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This course explores the crucial role coaches play in the speech and debate community and the unique benefits of a speech and debate education for students. It describes typical coaching responsibilities, team structures, and examples of what a typical day, weekend, and year looks like for coaches. This course is for early-career coaches who would like a broad overview of the coaching experience.

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This is a self-paced asynchronous course that includes text, interactive images, media, and knowledge check questions. There is no need to complete this course in one sitting; your progress will be saved.

Once you complete a section, select “Next Topic” on the bottom right to proceed. You can select the blue “Back to Course” button at any time to return to this page. 

Simply select the first header to begin.

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Course Content

Introduction
Welcome to Speech and Debate
What to Expect as a Coach
Introducing Yourself
Summary