Thanks for joining us this summer! Please return to our website later this fall to see the dates of our 2019 programs. We expect to have dates posted and camp enrollment for summer 2019 open by December 1st.
1-Week Policy Debate Workout
The 1-Week Policy Debate Workout is only offered to students with specific scheduling needs and is not a standalone camp offering that is open to general signups. SNFI does not suggest that students sign up for only this session as it is merely one week of a larger camp academic experience.
2019 1-Week Policy Debate Workout Staff Members Include:
Check back closer to the start of camp for details on our 2019 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.
2018 1-Week Policy Debate Workout Staff Members Included:
Brian Manuel, SNFI Curriculum Coordinator & Division Director, Policy & LD Debate
Brian has been coaching debate for 17 years. He is widely recognized for unrivaled talent in creating and rebuilding programs from the bottom up. Brian is currently the Director of Policy Debate for the Stanford Debate Society at Stanford University, the Director of Debate for Edgemont Jr./Sr. High School in Scarsdale, NY, and a Tabroom.com support consultant for the National Speech and Debate Association.
While the Director of Policy Debate at Stanford, Brian has rebuilt the program and most recently coached teams to 3rd place at the Cross Examination Debate Association and elimination rounds at the National Debate Tournament. At Edgemont, Brian coached the 9th ranked policy debate in the country, four NY state championships in Policy Debate and Public Forum, established a middle school debate program, and introduced the school to the format of Lincoln Douglas Debate. In addition, he has had students compete on Capitol Hill in front of the House Judiciary Committee on the topic of Domestic Surveillance.
Prior to Stanford, Brian coached for Harvard University, Lakeland High School, Chattahoochee High School, Cathedral Preparatory School, and Scranton High School.
Brian’s teams have cleared at virtually every major natural tournament they’ve attended. He has coached the champions of the 2003 Big Bronx Invitational and 2008 Barkley Forum. Additionally, Brian has had multiple teams in the elimination rounds of the Tournament of Champions, NDCA, NCFL, and NSDA National Championships with finals finishes in 2007 and 2012. He has also coached the Phyllis Flory Barton top speaker in Policy Debate at NSDA Nationals in 2013. Along with his tremendous tournament successes, Brian’s students have attended every major national round robin in the United States.
During the summer Brian serves as the Policy Institute Director at the Stanford National Forensic Institute and has previously taught at the Kentucky National Debate Institute, with the Fellows program, Capitol Debate Summer Institutes, Millennial Institutes, and the Georgetown Debate Seminar.
Upcoming Sessions
* Tentative and Subject to Change
No Sessions Currently Scheduled For This Camp