The links on the left should guide you from zero to sixty in, oh, about three years.

The Introduction to LD will get you started. How do the rounds work? What are values and criteria?

How to write a case is a starter guide. Eventually you'll develop your own working habits, but starting out, nothing is more daunting that a blank document.

The reading list is a basic guide to the literature, plus specific assigned reading that you must read to be on the team.

The Philosophical Handbook summarizes some of the essential ideas of LD. It is far from comprehensive, but at least you'll get a sense of the classic empiricists, plus a few other ethicists worth studying.

The NFL's handbook, written by Cherian Doshy and Seth Halvorson, is an excellent in-depth intro to LD. Read this after you've read our more elementary starter materials.

An RSS feeder will connect you with the news of the day, including the all-important Coachean Feed

Caveman is a treatise on postmodernism, which explains contemporary thought through analyses of art through the ages. It will start you on understanding the Foucaults and Derridas of the world (also known as the path to perdition).

The judging page (shared with the MHL site) has a variety of documents for one and all on how to sit at the back of the room and make sense of what the debaters are saying (and what to do if they're not making sense).

Signup for tournaments is a step-by-step intro to using the Yahoo groups db.

The Top 10 list is just that. As is the Institute info.