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The Summer Workshop Scholarship Program enables NFL coaches to receive training and gain knowledge from the nation’s top coaches. Scholarships are available for all areas of forensics including public speaking and interpretative events, debate, and congress.

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Scholarship options range from a full scholarship (which pays tuition, fees, room and board) to a variety of partial scholarships (tuition only or partial tuition). All scholarship recipients are required to provide their own transportation costs and any amenities that the institute does not provide. Additionally, each recipient is required to complete a post-workshop survey expressing what they learned from their attendance and general details about their experience.

Goals

1. The knowledge and skills gained at an institute should equip a coach to develop and enhance their program.
2. The knowledge and skills obtained at an institute should enable the coach to improve the lives of their students through speech and debate.
3. The coach should leave the workshop with an appreciation of forensic teaching and coaching, and a positive outlook for the upcoming academic year.

Learning Objectives

Knowledge:

1. An understanding of individual and/or debate events, NFL rules, and proper procedures for preparing and effectively competing in the events in which they have an interest.
2. An understanding of coaching strategies for individual and/or debate events.
3. An understanding of forensic trends and issues related to working with students, administrators, and colleagues.

Skills:

1. An ability to analyze and assess factors that may result in the success or failure of a forensic program.
2. An ability to effectively communicate ideas about individual and/or debate events.
3. An ability to demonstrate newfound coaching techniques acquired throughout the course of the institute.

Dispositions:

1. Understanding the impact a forensic coach can make on a student, school, region, state and nation.
2. Recognition of one’s power and limitations as a forensic educator and ways to grow from those strengths and weaknesses.
3. Appreciation for the activity of forensics.

NFL Policy for Institutes

Institutional policies regarding the participating summer institute should be formed by the institute administration and sent to the attending coaches prior to the beginning of camp. These policies should outline specific rules of conduct and use privileges on the campus of your institute, ensuring that both parties understand their rights and limitations in advance. NFL suggests that institutes should re-emphasize these policies on the first day of camp. Items may include but are not limited to:

• use of computers/computer lab
• use of copy machine
• use of library
• use of dorm/housing/bedding
• use of meal plan, food card, cafeteria, and/or restaurant privileges
• air conditioning
• use of laundry mat, washer/dryer
• use of filing systems for cases, scripts, etc.
• use of instructional DVDs, videos, CDs, and other resources

The NFL National Office is not responsible in any way for lost, missing, or stolen items from an institute. The League is also not responsible for behavioral problems during the camp, and/or any violation of institute policy that may occur during the course of instruction.

NFL Policy for Full/Partial Scholarship Recipients

Institutional policies should be followed at all times throughout the course of the camp/workshop experience. Any violation of institute policies shall be handled by the administration of the institute.

• Bradley University Summer Forensics Institute
  Peoria, IL • July 12-25, 2009
  Events: Speech/Interp
• Capitol Classic Debate Institute
  Loyola College, Baltimore • July 12-25, 2009
  Events: Policy Debate
• CDE National Institutes
  University of New Mexico, Albuquerque • July 15-July 31, 2009
  Events: Policy, LD, PF, Interp
• Florida Forensic Institute/National Coaches Institute
  Fort Lauderdale, FL • July 17-31, 2009
  Events: LD, PF, Speech/Interp, Congress
• George Mason Institute of Forensics
  Fairfax, VA • July 25-29, 2009
  Events: Speech/Interp/Congress
• IDEA Global Advocacy Institute:Focus on Climate Change
  Dikili, Turkey • June 28-July 18, 2009
  Events: Debate, Journalism
• Kansas State Wildcat Debate Workshop
  Manhattan, KS • July 5-26, 2009
  Events: Policy
• Liberty Debate Institute
  Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA • June 21-27, 2009
  Events: Policy, LD, Congress
• Mean Green Workshops
  University of North Texas, Dallas • June 21-July 4, 2009
  Events: Policy, LD, Public Speaking
• Nebraska Debate Institute
  Southwest High School, Lincoln, NE • July 24-Aug. 1, 2009
  Events: Policy, LD, PF
• Oregon Debate Institute
  University of Oregon, Eugene • Aug. 2-16, 2009
  Events: Parliamentary/Public Debate
• Spartan Debate Institute
  Michigan State University, East Lansing • July 6-11
  Events: Policy
• Sun Country Forensics Institute
  St. George, UT • July 12-25, 2009
  Events: Policy, LD, PF, Speech/Interp
• The Championship Debate Group
  St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX • July 26-31, 2009
  Events: Policy, LD
• University of Texas-Austin: Speech | Debate
  Speech: June 24-July 8; Debate: June 22-July 12 or July 14-Aug. 3, 2009
  Events: Policy, LD, Speech/Interp
• Victory Briefs Institute
  University of California, Los Angeles • Aug. 9-22, 2009
  Events: LD
• Whitman National Debate Institute
  Walla Walla, WA • July 19-Aug. 7, 2009 (1 wk. tuition covered.)
  Events: Policy, LD, PF

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For more information contact Adam Jacobi, Coordinator of Member Programs and Coach Education.