My name is Ross Wilson. This fall, I am attending Clemson University to double major in finance and economics before continuing my studies in Law School. I was a STOA competitor for only two complete seasons. During my senior year, I competed with 5 different partners across 11 team policy tournaments. Out of those 5, I won tournaments with three of them, went to semis at another, and went 5-1 with the final partner despite not breaking. Across my tournament's senior year, I had a winning record at every single one, winning 4 of them, going 12-0 in negative outrounds, finishing 6th in the nation in team policy debate, and being one of 3 competitors to place and walk the NITOC stage in both Team Policy Speaker and Parliamentary Speaker. As a coach, I want to help debaters work as and truly become a team. You have a partner in Team Policy debate for a reason. I want to coach people to be teammates, learning how to build arguments together through effective speech structure, cross-examination, and narrative control in a way that makes your side sound like the most logical, most complete, and ultimately the way the judge feels they should vote. Whether you are just starting or have been doing debate for years, I tailor my coaching to the team's needs and goals. Ultimately, I want to help students of all skill levels get the most out of debate so they can take the things they learn and apply them in their daily lives to glorify God.
