2025 Next Gen KC Cardinal Clash
Next Gen (MO) · Mar 20-22, 2025
Welcome to the Next Gen Cardinal Clash
Registration Opens January 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Registration Closes March 5, 2025 at Midnight
Next Gen Speech and Debate of Kansas City is thrilled to announce the Cardinal Clash Tournament Sponsored by the William Jewell College Debate Team.
Tournament Dates: Thursday, March 20 - Satruday, March 22, 2025
Location: William Jewell College, 500 College Hill, Liberty, MO 64068 (Put White Science Center, Liberty, MO in your GPS)
Events: ALL NITOC Events PLUS Junior Speech and Debate!
Fees: Available Upon Registration
Lunch included for competitors and one parent
Extra lunches for non-competing siblings and others: $5
Dinner in the cafeteria is $11 for all. Age 4 and under free.
WAITLISTS--If you are waitlisted, WAIT....because we can request more rooms!
LD: Resolved: In U.S. law enforcement, accountability ought to be prioritized over effectiveness.
TP: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its policy on healthcare.
Junior Debate: Resolved: In US history, Benjamin Franklin was more important than Thomas Jefferson.
Junior Speech Events: Junior Apologetics, Junior Bible Story, Junior Duo Interpretation, Junior Expository, Junior Impromptu, Junior Interpretation, Junior Platform
Junior Schedule: Jr. Debate on Friday at 1:45, 4:15, and 7:45. Jr. Speech on Saturday at 1:20, 3:15, and 4:30
Apologetics: Categories 1-4
Meals: Lunch will be included in your registration. Dinner tickets will be $11 and will be served in the Cafeteria. The Cafeteria will offer 2 hot items for Dinner with all of the accompaniements and salad options, desserts, and beverages. The judge area will only have light snacks and treats that appeal to college students since we are hoping to have lots of William Jewell Students (pray). If you have any questions or if you have any allergies, please email janine.owilkins@yahoo.com.
Peanut Free Tournament. Please don't bring any peanut products to the tournament.
Dress Code: Stoa desires to promote professionalism and modesty in behavior and dress. We will support the NITOC dress code (see www.stoausa.org/about-nitoc >Dress Code. All competitors must dress in modest, professional business attire for the tournament and awards ceremony.
“Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions; for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.”
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Tournament Events
Speech Pattern A
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Speech Pattern B
- Apologetics Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Expository Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
LD/TP
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parliamentary
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Junior Speech
- Junior Apologetics Juniors
- Junior Bible Story Juniors
- Junior Duo Interp Juniors
- Junior Expository Juniors
- Junior Impromptu Juniors
- Junior Interpretation Juniors
- Junior Platform Juniors
Junior Debate
- Junior Debate Juniors
All Speech Finals
Tournament Timetable
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Mon 01/06/2025 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 pm Mon 01/06/2025 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 12:00 pm Sat 03/01/2025 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 12:00 pm Thu 03/06/2025 (Central)
- Late fee will be applied at 12:00 pm Fri 03/14/2025 (Central)
- Meal registration will close at 12:00 pm Tue 03/18/2025 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will close at 12:00 pm Sun 03/23/2025 (Central)
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.