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Victory Briefs

Where Debate Excellence Begins

We are committed to guiding students to master the arts of advocacy, research, and public speaking. Beyond excelling in competitive debate, our students develop skills that will propel their test scores, academic life, and career prospects.

We are committed to providing the best resources for debate. To that end, we offer summer camps, topic briefs, virtual lessons, and textbooks to help students hone their skills and expand their horizons.

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VBI Locations - Victory Briefs Institute

Victory Briefs Institute Locations

Choose from our four premier debate camps

VBI California (Accelerator)

Location: University of San Diego
Dates: July 13 to July 26

Open to Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas debaters and is suitable for debaters of all experience levels, circuits, and competitive ambitions. This session is especially good for debaters who are in the early stages of their debate career.

Public Forum Lincoln Douglas
National Circuit (TOC) Traditional (NSDA & Local)
All Levels Novice/JV Accelerator
University of San Diego
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VBI California (Flagship)

Location: University of San Diego
Dates: July 27 to August 9

Open to Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, and World Schools debaters and is suitable for debaters of all experience levels, circuits, and competitive ambitions. This session is especially good for seasoned debaters looking to hone their craft.

Public Forum Lincoln Douglas World Schools Debate
National Circuit (TOC) Traditional (NSDA & Local)
All Levels PF Flagship
University of San Diego
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VBI California (4 Week)

Location: University of San Diego
Dates: July 13 to August 9

Open to Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas debaters and is suitable for debaters of all experience levels, circuits, and competitive ambitions. This session is especially good for seasoned debaters looking to hone their craft.

Public Forum Lincoln Douglas
National Circuit (TOC) Traditional (NSDA & Local)
All Levels 4 Week Program
University of San Diego
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VBI Texas

Location: Texas
Dates: June 28 to July 11

Open to Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas debaters and is suitable for debaters of all experience levels, circuits, and competitive ambitions.

Public Forum Lincoln Douglas
National Circuit (TOC) Traditional (NSDA & Local)
All Levels
University of Texas, Austin
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Resources

For decades, Victory Briefs has been the most trusted destination for top quality debate resources. To find out why, check out the resources below.

Topic Briefs

LD and PF topic analysis written by champion coaches and debaters, with a comprehensive survey the topic literature.

Textbooks

With offerings for all experience levels, our textbooks are a great complement to a team's curriculum, or a starting point for self-taught students.

Interactive Lessons

Virtual Classroom includes access to an expansive library of 100+ Lincoln Douglas and Public Forum debate lessons and lectures for students across experience levels.

Blog

On VBriefly there is national debate news, resources, and discussion from the debate community and VBI staff.
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