Policy Novice Packet

Fall 2025 Novice Policy Packet Rollout Schedule 

In order to make debate more educational for novice students,  LHSSL tournaments will follow the schedule below for introduction of arguments from the NDCA policy debate  novice packet. Students can edit documents and update uniqueness/inherency but should not substantially alter files. Tournaments wishing to follow an alternate schedule will need to post clarifications in the homepage of the tournament website. 

All files can be found at the link below

https://www.debatecoaches.org/resources/novice  

Phase 1 - Beginning of Season [September and October tournaments]

Domain Awareness Aff and case neg (no counterplan)

Science Diplomacy Aff and case neg (no counterplan)

Russian Appeasement DA (vs. Science Diplomacy)

Strategic Stability DA (vs. Domain Awareness)

China Soft Power DA (vs. both)

Arctic Council DA (vs. both)

Phase 2 - November 

EU Counterplan 

Diplomacy CP vs. Domain Awareness

Track 2 CP vs. Science Diplomacy

Phase 3 - December and January  

Native Renewables Aff (plus everything in that case neg including the CP and DA) 

Russia LNG Aff (plus everything in that case neg including the CP and DA) 

Topicality 

Security Kritik 

Starting in February there will be no packet restrictions and students may utilize arguments and files outside the packet.