Livestream Coverage 2022
Watch livestream coverage of the 2022 National Speech & Debate Tournament!
Meet the leaders, entertainers, and activists of the future as they take the stage at the pinnacle tournament for speech and debate competitors from around the globe.
ONLINE SUPPLEMENTAL EVENTS
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- Saturday evening, June 4 via YouTube—Virtual Awards Ceremony
MIDDLE SCHOOL TOURNAMENT
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- Wednesday, June 8 and Thursday, June 9 via YouTube—Student Performances & Awards Ceremony
HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT
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- Thursday, June 16 and Friday, June 17—Finalist Student Performances
- Thursday Evening—Diamond Assembly
- Friday Evening—National Awards Assembly
Miss a performance?
Thursday, June 16, 2022
| 8:00 a.m. |
Congressional Debate Finals (Senate) Livestream #1 |
| 12:30 p.m. |
World Schools Debate Final presented by Simpson College Livestream #2 |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Program Oral Interpretation Final presented by Quaker Bakery Livestream #2 |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Humorous Interpretation Final presented by Western Kentucky University Livestream #2 |
| 5:00 p.m. |
New First and Second Diamond Recognition presented by Colorado College Livestream #2 |
| 5:30 p.m. |
Lanny D. and B. J. Naegelin Dramatic Interpretation Finals presented by Simpson College Livestream #2 |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Donus D. Roberts Diamond Assembly presented by Colorado College Livestream #2 |
| 8:30 p.m. |
Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr. Duo Interpretation Finals presented by Colorado College Livestream #2 |
Friday, June 17, 2022
| 8:00 a.m. |
Congressional Debate Finals (House) – Livestream #1 Informative Speaking Finals presented by Truman State University – Livestream #2 Storytelling Finals presented by Bob and Salli Stockton – Livestream #3 |
| 9:00 a.m. | Expository Finals presented by Simpson College – Livestream #3 |
| 9:30 a.m. | Carmendale Fernandes United States Extemporaneous Speaking Finals presented by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute – Livestream #2 |
| 10:00 a.m. | Prose Reading Finals presented by Lafayette College – Livestream #3 |
| 11:00 a.m. |
A.C. Eley International Extemporaneous Speaking Finals presented by the Council on Foreign Relations – Livestream #2 Impromptu Finals presented by Bob and Salli Stockton – Livestream #3 |
| 12:00 p.m. | Poetry Reading Finals presented by Simpson College – Livestream #3 |
| 12:30 p.m. | Richard B. Sodikow Policy Debate Finals presented by Titanium Wireless – Livestream #2 |
| 1:00 p.m. | Brother René Sterner Commentary Finals presented by Bob and Salli Stockton – Livestream #3 |
| 2:00 p.m. | Original Spoken Word Poetry Finals presented by The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men – Livestream #3 |
| 2:30 p.m. | Lincoln Douglas Debate Finals presented by Western Kentucky University – Livestream #2 |
| 3:00 p.m. | Extemporaneous Debate Finals presented by Colorado College – Livestream #3 |
| 3:30 p.m. | Big Questions Debate Finals presented by the John Templeton Foundation – Livestream #3 |
| 3:45 p.m. | Public Forum Debate Finals presented by the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation – Livestream #2 |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Joe and Pam Wycoff Original Oratory Finals presented by Red Hill Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation Auxiliary – Livestream #2 |
| 6:30 p.m. |
High School National Awards Assembly – Livestream #2 |
Land Acknowledgement, Louisville, KY
As we experience the National Speech & Debate Tournament from Louisville, Kentucky, it is important for us to acknowledge the Indigenous peoples who have called Louisville home. We acknowledge that the place we now call Kentucky is the ancestral home of more than 20 Indigenous tribes, including the Adena, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Hopewell, Miami, Osage, Seneca-Iroquois, and Shawnee peoples. We honor and acknowledge the presence and influence of Indigenous people of the past and the over 30,000 Native Americans living in Kentucky today. We recognize that our presence here is the result of the ongoing exclusions and erasure of Indigenous people. We thank the Indigenous peoples who have made essential contributions to Kentucky. We also want to recognize and thank Indigenous peoples, such as the Native American and Indigenous Coaches’ Caucus, for their contributions to speech and debate. We affirm our commitment to conscientiously work to meet the needs of Native American and Indigenous peoples.
Inspired by recommendations from the Native American and Indigenous Coaches’ Caucus and in partnership with the Native American Rights Fund, we have created a series of classroom and competition resources for your use. Learn more »
