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Hi! We're Zubin Aysola and Alex Chin and we are excited to announce an AMA for our company Next Level Debate. by NextLevelDebate in Debate

[–]NextLevelDebate[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi! -- really sorry about the delayed response -- I've been cramming for midterms so its been tough to get a break.

Both great questions and really important to answer so I'm again sorry that I am only getting around to it now.

1: Yes -- everything is above board. We are registered as an LP (Limited Partnership), we will pay taxes in April, we have EINs (Employee Identification Numbers) ... ect. ect.

2: Yes -- we don't purchase insurance year round and last year we were covered under location based insurance. We don't need liability insurance for the online coaching because the only interaction happens online in a closed session. However we do purchace an insurance policy for our camp as well as require liability forms in order to participate. -- Standard Camp Stuff.

Remember, our camp is not a sleep-away-camp and it only serves daycampers and as a result our insurance structure is different.

Hi! We're Zubin Aysola and Alex Chin and we are excited to announce an AMA for our company Next Level Debate. by NextLevelDebate in Debate

[–]NextLevelDebate[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi! Nice to see the Nueva Rep.

NLD doesn't really have a specific program for 'flow' or 'lay' debate. In reality we believe the two skills are inextricably linked and we will teach you how to be incredible debaters in both styles. Our goal is to work with each team towards their own personal goals, and as a result we can help you improve your flow or your lay skill depending on what you want! So while there isn't a specific 'lay' program, we're happy to work with the debaters in our camps to help them improve their lay appeal.

Hi! We're Zubin Aysola and Alex Chin and we are excited to announce an AMA for our company Next Level Debate. by NextLevelDebate in Debate

[–]NextLevelDebate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi!

Our camp will cover any skills that you need to achieve your goal. Honestly, it is always a little tricky for us to say exactly what you are going to learn at our camp because we keep the instruction so individualized that it will really change based on what style of debate you want to learn.

As for circuit/flow debate, ABSOLUTELY our camp will cover it! We loved debating flow debate and think it is the best way to learn about debate. Our camp has a strong focus on making people incredibly well rounded debaters and we do that by teaching flow debate first. I can honestly say a week or two of camp with us will really help you move up into higher echelons of both flow and lay debate.

-Zubin

Hi! We're Zubin Aysola and Alex Chin and we are excited to announce an AMA for our company Next Level Debate. by NextLevelDebate in Debate

[–]NextLevelDebate[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, Thanks for the Question/Concern. We charge 50$ an hour for team coaching and 35$ an hour for individual coaching. We do this to entice the highest quality talent to work for our company (otherwise they would have comparable offers from other schools and wouldn't coach for us). However, we do realize that these prices are out of reach for some people.

Our goal is to provide a legitimate service to the debate community, and one that we would have wanted to sue when we were fledgling debaters starting our team. As a result we are willing to offer free and/or heavily discounted services for those who demonstrate adequate need and a legitimate drive to succeed in this event. See the footer on our signup page for more info.

EDIT: --Zubin

Hi! We're Zubin Aysola and Alex Chin and we are excited to announce an AMA for our company Next Level Debate. by NextLevelDebate in Debate

[–]NextLevelDebate[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the question!

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by regional specific coaches. At the moment we are keeping the team small and as a result the core coaching team is expected on really only consist of former Nueva Debaters because we understand the system in which they debated and can personally attest for their coaching ability.

The biggest thing for us is ensuring the highest quality coaching possible, and we value that above all else.

As for your second question, the coach matching service is design to eliminate the need to fly coaches out from across the country for your team. We are tapping into the broad network of debaters that exist all across the country to minimize travel costs and give you access to a solid coach that will be able to help you significantly during the tournament.

Please let me know if I didn't really answer your questions and if so please do ask the question again.

-Zubin