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  • News & Updates
    • In Memorium
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  • About Us
    • Join Us
    • NCFL Bylaws
    • NCFL Constitution
    • NCFL Forms
    • NCFL Executive Council
    • Richard Gaudette Service Award
  • Local Leagues
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    • 2023 National Tournament
    • Competiton Events
    • Future Host Cities
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About The NCFL

The NCFL was founded in 1951 to create speech & debate opportunities for all. Today, we are committed to providing participants, judges, coaches, and volunteers the opportunity to pursue excellence in their endeavors. This opportunity can exist only when each member of our community is assured an atmosphere of mutual respect. 

The NCFL prohibits all forms of harassment and discrimination. Accordingly, all forms of harassment and discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by any applicable federal, state, or local law are prohibited, whether committed by participants, judges, coaches, volunteers, and/or observers. 

The NCFL reserves all rights to subject violators to the full range of sanctions, up to and including removal from the tournament premises and referral to appropriate authorities. Any individual or group of individuals who believes they have been a victim of harassment and/or discrimination should report it to the Equity Advocate Team or appropriate authority immediately.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

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The National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) is an organization originating from the Catholic secondary school community in the United States for the purpose of providing a service to all secondary school students. 
In imitation of the example of Jesus Christ, who gave both humble service and articulate leadership, we seek the truth spoken in charity. 
​All of the following regulations are inspired by and seek to further these fundamental human values.
The purposes of the LEAGUE shall be:
  • to encourage and to assist in the development of articulate leaders through whose skills truth may be widely spread and become an influence in the life of the nation,
  • to promote curricular and co-curricular speech and debate activities in Catholic, private, and public secondary schools throughout the nation,
  • to establish, to maintain, and to coordinate a system of Diocesan Leagues with the purpose of administering schedules of interscholastic speech and debate activities,
  • to assist individual schools in speech and debate activities where no Diocesan League has been established,
  • to sponsor and to administer the annual Grand National Tournament of the League.
Every year the NCFL sponsors the annual Grand National Tournament on Memorial Day weekend, offering six forensics events and four debate events.

NCFL 2023
​Louisville, KY | May 27-28, 2023
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