To keep debate fair and efficient, and to facilitate order in tournaments, ICDA has multiple sets of rules applicable to either all tournaments or to championship-level competitions (i.e. TOC). While debaters are reminded to follow every part of these rules, a select few especially important and/or commonly misunderstood are described below.
Important Rules
Documents
Invitational Rules
The official ICDA invitational (ICDA 1 - 5) rule list, which contains procedures and requirements related to school, debater, and tournament matters. This list does not contain the official ICDA bylaws, which can be found under "constitution" at the bottom of the page. There are also certain rules specific to ICDA State that are not included in this list - these rules can be found below.
Tournament of Champions FAQ
A list of answers for common questions about the tournament of champions (TOC) qualifier at ICDA 5. While not an official ruleset, this document covers most of the differing rules and other procedures used in the TOC rounds.
ICDA State Rules
The official ICDA State rule list, which contains procedures and requirements related to school, debater, and tournament matters specific to the ICDA State tournament only.