American Debate Association

2023-24 Season

Current Resolution:

Resolved: The United States should restrict its nuclear forces in one or more of the following ways:

-adopting a nuclear no-first-use policy;

-eliminating one or more of the legs of its nuclear triad;

-disarming its nuclear forces.

Tournament Schedule:

The American Debate Association (ADA) is committed to increasing participation, maintaining a balance between education and competition, and ensuring an equitable and fair activity for all programs, regardless of their size or experience, in intercollegiate policy debate.


In doing so we are excited to announce the tentative schedule of 2023-24 sanctioned Fall and Spring tournaments:

DatesTournamentModality
September 15-17George MasonIn Person
September 30-
October 3
KentuckyHybrid*ADA Novice Packet Tournament
October 13-15Mary WashingtonOnline*ADA Novice Packet Tournament
October 20-22Wayne StateOnline*ADA Novice Packet Tournament
November 11-13ADA Fall Championship @ WakeHybrid
January 13-15NavyIn Person
January 20-22IndianaHybrid
January 26-28MinnesotaHybrid
February 17JV @ D7Online
March 9-11ADA National Championship @ Indiana UniversityHybrid
Updated January 20, 2024

Tournament schedule updates can be found here and here.