UIL Speech Judges
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David Coates
Current high school:
None
Currently coaching?: No
Conference:
Number of years coached:
Number of tournaments judged: 13
High school attended:
Eagan HS
Graduated high school: 2000
Participated in high school: Yes
Participated in college: No
Judging qualifications:
This is my 16th year of judging speech and debate events. I have judged elimination rounds of public forum debate at NCFL nationals and Lincoln-Douglas debate at the state tournaments in South Dakota and Alabama. I travel to judge various speech and debate events whenever I can as well as continuing my activities on the local circuit here in Minnesota.
Judging Philosophy
CX
Judging approach: Policy Maker
Policy priority: Resolution of substantive issues is more important than communication skills
Evidence philosophy: Quality of evidence is more important than quantity of evidence
Paradigm: Debate is all about substantive resolutional clash. Any and all arguments are fair game as long as: a. the affirmative literally defends a topical plan, and b. the negative can demonstrate that their offensive arguments have offensive (not omissive!) links to the plan.
LD
Approach: Resolution of substantive issues is more important than communication skills
Philosophy:
Debate is all about substantive resolutional clash. Any and all arguments are fair game as long as: a. the affirmative literally defends the resolution or a representative example thereof, and b. the negative can demonstrate that his/her offensive arguments have offensive (not omissive!) links to the substance of the affirmative advocacy.
Contact Information
email: coat0018@umn.edu
cell:
office: 763 9134298
Availability Information
Meet types:
Invitational
District
Regional
CX State
State Meet
Qualified for:
CX
LD
Extemp
Travel
Region of residence:
7
I will travel to: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
