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Lessons, results and guides from our coaches.
Material from the lessons we teach, news from our coaching team, and plain answers to the questions parents ask us about debating in Sydney and NSW.
Guides for parents
Debating coaching in Sydney: a guide for parents
What to check before you pay for debating coaching in Sydney, the questions worth asking any provider, and how our own classes are set up.
30 September 2026 · 8 min read
How the NSW state debating team is selected
Who can trial for the NSW Schools Debating Team, what happens on trial day, what the selectors say they look for, and how students prepare.
30 September 2026 · 6 min read
Lesson notes
How a school debate works, and what each of the three speakers does
The first lesson we teach every new student: how a 3-on-3 debate is won, and what the first, second and third speaker are each responsible for.
30 September 2026 · 6 min read
Models and counter-models in debating: how to set up a policy debate
Fiat, models and counter-models, from our lesson on constructing a case. Why a one-sentence model can take out half the negative's arguments before they're made.
30 September 2026 · 7 min read
How to structure a debating argument in five steps
How we teach students to find arguments using stakeholders, then build each one in five steps: label, framing, mechanism, impact and weighing.
30 September 2026 · 8 min read
How to rebut in a debate: the four types of rebuttal
Every argument has four parts, and each can be attacked. Reframing, refuting, mitigating and weighing, with a worked example.
30 September 2026 · 6 min read
Coach results
Jack Glass named best speaker at the 2026 Australian National Debating Championship
Our coach Jack Glass finished as best speaker at the 2026 Australian National Debating Championship, in a year that also took him to the World University semi-finals.
30 September 2026 · 3 min read
From NSW captain to a World Schools grand final: coach Maya Garg
Maya Garg captained NSW in 2025, then reached the grand final of the World Schools Debating Championship as the tournament's 9th best speaker. She now coaches with us.
30 September 2026 · 4 min read
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