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Handbooks & Manuals for Academic Contests

CONTEST HANDBOOKS & MANUALS

The UIL publishes manuals and handbooks as free downloads to provide guidelines for each UIL academic contest. Handbooks are intended for contestants, coaches and contest directors. All participants should be familiar with the contents. Most are updated every year or substantially revised every few years as needed. 

Speech & Debate

2025-2026 New Speech Coach Guide 
2025-2026 Congress Handbook
2024-2025 CX Debate Handbook
2024-2025 Informative & Persuasive Speaking Handbook 
2024-2025 Lincoln-Douglas Debate Handbook 
2024-2025 Prose & Poetry Handbook

Manuals for High School

Academic Coordinator's Manual 2025-2026

2024-25 District Academic Meet Director's Manual_revJan2025 Update coming Fall 2025

2024-2025 Regional Academic Meet Director's Manual Revised April 23 2025 Update coming Fall 2025

District Entries in Team Events - Six Entry Option Clarification  Updated 9/2023

Calculator Applications Contest Manual

Calculator Applications Manual for Numerical Problems

Calculator Applications Manual for Stated & Geometry Problems

Journalism Manual

High School Academics

If you are your campus high school academic coordinator and have not yet registered, please do so here. This is an annual submission.

A+ Academics
   If you are your campus  coordinator in grades 2-8 and have not yet registered, please do so here. This is an annual submission. 
The A+ Handbook may be downloaded here