2025 Cactus Clash
Mars Hill Speech & Debate (AZ) · Oct 23-25, 2025
Professional Coaches Assisting Cactus Clash
Learn more about the Professional Speech and Debate Coaches attending Cactus Clash or helping to create an amazing tournament.
To get more details about the Professional Coaches please click on their logos to link you to their homepages.
Another great benefit to attending the tournament...look for Coaches tables at the tournament. You can sit one on one with the coaches to discuss your case or any other areas you need assistance with. All of this for free when you signup as a competitor for our tournament.
At Nile Debate, we transform passionate students into formidable debaters who confidently tackle any challenge. With our expert coaching and proven strategies, we equip our students to dominate the competition and emerge as leaders in the world of debate. Join us and conquer the debate stage with unparalleled skill and conviction.
Coach Vaughan has been working with Christian Speech and Debate students since 2006. Having done this for so long, he knows how students can connect better with the judges. Coach Vaughan approaches all instruction from a strong biblical perspective, as his ultimate desire is to train up warriors for Christ. Many of his students have gone on to great success including a number of national champions in speech and debate. Contact Coach Vaughan at steven@monumentpublishing.com for more information or to schedule a coaching session.
Tournament Events
Lincoln Douglas and Team Policy
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parliamentary Debate
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Speech Events
- Apologetics Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Juniors Speech Tournament
- Juniors Apologetics Juniors
- Juniors Impromptu Juniors
- Juniors Story Telling Juniors
Novice Apologetics
- Novice Apologetics Speech Non-qual
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 8:00 am Tue 09/02/2025 (Mountain)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Fri 09/19/2025 (Mountain)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 11:59 pm Wed 09/24/2025 (Mountain)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 12:00 pm Tue 09/30/2025 (Mountain)
- Meal registration will close at 11:59 pm Fri 10/17/2025 (Mountain)
- Community Judge registration will close at 12:00 pm Sat 10/25/2025 (Mountain)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.