Foundations of BP Debate
Speaker roles, argument layering, and intro to flowing for opening benches.
Training Hub
Sharpen Your Voice. Elevate Your Strategy.
Follow a guided pathway from foundations to varsity-level mastery with curated drills, research kits, and a seasonal workshop series led by national-calibre coaches.
Coaching Highlights
- Weekly modules aligned with BP debate format
- Judge feedback loops and red-team rebuttal labs
- Prep vault with briefs, drills, and motion banks
30+
Custom Drills
12
Weekly Sessions
6
Coaching Leads
Resource Library
Curated sheets, motion banks, and drill decks to accelerate solo and group practice.
Template
Case Construction Toolkit
Step-by-step worksheets for first speeches, with comparative analysis prompts and framing cues.
- Printable briefing worksheet (PDF)
- Motion slicing cheat sheet (Notion)
- 30-minute prep sprint timer (Google Sheet)
Argumentation Playbook
Module deck covering burdens, weighing, and judge adaptation with exemplar flows from national finals.
- Strategic weighing ladder guide
- Rebuttal scaffolding exercises
- Judge feedback annotation samples
Judge & Motion Tracker
Track performance trends across tournaments with motion archetype analytics and judge profiles.
- Editable Airtable template
- Motion difficulty heat map
- Judge preference quick notes
BP Debate Training Schedule
Seasonal calendar for the British Parliamentary training sprint from October 2025 to January 2026.
Roles & Case Construction
Modeling first half discipline with primer drills on burdens and split logic.
Argumentation & Rebuttal
Refutation ladders, framing answers, and targeted micro-clash rounds.
Advanced Rebuttal & Clash
Second half focus on responsive bench strategies and depth weighing.
Value Frameworks (Ethics)
Moral metric development and util/rights balancing through drills.
Justice & Cultural Constructs
High context motions, narrative nuance, and judge adaptation labs.
Policy & Governance Systems
Analytical frameworks for state actor motions and comparative models.
Economic Theories in Debate
Macro/micro briefings, trade-offs, and economic weighing techniques.
International Relations & Ideologies
Global affairs motions, ideological framing, and actor analysis.
Strategy & Extensions
Second bench strategy: outflanking, wrapping, and stakeholder extensions.
Whips & Team Dynamics
Closing half synergy, whip collapse techniques, and time management.
Tournament Simulation & Feedback
Full BP rounds with panel adjudication, rankings, and development plans.