Do you want to start or grow a debate team at your school, or an association in your country? Make sure you read our guidelines to starting a team for WSDC. And here are some resources from other organisations that might help:
- A Quick Introduction to Debating in Schools – WSDC club or classroom implementation (Debating Society Germany)
- The Noisy Classroom (created by WSDC-winning coach Debbie Newman)
- How to start a debate society: a brief guide by IDEA
- Start a debate club (IDEA website)
- Developing a debate club (IDEA website)
- Debating in schools and Setting up a debating society (Education Scotland)
- Ten tips for setting up a debating club (ESU)
- Introducing Debating Matters (for the Debating Matters competition from the Institute of Ideas)
- Building a Team (Middle School Debate Program)
- And lots more useful links at Debate Central
And some general guides to debating in WSDC and other formats:
- Debating, by Simon Quinn (past WSDC champion / Chief Adjudicator)
- A Better Debate Manual, from various European youth debate organizations
- Debating: a brief introduction for beginners (Debating South Australia)
- Guide to WSDC format (Bangladesh Debating Council)
- Watch WSDC videos (Debate Central)
- LearnDebate (Asian Parliamentary format)