Fowler,Wes

__**BACKGROUND-**__ I debated at duPont Manual H.S. (Louisville, KY) (1987-91) and Augustana College (1991-94). I have been an asst coach at several Chicago high schools: Whitney Young, Lane Tech, Juarez, and Hope. I have been coaching and judging in the Chicago Debate League since 1999. Every school I have coached has won a Chicago Debate League championship. I am open to any type of argument and style as long as you make compelling justifications for why I should vote for your team. I **__WILL NOT__** do the work for you. Make sure that you are extending your impacts at the end of the round and providing some type of comparative impact calculus that frames my ballot. I appreciate creativity over predictability. I get tired of weighing Nuclear War and a Politics DA.

Overviews are appreciated. Let me know what is most important in the round.

Any pre-round disclosures or discussions are irrelevant to the round, IMHO.

**__T__** __**AG TEAM CROSS-EX **__  I discourage this in JV. JV debaters should learn to ask and answer questions on their own. On Varsity, I allow it BUT if it's done too much, I deduct speaker points.

__**TOPICALITY**__ is a voting issue. it is not a time skew in my mind. __**KRITIKS**__ are fine with me. Explain it as though I am hearing it for the first time. Don't skip certain parts of it because it may be a popular K. Feel free to go crazy, as long as the LINK is explained. I have seen too many rounds where a K is shoved into a debater's hands right before a round, and the debater knows nothing about the K. Evidence isn't the only thing you need to win the round. You need to be able to explain the arguments and implications. __**DISADS**__- Please remember to extend all 3 parts of a DA throughout the Neg block and 2NR. I'm not kidding. __**COUNTERPLANS**__ - If you go for the CP in the 2NR you must win it to win the round. This means extending all parts of it and explaining the Net Benefit.
 * __ROADMAPS-__** Give good ones- Tell me the order of the arguments of your speech. Roadmaps are used to help people put their flows in order. Don't just say something like, "I'm just gonna do a general overview of everything." That's not a roadmap. Give the order: "Topicality, DA, then Solvency...".
 * __TIMEKEEPING__** You are welcome to time your own speeches, but I also like to keep time, just in case. Remember, my timer is the one that counts.
 * __SPEED__** is fine if I can understand you. I will let you know if I don't. Be sure the tag lines to your cards are clear, and feel free to spew as much as you want during the text of the cards. **Do NOT SKIP ("CARD CLIPPING") the important parts of text while you read it.** If you stop reading a card before getting to the tag implications, I won't count it in the round. [Example: If the tag line says "Nukes lead to extinction" and you only read the first sentence of the text: "Certain scientists discussed nuclear power today." . That is not completely read.]
 * __PAPERLESS__** is fine. I do not count prep time for flashing your speech to the other team. I have been known to use prep time if I see partners discussing strategies while flashing. I can become impatient and start prep time if someone's computer glitches take too long.
 * __END OF ROUND-__** I don't talk a lot at the end of the round. I write everything on the ballot. I also don't like to read cards at the end of the round. Don't ask me to unless you believe they are being misinterpreted. I have a problem with Huffington Post cites. I may need to see the quals of the author. I also will not argue with anyone about my decision.