National Christian Forensics and Communications Association

In 1996, the Homeschool Legal Defense Association Chairman, Michael P. Farris, and his daughter Cristy, formed a debate league. It soon began to grow, so much so, that, in 2001, it formed its own league, the National Christian Forensic and Communication Association. In addition to becoming independent, NCFCA added Speech and Lincoln-Douglas debate to its competitions.

Goal

NCFCA states that is goal is to,

"Provide a means for home schooled students to learn and exercise analytical and oratorical skills, addressing life issues from a Biblical worldview in a manner that glorifies God."

Structure

Regions

NCFCA is split into ten different region. Each region has region coordinators, which national their region. The regions themselves are also split into state coordinators.

Region	States	Coordinator
Region 1	Hawaii	Beth Vellalos
Region 2	California	Lars Jorgensen
Region 3	Alaska,Colorado,Idaho,Montana,Nevada,North Dakota,Oregon, South Dakota,Utah,Washington, Western Canada, Wyoming	Kim Anderson
Region 4	Arkansas,Arizona,New Mexico,Oklahoma,Texas
Region 5	Iowa,Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,Nebraska	Mark Russell
Region 6	Illinois,Indiana,Kentucky,Michigan,Wisconsin	Diana Wolfson
Region 7	Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee	Roger Smith
Region 8	Florida,Georgia,North Carolina,South Carolina	Lisa Kays
Region 9	Delaware,Maryland,Ohio,Virginia, Washington D.C. West Virginia	Herb Zick
Region 10	Eastern Canada,Connecticut,Maine,Massachusetts,New Hampshire New Jersey,New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont	Darlene Rossi

Tournaments

The tournament structure for NCFCA is similar to a sports season. There are three levels of tournament competition.

Tournament Type	Eligibility	Summary
Regional Invitational	Homeschooled	This would be seen as the regular season, there is no need to qualify for this tournament. Top finishers advance to the next level of tournament.There are usually many of these tournament.
Regionals	Top finishers at the regional Invitational	This level could also be known as the playoffs, top competitors brake to the next level.
Nationals	Top debaters from regions( slots range by amount of competitors in region	This is the final level of competition in NCFCA.

Each region host its own tournaments which consist of only competitors from its region. There are only two exceptions to this.The first is a national open, this is a tournament that is open to all regions, and no prior qualification is needed to participate. National Opens give debaters the chance to qualify directly to Nationals( Usually two to three slots are handed out for a category). The second exception is nationals itself which is not held by any region and represents all ten.

The tournament structure is based on the amount of competitors. All tournaments have to two basic sections, "preliminary rounds"(6 rounds for debate) and "out rounds"( which can either be 3-4 rounds).

Resolutions

NCFCA members vote on the seasons debate topic's and the winning resolution out announced at the national tournament each year.

Year	Team Policy	Lincoln Doughlus
1997	Resolved: That the United States should change its rules governing foreign military intervention.	n/a
1997-1998	Resolved: That Congress should enact laws which discourage the relocation of U.S. businesses to foreign countries.	n/a
1998-1999	Resolved: That the United States federal government should substantially change the rules governing federal campaign finances.	n/a
1999-2000	Resolved: That the 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution should be repealed and replaced with an alternate tax policy.	n/a
2000-2001	Resolved: That the United States should significantly change its immigration policy	n/a
2001-2002	Resolved: That the United States federal government should significantly change its agricultural policy.	Resolved: That the restriction of economic liberty for the sake of the general welfare is justified in the field of agriculture.
2002-2003	Resolved: That the United States federal government should significantly change its agricultural policy.	Resolved: That the restriction of economic liberty for the sake of the general welfare is justified in the field of agriculture.
2003-2004	Resolved: That the United States should significantly change its trade policy within one or more of the following areas: The Middle East and Africa.	Resolved: That human rights should be valued above national sovereignty.
2004-2005	Resolved: That the United States should change its energy policy to substantially reduce its dependence on foreign oil.	Resolved: That the restriction of civil rights for the sake of national security is justified.
2005-2006	Resolved: That medical malpractice law should be significantly reformed in the United States.	Resolved: That the media's right to protect confidential sources is more important than the public's right to know.
2006-2007	Resolved: That the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should be significantly reformed or abolished.	Resolved: Democracy is overvalued by the United States government.

External Link

NCFCA's Website Homeschool Debate HSLDA

Sources

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