Stanford Invitational Tournament

Thanks for joining us this summer!  Please return to see the dates of our 2022 programs which we anticipate to be available by late 2021.

LD Intensive Practice Round Session

The SNFI’s unique LD Extended Week is built upon one important premise: for most students of debate, practice rounds with in-depth critiques by quality instructors are the single most efficient path to quick improvement. The focus of the program is improvement of technique and execution. Participants will practice and master the theories, strategies, and techniques worked on during the first two weeks of the SNFI or at a previous debate camp. The Extended Week’s world class instructors will push students to eliminate specific weaknesses and polish their skills before the beginning of the competitive year. By the end of the week, debaters in this program will completed at least 12 additional rounds of debate, or the equivalent of two full invitational style tournaments. For some students that is equivalent to having an additional semester of experience in a single week!

SNFI’s rigorous approach contrasts starkly with the normal quota of rounds at other camps, which usually send students home with fewer than 10 practice debates. SNFI’s intensive practice schedule leads students to push beyond the topic basics and to delve into deeper philosophical, logical, and strategic issues. The Extended Week provides an unmatched student to staff ratio of 6:1 or better. After a full week of practice rounds, previous graduates of SNFI’s Third Week excelled at the most prestigious tournaments of the beginning of the season, reaching the elimination rounds at Greenhill, St. Mark’s, Valley, Grapevine, Yale, Iowa Caucus, and Valley.

This cutting edge program features:


2024 LD Intensive Practice Round Session Staff Members Include:

Check back closer to the start of camp for details on our 2024 staff

We will continue to add additional staff members as enrollment and availability dictate. Details are posted on additional staff members as they are confirmed and as we have complete biographic information available. Staff listing may not be fully up to date or reflect all hires to date.


2023 LD Intensive Practice Round Session Staff Members Included:



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