August 19, 2014

Loyola Invitational Open for Registration

We are excited to announce and extend invitation to the second annual Loyola Invitational to be held September 12-14th at Loyola High School. This year’s tournament will host a Varsity Lincoln-Douglas division and has been designated a semifinals-bid qualifier to the Tournament of Champions.
August 18, 2014

Approaching a New Topic: Q and A with Travis Chen

PDT interviews Travis Chen, a successful debater who is the reigning champion at VBT and ended his career in quarterfinals of the TOC. We ask what he thinks about starting casing on a new topic, and how debates differ at the first tournaments.
August 17, 2014

Voices Foundation Invitational Registration Opens

You are cordially invited to participate in the 3rd annual Voices Foundation Lincoln Douglas Debate Tournament, October 10-13, 2014.
August 17, 2014

Job Board Update #1

3 new coaching jobs available!
August 16, 2014

Dave McGinnis Announces 2014 Valley Round Robin and Sophomore Throw Down Participants

Congrats to all participants of the 4th Sophomore Throw-Down and the 2nd Valley Round Robin!
August 16, 2014

Ask the Panel #1: September-October Topic Release

This is Ask the Panel, where a panel of coaches answers questions that you submitted to us via our facebook, PDT comment, twitter, or email.On this edition, the panel of Daiya Massac, Bob Overing, and Chris Kymn answer your questions about the just released 2014 September-October topic.
August 16, 2014

New Framework File Resource–Introducing The Value Criterion

Check out The Value Criterion (www.valuecriterion.com), a new educational resource for the Lincoln-Douglas community! What is this site? The Value Criterion is a project that provides debaters with...
August 15, 2014

Sep-Oct 2014 Topic Announced and Introducing “Ask the Panel”

PDT is excited to announce a new series called "Ask the Panel." On this edition, the panel of Bob Overing, Daiya Massac, and Chris Kymn will answer questions you have about the topic...
August 6, 2014

Welcome to Premier Debate Today!

Welcome to Premier Debate Today, the partner site of the Premier Debate Institute. We wanted to create this site as the central hub of information on circuit LD debate, so we're excited to announce Ben Koh as our editor-in-chief. Ben spent the last year ...