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  • Assuming feasibility this house would allow the use of 'Limiter Removal' in professional sports.

    Infoslide

    Human beings are equipped with something called potential. When human muscles exert excessive muscular power. the body suffers damage because of the enormous load on muscle fibers and other parts of the body and the enormous amount of energy consumed. Therefore in order to prevent damage to muscles and bones the human brain is equipped with a safety device (limiter) that limits the amount of power that can be consciously exerted. We assume Limiter Removal. It is a technology which is capable of bringing out 100% of human ability during competition.

    KK-Cup 2022 · 2 · 2022-02-26

  • This house regrets the shift in trend in artistic sports away from awarding points on the basis of style and instead awarding points on the basis of technical skill (e.g. the adoption of the Code of Points system in gymnastics and figure skating).

    Trinity IV 2022 · Pro-Am Finals · 2022-02-19

  • This house regrets the shift in trend in artistic sports away from awarding points on the basis of style and instead awarding points on the basis of technical skill (e.g. the adoption of the Code of Points system in gymnastics and figure skating).

    Trinity IV 2022 · ESL Finals · 2022-02-19

  • This house as Canada would support a full boycott the 2022 Olympic games (No delegates athletes news coverage etc. from Canada)

    Queen's High School 2022 · Junior Final · 2022-01-22

  • This house as Bilbao W abolish the policy of only purchasing and recruiting players from the Basque Country

    Infoslide

    Athletic Bilbao is a Spanish soccer team that since 1912 has signed players exclusively who live in the Basque Country the distinct cultural region of Spain and France that the team is located in. Their last league title was in 1984 and their last intercontinental success was in 2012 when they lost in the Europa league final. They have since gotten worse and are now a mid-table team in the top flight of Spanish soccer.

    Winter Carnival 2022 · Open Semis · 2022-01-14

  • This house as the international chess federation (FIDE) W ban the use of wildcard spots at tournaments.

    Infoslide

    In chess a 'wildcard' spot refers to a spot in a qualification only tournament which is granted to a player chosen by the tournament organizers to play who would have otherwise not qualified for the tournament. These spots have traditionally been granted to lesser known players from the host country or rising stars in the chess world.

    Winter Carnival 2022 · Novice Final · 2022-01-14

  • This house regrets the dominant narrative of national pride instilled in sporting competitions

    Infoslide

    N/A

    28th Lithuanian Schools Debating Championships 2021-2022 · Non-Established Semifinals · 2022-01-01

  • This house would require gender parity in professional sports (ie, of 11 players on a soccer field at a time 5/6 would be gender minorities)

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    N/A

    British Parliamentary Championships 2022 · 3 · 2022-01-01

  • That Australia should not allow its athletes to compete in sporting events held in countries that have allegations of human rights abuses (eg. the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics due to China’s alleged crimes against Uyghurs)

    Junior Premier 2022 · Round 7 · 2022-01-01

  • When selecting broadcasting slots for different sports, This house believes that primetime should be reserved for women's games (i.e. women's football instead of men's football) Prime time in television refers to the time when the largest number of people are watching

    Infoslide

    Prime time in television refers to the time when the largest number of people are watching

    Vietnam Middle School Debating Championship 2022 · Junior Final · 2022-01-01

  • This house, as an athlete who has recently achieved their main career goal, W immediately cease competing in their sport as opposed to continuing to compete

    Nijmegen Open 2022 · Round 1 · 2022-01-01

  • This house would make participation in a team sport compulsory throughout school (i.e. from primary school to secondary school).

    Infoslide

    A team sport includes any sport where individuals are organized into opposing teams which compete to win. Team members act together towards a shared objective. This can be done in a number of ways such as outscoring the opposing team. Examples are basketball, volleyball, rugby, water polo, handball, cricket, baseball, and the various forms of football, and hockey.

    Asia Junior Championships 2022 · 2 · 2022-01-01

  • This house would allow the use of performance enhancing drugs in competitive sports

    SSE Riga Practice Tournament · 1 · 2022-01-01

  • That sports players should not be punished by sports leagues or clubs for private acts that are not illegal but may be considered immoral by society (e.g. extra-marital affairs etc.)

    Nepal Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2021 · 3 · 2021-12-28

  • That student sports should be completely de-professionalised.

    Infoslide

    Deprofessionalising student sports may include barring all staff including coaches and associated administrators from receiving more than a living wage pooling all revenue in the league to cover reasonable costs and donating any profit to a range of non-sports charities.

    Nepal Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2021 · 3 · 2021-12-28

  • That we prefer the separate model to the concurrent model of women's sports.

    Infoslide

    There are broadly two models of women's sport. The first is the separate model where women's seasons run at a completely separate time to the men's seasons. Examples include the men's and women's Australian Football League and Big Bash League. The second model is the concurrent model where all/the majority of women's and men's games happening one after the other at the same ground on the same day. Examples include the HockeyOne League in Australia.

    Nepal Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2021 · 3 · 2021-12-28

  • This house as a retired contact player would sue their former leagues/associations for health problems obtained during their careers.

    South African National Schools' Junior Debating Championship 2021 · 6 · 2021-12-19