Resources

Helpful links for students, families, judges, and coaches.

For Families

• Photo and Media Release Form: Parents and guardians, please complete one form per student for the 2026-27 season so the league can share photos of students at tournaments.

Our National Organizations

• National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL): Our parent organization, with its constitution, bylaws, and official event rules.

• NCFL Speech Events: National descriptions and rules for each speech event.

• NCFL Debate Events: National descriptions and rules for each debate event.

• NCFL Grand National Tournament: Information for students who qualify for Grand Nationals over Memorial Day weekend.

• National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA): The largest speech and debate organization in the country, with resources for every event.

Tournaments

• Tabroom: Registration, schedules, pairings, and results for league tournaments. Students and judges should create an account and link it to their school.

Learning Speech and Debate

• NSDA Self-Guided Student Learning: Lessons, videos, and practice tools for each event. Some resources are free and some require NSDA membership.

• NSDA Debate Topics: Current and past resolutions for Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, and Policy debate.

Finding Pieces

• American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank: Thousands of speeches in text, audio, and video. A good starting point for Oratorical Declamation.

• Poetry Foundation: A large, searchable collection of published poetry for Oral Interpretation.

• Playscripts: Published plays and scripts for Dramatic Performance and Duo Interpretation.

• Project Gutenberg: Free public-domain books for prose selections.

Interpretation pieces must come from published works, and each student's cutting and performance should be their own. Check with your coach before selecting a piece.