Welcome to the home page for the 2023 LSUS "Just Keep Swimming" Charity Debate (Team IPDA Format) tournament hosted by Louisiana State University Shreveport on Apr 29-30, 2023 for College students.
Status: Tournament Completed
Dear friends and colleagues,
On behalf of Louisiana State University Shreveport, the College of Arts and Sciences, the LSUS Debate team, and the Fight Like Emilie Foundation, I invite you to the Third Annual LSUS Just Keep Swimming Virtual Charity debates. This event will be held on April 29th and 30th, 2023, via Forensicstournament.net and Yaatly and hosted by Louisiana State University Shreveport.
This competition will be a unique experience and will be strictly for charity. We will feature a minimum of 7 preliminary rounds in a round-robin style for preliminaries and a small break to out rounds. This will model the TIPDA format but allow debaters that fall into the professional category of IPDA eligibility to participate. Teams do not have to be made up of participants from the same program; in fact, we are encouraging teams to be made up of members from around the country, past and present. The JKS Charity tournament will feature unique opportunities that will allow us to raise more money for childhood cancer while making the tournament more fun for its participants; details are in the invite below. This event will not be a sanctioned tournament but will count against eligibility requirements. Further information on the tournament is detailed below. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me anytime.
Please note that this tournament is meant to be fun and not taken seriously. We hope that all participants will enjoy the camaraderie and collegiality while working towards raising funds for the fight against Childhood Cancer.
Sincerely,
AJ Edwards