Administrative Resources

Here you’ll find documents helpful to administering a debate program.


The 2011/12 CDL Guidelines and Policies lay out the league-specific rules in the CDL, established through coach determination and decision-making, in the main, and reviewed and modified by the CDL Coaches Council.


Successful CDL debate squads often establish Squad Objectives (you should adapt this template, creating your own squad objectives). Many utilize and establish their own full set of Squad Guidelines.


Coaches need to submit a Tax Information Form to the Chicago Debate Commission each season in order to receive coach incentive payments. Please fill one out and submit to billaltorfer@chicagodebateleague.org at the start of the season in order to ensure payments can be made.


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