▁year . ▁ ▁High ▁School ▁Championship ▁The ▁high ▁school ▁debate ▁tournament ▁generally ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁national ▁circuit ▁championship ▁is ▁the ▁Tournament ▁of ▁Champions ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Kentucky . ▁For ▁non - n ational ▁circuit ▁deb aters ▁the ▁national ▁championship ▁is ▁generally ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁national ▁tournament ▁of ▁their ▁spons oring ▁organization , ▁either ▁▁ ▁the ▁National ▁Urban ▁Deb ate ▁Championship ▁Tournament ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Urban ▁Deb ate ▁Le agues ▁the ▁National ▁Spe ech ▁and ▁Deb ate ▁Tournament ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁For ens ic ▁League ▁ ▁or ▁the ▁Grand ▁National ▁Tournament ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Catholic ▁For ens ic ▁League ▁or ▁the ▁N CF CA . ▁The ▁largest ▁high ▁school ▁debate ▁tournament ▁by ▁entry ▁is ▁the ▁Glen bro oks . ▁Stud ents ▁in ▁urban ▁debate ▁programs ▁particip ate ▁in ▁tournament s ▁spons ored ▁by ▁local ▁urban ▁debate ▁le agues ▁or ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Urban ▁Deb ate ▁Le agues , ▁which ▁ann ually ▁hosts ▁a ▁national ▁championship ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁The ▁National ▁Deb ate ▁Co aches ' ▁Association ▁hosts ▁an ▁annual ▁tournament ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁with ▁a ▁qual ification ▁process ▁based ▁on ▁points ▁achieved ▁at ▁various ▁tournament s . ▁This ▁tournament ▁is ▁generally ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁national ▁tournament ▁to ▁the ▁TO C , ▁because ▁the ▁same ▁teams ▁generally ▁qual ify ▁to ▁both ▁tournament s . ▁ ▁College ▁Tourn aments ▁Inter - Col leg iate ▁policy ▁debate ▁has ▁a ▁scheduled ▁list ▁of ▁tournament s ▁through ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁both ▁a ▁regional ▁and ▁national