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Other Organizations of Interest to MSDL Schools

Schools from Massachusetts participate in one or both of the two National forensics leagues, as well as other organizations that encourage speech and debate within Massachusetts and beyond.

Massachusetts Middle School Speech League

Our local association for middle school students

National Speech & Debate Association New England District
Our local chapter of the National Speech & Debate Association For more information, email Marc Rischitelli, District Chair, at charc98 at hotmail.com

Boston Archdiocese of the NCFL
Eastern Massachusetts district of the National Catholic Forensic League. 
Send email to Greg Cunningham (follow the link) for more information

Worcester Diocese of the NCFL
Central and Western Massachusetts district of the National Catholic Forensic League.
Send email to Sarah Donnelly (follow the link) for more information

National Catholic Forensic League. 

Boston Debate League
The Boston Urban Debate League (BDL) works towards introducing debate to public schools in the Boston area, contributing research and volunteer coaching, and constructing a structure for inter-school competition.
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National Debate Coaches Association
The National Debate Coaches Association provides all debate coaches, regardless of type of debate, region, or pedagogical style with avenues for professional development. The goal of the organization is to strengthen the ability of coaches to provide meaningful learning experiences for their debaters.

Mid-Hudson League
The Mid-Hudson League (MHL) offers tournaments primarily in upstate New York for first or second year students competing in LD, Public Forum or Policy debate. Massachusetts schools are welcome to attend MHL events.

Tim Averill Debate Fund
Founded in 2004, the Tim Averill Debate Education Fund is a non-profit, self-sustaining endowment with the aim of sustaining the excellence of high school debate both in Manchester Essex and on local, regional, and national levels. The interest generated from the fund is used to provide scholarships for members and graduates of the Manchester Essex Debate program, to sponsor international debate opportunities, to help get new regional debate programs off the ground, and more.

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  • Home
    • MSDL Message Board
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    • Ballots
    • Childrens' Literature Reading
    • Declamation
    • Dramatic Performance
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    • Extemp
    • Group Discussion >
      • Group Practice Prompts
    • Impromptu
    • Informative Speaking
    • Multiple
    • Original Oratory
    • Play Reading
    • Poetry Reading
    • Program Oral Interp
    • Prose Reading
    • Radio Broadcasting
    • Big Questions Debate
    • Congressional Debate
    • Lincoln-Douglas Debate
    • Policy Debate
    • Public Forum Debate
  • Joining
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  • Tournament Sanctioning Form