YODL

Welcome to the home of the Yaatly Online Debate League.  The YODL was established to provide a high-quality online tournament experience for BP debating and to serve as a laboratory to explore alternative practices in BP. 

The YODL sanctions two online events each semester culminating in an in-person championship tournament each spring.  League points may be earned by both teams and squads for semester- and season-long awards. 

YODL tournaments incorporate a number of approaches that are significantly different from traditional BP practice.  In brief, the major differences are:

• A Friday afternoon/Saturday schedule featuring 4 preliminary rounds leading to semifinals in Open and Novice divisions.

• No entry fees, provided teams are covered by (N-1) judges.

• Each debate decides topic via a topic striking process

• Open deliberation following the debate, to be observed by the debaters

• Points of privilege allowed during the round to address equity concerns in-round.  Escalated equity issues handled by the tournament host or designee with the option of involving the host institution’s equity and compliance office.

For more information, please feel free to reach out.