Check out what's new this week, Coach!
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Ideas for Planning Your 2024-2025 Season
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Build a Student Leadership Program
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Offering leadership opportunities on your team facilitates peer coaching and mentorship, positively influences team culture, fosters leadership qualities in students, and inspires the next generation of coaches. Plus, it can help you offload some coaching or admin responsibilities. Upon completion of our free NSDA Learn course you will be able to:
- Build a student leadership model that fits your team.
- Attract, interview, select, and onboard student leaders.
- Train leaders to run practices and bootcamps independently.
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| Advocate for a Speech and Debate Class
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Adding a speech and debate class during the day allows you dedicated time to work with students in a structure that guarantees you see the same students every time. It can also provide stability and improve your work-life balance by reducing the frequency or intensity of practices. Upon completion of our free NSDA Learn course you will be able to:
- Showcase student and parent interest.
- Demonstrate how a class helps your school achieve its goals.
- Determine the positioning and structure of your course.
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Make a pitch incorporating data and student voices.
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Grants Available for Teams Attending High School Nationals
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We are proud to pledge $100,000 to schools that need financial assistance in order to attend the high school National Tournament! With support from The Julia Burke Foundation and other donors, the Road to Nationals Fund is providing grants ranging from $100 - $1,000 for tournament expenses such as food, travel, and lodging. Find out more and apply today »
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Access Public Forum Advanced Evidence
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Resource Package subscribers can access advanced evidence for the Public Forum topic, Resolved: In the United States, collegiate student-athletes should be classified as employees of their educational institution.
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Take Advantage of Tabroom.com Features
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Students Adding Name Pronunciations: Students can add phonetic pronunciations into Tabroom to ensure their names are read correctly at award ceremonies instead of relying on coaches to do it for them. Learn more »
Ballot Comment Approval: Would you like to preview judge comments in Tabroom.com before your students read them? Coaches have the option to review ballot comments before releasing them to students. You can find the setting to approve ballots and comments under the "Settings" tab of your school account. Learn more »
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We've updated the high school and middle school membership and tournament manuals! Manuals are available on the main navigation of our website under the Resources header.
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Share Your Story as We Approach 100 Years of the NSDA
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As we approach our Centennial in 2025, we are collecting memories from our past! Share your information via the Centennial Stories form to be displayed in our NSDA Centennial Stories map and included in our celebration next year.
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Celebrate an Admin, Build Loyalty and Connection
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If your admin is a supporter of your program, nominate them for recognition! All nominees from middle school programs submitted by May 1 are entered into the running for national Middle School Administrator of the Year. At the high school level, each district will select a nominee from their pool as their winner to be entered into the running for national High School Administrator of the Year. District deadlines vary, but reporting forms are due April 16.
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Find or Share Fundraising Ideas
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Our fundraising hub includes a collection of ideas from the community, from haunted houses to applying for corporate grants. Check out the collection for inspiration and share any ideas of your own by completing the form!
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Freshen up your pre-tournament rituals with speech warm-ups from our community!
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