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  • This house (as Durant) W not join the Golden State Warriors {GSW)

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    Kevin Durant (KD) is an American basketball player, often considered to be one of the greatest scorers of the game. Playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder (OKC), he had great teammates. But they lost in the semi-finals to the record setting Golden State Warriors (GSW) led by Stephen Curry. After the season, KD announces that he is considering to join the GSW. For the purposes of this debate, KD is in a dilemma.

    Shivaji Bhonsle English Parliamentary Debate 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-01-20

  • This house believes that the individual should accept the offer.

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    <p>You are an athlete who has huge potential in a sport. Unfortunately, your country cannot provide the training and facilities you need to achieve your full potential. Another country has offered you the training and facilities that could potentially make you an Olympian champion. However, you must renounce your current citizenship and become a citizen of the new country.<br></p>

    Asia Schools Open - Asian 3v3 Debate (Winter Edition) 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-01-20

  • This house would transfer the majority ownership of professional sporting clubs to non-profit organizations managed by elected members within their local communities

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    Professional sporting clubs are large commercial organizations with professional players which have teams which regularly compete at the highest level of the sport. Examples include Manchester United (football), Sydney Sixers (cricket) and the Dallas Cowboys (Rugby).

    The 8th CBS Parliamentary Debate 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-01-20

  • This house believes that it is in the best interest of Indian Cricket to discontinue the Mega Auction.

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    The Mega Auction in the IPL allows teams to retain only 3 out of the possible 20 to 25 players in the team. All the rest of the players are released back into the auction where teams can bid for them.</p><p>This usually happens every 3-5 years (decided by BCCI). Recently, there are discussions going on whether or not BCCI should have another Mega Auction next year. Some team owners have expressed their concerns over this type of auction being done often as it takes away their ability to develop a long term core group and playing environment.</p><p>In the years where there is no Mega Auction, teams are allowed to release players into the mini auction where there are a limited players available to be sold to different teams. Trade windows are also opened for teams to trade players according to internally finalised contracts.

    The 8th CBS Parliamentary Debate 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-01-20

  • This house believes that sports regulators are not justified in placing any speech restrictions on the private social media accounts of players.

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    The Football Association in the UK has banned players from using the slogan ""From the river to the sea"" on their private social media accounts after months of controversy

    The 8th CBS Parliamentary Debate 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-01-20

  • This house as a new follower of a major sporting league (i.e. EPL, NFL) would choose to follow a less successful team from one's local area than a more successful but not geographically close team

    Sondhis National Debating Championship 2024 · Quarterfinals · 2024-01-19

  • This house supports fairness regulations in sports

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    In recent times, regulatory sports bodies have increasingly stepped in to ensure the competitiveness of their respective sport (e.g. budget limits on car development in F1, limitations on player transfer fees in Football & testosterone limits in athletics). These regulations can be called "fairness regulations"

    Beaconhouse Model Town Boys Debating Championship 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-01-12

  • This house supports the introduction of The Enhanced Games

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    The Enhanced Games are an Olympic-style competition where athletes can take performance-enhancing drug. “We’re reinventing the Olympic Games for the 21st century,” says London-based founder Aron D’Souza. At the Enhanced Games, the “couple of hundred” competitors will be able to take any performance-enhancing substances they like from anabolic steroids to growth hormones, testosterone replacement therapy etc.

    Vitark 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-01-01

  • This house believes that Nippon Pro Baseball should abolish the posting system

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    The Posting System is a player transfer system between Nippon Professional Baseball (the 2nd biggest baseball league in the world based out of Japan), and the MLB. Players ask to be posted and are given 30 days to negotiate with MLB teams (American baseball). If a player is able to find an MLB willing to sign them to a contract, the MLB team pays a posting fee to the NPB team, which is a number based on the the contract signed between the player and the MLB. Posting fees historically range from 50 thousand, to 50 million dollars. If no contract can be agreed upon between the MLB and the player, then the player returns to their NPB team

    NA Spar Pre-WUDC 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-12-16

  • This house, as a talented Latin American football player entering European football at 17 years old, would embrace a selfish playstyle rather than a team-oriented one

    Amsterdam Open 2023 · Round 4 · 2023-12-02

  • This house, as the athlete, would accept the offer and move to the new country.

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    You are an athlete who has been identified as having huge potential in a sport. Unfortunately, you are a citizen of a country that cannot provide the training and facilities you'd need to achieve your potential. Another country has offered you the training and facilities that could make you an Olympian, and potentially an Olympic Champion. The only condition is that you must renounce your current citizenship and become a citizen of the new country.

    Junior Fall HST 2023 · Elimination · 2023-12-01

  • This house supports the expansion of the World Cup team cap from 32 teams to 48 teams

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    Currently, the World Cup (hosted every four years) has 32 teams. There has been discussion to increase this cap to 48 teams. To qualify, countries have to play a series of matches. Qualifying teams get a sum of prize money when they qualify, and the more matches they win, the more additional money they get. They also get broadcasting money from televised games. The expanded team cap means that the World Cup would run longer, and hosting capacity (ability) would need to increase. Multiple countries can host in the same year. Typically, the World Cup is held during the summer between athletes' normal seasons (with competitive leagues), with the exception of Qatar in 2022 due to the local climate.

    Canadian British Parliamentary Debating Championships 2023 · Round 2 · 2023-11-18

  • This house, as a world-class female football (played with a round ball) manager working in women’s football, would publicly declare that you would never take a job in the men’s game

    ANU Spring 2023 · Round 3 · 2023-11-17

  • This house regrets the Establishment of Esport Indonesia (ESI)

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    Esport is a booming industry in Indonesia that receives support both by: 1. Indonesian Government 2. Indonesian People 3. Private Entities such as the creation of private esport teams (e.g. RRQ, ONIC, and BOOM). Esport Indonesia (ESI) is an esport organization run by Komite Olahraga Nasional Indonesia under the government.

    Nusantara Overland Varsities English Debate Competition 2023 · Round 5 · 2023-10-28