Tournaments

Tournaments We Host

The YDA hosts four tournaments each calendar year. We host one tournament in the British Parliamentary Style (BP), one in the American Parliamentary Debate Association format (APDA), a free tournament exclusively for CT high schoolers in the Parliamentary Style, and a national circuit tournament, the Yale Invitational (called the High School Tournament by the team). Click each tab to learn more about each tournament, or email the Tournament Director.

  • The Yale Invitational is a national-circuit high school tournament offering various debate and speech formats. We proudly offer Congressional, Public Forum, Lincoln Douglas, Policy, and Parliamentary Debate. We also offer Extemporaneous, Duo, Humorous Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation, Program Oral Interpretation, Oral Interpretation, Oratory, and Informative Speaking.

  • The Yale Intervarsity (Yale IV) tournament is held in the British Parliamentary Style.

  • This is Yale’s high school tournament designed to promote speech and debate in Connecticut

  • The Yale APDA tournament is a collegiate motions tournaments that draws high-quality competition from all over the country.