The New Jersey Speech and Debate League is the premier destination for rigorous public speaking, interpretation and debate competition within the state of New Jersey. Our mission of bringing Speech and Debate competitions to every county in NJ is made possible through our partnerships with:

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New Teams – Join the NJSDL

Are you a new team interested in Joining the Speech and Debate League?

Learn how to sign up for the NJSDL here.

Need more information before joining? Please contact us here.

Resources for New and Current Coaches

Our 26-27 Season Calendar can be found here.

If you are NJSDL coaches, and you do not yet have access to our email listserv, you can join here. In this listserv, we will share important information like our monthly newsletter, our annual coaches meeting dates, information related to the State Championship and NSDA National Qualifiers, and much more!

In order to sign up to compete at individual tournaments, you must visit Speechwire or Tabroom and search for the specific tournament that you are looking for.

If you need help creating accounts or navigating those platforms, you can find tutorials for Speechwire here and for Tabroom here.

Resources for Judges

Judges! Thank you for taking the time to support our students and our league. If you would like to learn more about how to be a strong and effective judge, check out our page with judge trainings and with links for NSDA provided free trainings for all judges. Find that information here.

Are you an experience Congressional Debate competitor, coach or judge? Learn more about how you can become a parliamentarian and make an impact on the NJ Congressional Debate circuit.

Interested in becoming a hired or volunteer judge for NJSDL for our state? Please reach out to our Secretary of Outreach, Michael Sowell, by completing this contact form linked here.

Resources for Students and League Members

Last year, we published our first Anthology, a collection of prose, poetry and drama written by and for our NJ students, coaches and alumni. If you would like to purchase it, you can find it here.

Coming Soon! – The NJSDL will be releasing an official line of merch soon! Stay tuned to this website and our Instagram pages for the release of that information.

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