects from the Novice
category.
Coaches are notified if they had eligible delegates.
Westerns
The Western Seminar has been
discontinued.
Provincials
Debaters only have to debate a minimum of two tournaments, and not necessarily with the same partner in order to qualify for Provincials. SEDA will first rank everyone on the basis of two tournaments/same partner, but then, coaches can request rankings for hybrid teams. SEDA hopes this will increase participation and stop penalizing debaters who have partners with other committments.
National Championships
In order to be ranked, debate teams must attend any two of the follwing four tournaments: the BP Qualifier, Tournament I, II or III.
SEDA will Rank the debaters and notify their coaches of their
qualifying rank.
SEDA will cover the registration and travel expenses of one coach
and the top team. Up to two more teams
will be invited to attend, with their travel and registration
expenses pro-rated equally up to a cost
of $5000 for all attending. The Coach is to be the regular coach
of the Top Team, unless that coach has
already attended.
Televised Canada Day Debate
The Top North and Top South Open teams at Tournament III will
debate the Provincials Resolution against
each other in a taped debate by Access Communications.
Model Legislature
All Open debaters who have attended Provincials will have their scores from all the SEDA tournaments they attended, including Provincials, averaged. The top North and South debaters will be invited to be Premier and Leader of the Opposition, with first choice going to the speaker with the higest average.
All other students in Saskatchewan, grades 9-12 are welcome to attend, even if they are not in a debate club or if their school does not have a club. Younger debaters are welcome to attend as pages.
