Coaching Experience

Bill Batterman is currently an Assistant Policy Debate Coach at Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, WI. In the past, Bill has coached at a number of high schools including Nicolet and Appleton East and has coached his students to elimination rounds of several prestigious tournaments including Wake Forest, Newburgh Free Academy, Ohio Valley, Lexington, Harvard, Blake, the Wisconsin State Tournament of Champions, and NFL Nationals. He has been involved in high school debate for almost ten years as a competitor and coach and is a frequent critic at tournaments in Wisconsin and on the national circuit.

Judging Philosophy

The most recent version of Bill’s judging philosophy is available for your review. It differs slightly from the versions hosted by the NDCA, Planet Debate, and other philosophy databases. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Bill.

Wisconsin Tournament Results

Bill is hosting a small but growing archive of results from Wisconsin similar to the one available at Phil Kerpen’s HSDebate.com. Over time, his goal is to create a comprehensive historical results database open to all members of the debate community. If you would like to contribute results to the archive, please email Bill.