General
Coach: Jim Menick; cell phone 914-382-2661
About Us. Our recruiting pamphlet.
Hen Hud Forensic Team Rules (pdf). Parents must sign off on this document. It explains how we operate, how we travel, etc.
Since we occasionally travel away from the local area, it is a requirement that
parents complete the attached medical release forms for their students.
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NYSFL qualification info How well do you have to do where to qualify for the States tournament?
How to sign up for tournaments on the Yahoo team sites. Membership in the Yahoo groups is a requirement of membership on the forensics team.
How to judge. How-to on all debate and speech events.
Debate
Introduction to LD Start here, young Padawan.
How to write a case There's a million ways to write cases; this will help with one of them.
The NFL's excellent (and much more detailed) introduction to LD. I'd look at this after the other introductions above.
LD reading list A general guide to our basic texts. Not all-inclusive, but a good starting point.
The Hen Hud Philosophical Handbook (aka the Hillary Duff) Some day I'll change the name of this to the Miley Cyrus. Anyhow, it's a fairly complete guide to the basic ethical philosophy underlying LD.
From Frenchman to Caveman Caveman takes up where Hlllary Duff (or Miley Cyrus) leaves off. Learn the sources of modern/postmodern thought/theory. Boggle your mind. Amaze your friends. Stupefy your opponents.
How to set up an RSS reader I am on a mission to impart technological know-how to the debate world at large. Use this how-to to set up a reader so you can follow the Coachean Feed, the number one source of debate information gleaned from the internet.
Top Ten List for The Competitive Edge There's not really ten of them, but if I had to impart the general wisdom of the ages, this would be it.
Introduction to Public Forum Aimed at students who already know a little bit about debate from their LD experience.
