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Tournament Resources
Notes for Everyone:
Ballots for prelims will be released after the first elimination rounds are posted. Your ballots will not be released until you are eliminated.
Breakfast: Breakfast opens at 6:00am. Be aware of your departure time in the morning. Give yourself enough time to eat so that we can leave on time. If you are not a fan of the selection at the hotel, there is the option offered at the school venues is also available. See the LUNCH page for more info.
Link to Final Rounds Livestream
Download the Guidebook App
When you get into the app you may have to create a login for it. But if not, go to the bottom right of the screen and you will find "Find Guides". Click on that and search Nats25. The first option that comes up should be the NSDA guidebook with this year's logo as the profile picture. Download that guidebook and you will be all set! This is a helpful tool to stay up to date on tournament schedules, judge paradigms, links to final round videos, and important messages that the NSDA wants to communicate with attendants.
WiFi
There will be free WiFi available at the Iowa Events Center (Congress Venue). Anyone competing or judging at the school venues will use the internet option NSDA-MPS. The password is NSDA2025!
2025 Congress Docket
(Potential Legislation Released April 29)
Voting Takes Place on Tabroom:
April 29 - May 2
(Final Legislation Released May 15)
Lincoln Douglas Topic:
Resolved: TBD __(Available on May 1st)___
Topics will release HERE
Notes for LD: There will be 2 judges in each prelim round. You will need 8 wins in order to advance to the first elimination rounds (7 & 8). Ballots will be released for the previous round after each elimination round is posted.
International Extemp Topic Areas:
- Available on May 1st
- Topics will release HERE
Extemp Debate Topic Areas:
-Available on May 1st- Topics will release HERE
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