2026 The Texas Escalade
Invictus Fides (TX) · Mar 11-14, 2026
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We are so pleased you are interested in judging our students at The Texas Escalade 2026 Speech and Debate Tournament! Community and alumni judges are a vital part of our speech and debate tournaments!
To register, click the blue button below!
Yes, you are qualified! No experience is necessary! Tournament Dates March 11-14, 2026
LocationDallas Baptist University 3000 Mountain Creek Parkway Dallas, Texas 75211 The Judge Area is located on the bottom floor of Pilgrim Chapel. Follow the signs in the chapel downstairs to Sadler Hall. Please arrive 45 minutes before the scheduled start time of each round you plan to judge. Below is the maximum time needed per round, which includes early arrival for Judge Orientation, judging the round, and completing ballots. • Parliamentary Debate Round: 2.5 hours • Team Policy or Lincoln Douglas Debate Round: 3 hours • Speech Round: 3 hours Coffee, tea, and meals will be available to thank you for your time. Thank you for volunteering! |
NOTE:
This tournament is not currently accepting community/alumni judge registration.Please contact the tournament director for more information.
Tournament Events
Speech Pattern A
- Apologetics Qual
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Expository Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Speech Pattern B
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Persuasive Qual
TP/LD Debate
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parliamentary Debate
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Juniors
- Junior Debate Juniors
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 pm Wed 01/14/2026 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 12:07 pm Mon 02/02/2026 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 11:59 pm Tue 02/10/2026 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 11:59 pm Mon 02/23/2026 (Central)
- Script submission will close at 11:59 pm Fri 02/27/2026 (Central)
- Script submission will open at 8:00 pm Sun 03/01/2026 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will close at 8:00 pm Sat 03/14/2026 (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.