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DebateDrills is the leading speech and debate tutoring service in the United States. Hundreds of students, from brand new debaters to national champions, have benefited from our structured tutoring from world-class instructors.
Tutoring sessions are private and individualized, ensuring every learner gets customized help. Scheduled at your convenience, your child will improve rapidly from the comfort of home.
Written directly by our Content Directors, all tutors have exclusive access to hundreds of detailed tutoring lesson plans that use our proven coaching methodology covering a wide range of topics.
Having provided 6000+ hours of online debate tutoring, DebateDrills has impacted hundreds of families across over the world, from 1st graders to adults.
Our instructors are screened and quality controlled by Paras Kumar, the founder of DD and one of the world's leading online debate tutors.
"As someone who came from a school without extensive competitive debate resources, I really can’t highly recommend enough grabbing ahold of an opportunity to tutor with instructor’s in the DebateDrills Network if you are serious about improving."
"I would definitely recommend tutoring with the instructors in the DebateDrills network—it’s worth it no matter what skill level you’re at. They are great at building upon skills or helping you develop new ones. Even if you’re like me and no longer have much time for debate, the lessons you learn especially from the fast-paced LD debate help you in all areas of life."
"Tutoring with DebateDrills was incredibly helpful because they are perfectionists in a lot of ways. The instructors want to see speeches that leave no doors open for opponents but also are as efficient as possible. At first that standard was frustratingly hard to meet but eventually I began to expect it of myself when I debated too."
"I would 10/10 recommend tutoring with DebateDrills to any debater no matter the skill level. They are able to teach extremely well no matter what your current debate level is and will contextualize instruction to suit your needs. They are world class debaters and coaches, and being able to pick their brains for ideas, arguments, and strategy for 4 years made me the debater I am. There’s nothing quite like it."
"Paras changed my debate career. We tutored together the summer leading into my senior year, and the results speak for themselves."
I strongly recommend tutoring with the DebateDrills instructors. They all have tremendous knowledge in the areas that they specialize in, which allows for higher quality tutoring than any other instructors I had worked with in the past. The fact that they devote a majority of time to intensive drills and very little time towards lecturing, and instead choose to teach by drilling, makes for a much more efficient learning experience and has helped me improve leaps and bounds in a very short period of time.
"As someone who came from a school without extensive competitive debate resources, I really can’t highly recommend enough grabbing ahold of an opportunity to tutor with instructor’s in the DebateDrills Network if you are serious about improving."
"I would definitely recommend tutoring with the instructors in the DebateDrills network—it’s worth it no matter what skill level you’re at. They are great at building upon skills or helping you develop new ones. Even if you’re like me and no longer have much time for debate, the lessons you learn especially from the fast-paced LD debate help you in all areas of life."
"Tutoring with DebateDrills was incredibly helpful because they are perfectionists in a lot of ways. The instructors want to see speeches that leave no doors open for opponents but also are as efficient as possible. At first that standard was frustratingly hard to meet but eventually I began to expect it of myself when I debated too."
"I would 10/10 recommend tutoring with DebateDrills to any debater no matter the skill level. They are able to teach extremely well no matter what your current debate level is and will contextualize instruction to suit your needs. They are world class debaters and coaches, and being able to pick their brains for ideas, arguments, and strategy for 4 years made me the debater I am. There’s nothing quite like it."
"Paras changed my debate career. We tutored together the summer leading into my senior year, and the results speak for themselves."
I strongly recommend tutoring with the DebateDrills instructors. They all have tremendous knowledge in the areas that they specialize in, which allows for higher quality tutoring than any other instructors I had worked with in the past. The fact that they devote a majority of time to intensive drills and very little time towards lecturing, and instead choose to teach by drilling, makes for a much more efficient learning experience and has helped me improve leaps and bounds in a very short period of time.
Debate education is most effective when it’s iterative and consistent, and when students and instructors have the time to build strong argumentative bases and develop skill sets over time. Accordingly, we offer subscription-based tutoring to students interested in improving at the art of debate. Our approach to tutoring is uniquely individualized and detailed.
Families can work with our champion instructors at the following price points:
Instructor Tiers
Rate Per Hour
Tier 1 - Associate Tutor
$90 per session
Tier 2 - Lead Tutor
$120 per session
Tier 3 - Expert Tutor
$150 per session
We tier our tutors as Associate, Lead, and Expert based on the number of hours they have tutored with us. We do not offer pay-as-you-go tutoring. All families tutoring with DebateDrills must purchase a subscription package. Click on a tab below to see detailed pricing for subscriptions:
Monthly Subscription
Details
Four (4) Hours
# Hours In Package
Associate Tutor Cost
$360
Lead Tutor Cost
$480
Expert Tutor Cost
$600
Paras is one of the most accomplished private debate coaches in history. Since 2011, he has completed more than 5,000 hours of 1-on-1 debate tutoring online. Over that time, Paras has developed dynamic programs for all ages and skill levels that take students from novices to national champions. As Managing Partner of DebateDrills, Paras has limited availability and requests families commit to minimum 10 hours of 1-on-1 tutoring if they want to work with him. He charges $300/session. You can purchase a package below.
Credit Card (Processing Fees Included)($3,089.91)
Bank Transfer ($3,000)
“In a matter of months, Paras turned me into one of the most technical and strategically thinking debaters in the United States. He has mastered coaching the game of Lincoln-Douglas debate and it was incredible to get to know him and work with him.”
Rex Evans | Most Successful 10th Grade Debate Season in Competitive 1-on-1 Debate History
“Paras is a world class debater and coach. Being able to pick his brains for ideas, arguments, and strategy for 4 years has made me the debater I am today. There’s nothing quite like it. You have to work with him once to understand.”
Anthony Ma | 2017 California State Champion (1st out of 3000+ competitors)
“I think Paras understands competitive debate at a deeper level than anyone else in the United States. He is a subject matter expert at cost-benefit analysis, debate theory/strategym and technical execution. He made sure I was persuasive, coherent, strategic and word efficient. He was a friend, mentor, coach, and big brother to me. The work I did with Paras was instrumental to my success. If you get the opportunity to tutor 1-on-1 with him, do it seriously and work hard—you will improve, rapidly.”
Parker Whitfill | 2017 United States National Champion (1st out of 3000+ competitors)
“Debate tutoring with Paras improved my technical debating far beyond anything I had done before. His meticulous insistence on repeating speeches till perfection is particularly commendable. Before my senior year, my confidence in executing high-stakes procedural debates was shaky, but Paras helped me develop a new area of strategy that I felt confident staking big debates on. Tutoring with Paras also improved my broad understanding of debate strategy. My skill in structuring final rebuttals, recognizing explicit argument interaction, and effectively instructing judges on argument resolution vastly improved.”
Ishan Bhatt | 2019 United States National Champion (1st out of 3000+ competitors)
“Paras is, without a doubt, the best debate tutor in the United States. He taught me lasting debate skills I still use today in my everyday life. You should tutor with Paras if you want to learn lasting debate skills and are willing to work hard.
Brennan Caruthers | 5th Place (out of 400+ competitors) at 2013 UC Berkeley Invitational
“I tutored extensively with Paras as a top competitor vying for the National Championship during the 2011-2012 season. The time he put in with me was game-changing, helping me finish the 2011-2012 debate season as a consensus top-5 debater in the United States and 3rd place at the 2012 National Championship. Though I learned from Paras over a decade ago, what I remember most vividly is that Paras had a uniquely exceptional ability to teach difficult concepts in a clear and intuitive manner.”
Regan Grishaber | 2012 Top-5 Consensus Nationally Ranked Debater
“I did hundreds of hours of debate tutoring with Paras. I think it’s pretty safe to say that anyone who has worked with Paras has noticed huge improvements in short periods of time. Anyone who wants to be nationally competitive would be silly to waste an opportunity to work with someone who has a unique talent and knowledge base in teaching and working with debaters from all types of backgrounds.”
Katherine Fennell 2016 New York State Champion
DebateDrills is proud to have a highly accomplished tutoring staff. Our coaches have championed every major regular season and postseason national championship in the United States and represent a collection of the most successful debaters in history. Families can pick specific instructors to work with, subject to availability. All of our available instructors are listed below along with their current experience level. Click on any instructor’s photo to read their bio and background.
DebateDrills is proud to have a highly accomplished tutoring staff. Our coaches have championed every major regular season and postseason national championship in the United States and represent a collection of the most successful debaters in history. Families can pick specific instructors to work with, subject to availability. All of our available instructors are listed below along with their current experience level. Click on any instructors photo to read their bio and background.
DebateDrills is proud to have a highly accomplished tutoring staff. Our coaches have championed every major regular season and postseason national championship in the United States and represent a collection of the most successful debaters in history. Families can pick specific instructors to work with, subject to availability. All of our available instructors are listed below along with their current experience level. Click on any instructor’s photo to read their bio and background.
DebateDrills is proud to have a highly accomplished tutoring staff. Our coaches have championed every major regular season and postseason national championship in the United States and represent a collection of the most successful debaters in history. Families can pick specific instructors to work with, subject to availability. All of our available instructors are listed below along with their current experience level. Click on any instructors photo to read their bio and background.
DebateDrills is proud to have a highly accomplished tutoring staff. Our coaches have championed every major regular season and postseason national championship in the United States and represent a collection of the most successful debaters in history. Families can pick specific instructors to work with, subject to availability. All of our available instructors are listed below along with their current experience level. Click on any instructor’s photo to read their bio and background.
DebateDrills is proud to have a highly accomplished tutoring staff. Our coaches have championed every major regular season and postseason national championship in the United States and represent a collection of the most successful debaters in history. Families can pick specific instructors to work with, subject to availability. All of our available instructors are listed below along with their current experience level. Click on any instructors photo to read their bio and background.
DebateDrills is proud to have a highly accomplished tutoring staff. Our coaches have championed every major regular season and postseason national championship in the United States and represent a collection of the most successful debaters in history. Families can pick specific instructors to work with, subject to availability. All of our available instructors are listed below along with their current experience level. Click on any instructors photo to read their bio and background.
DebateDrills is proud to have a highly accomplished tutoring staff. Our coaches have championed every major regular season and postseason national championship in the United States and represent a collection of the most successful debaters in history. Families can pick specific instructors to work with, subject to availability. All of our available instructors are listed below along with their current experience level. Click on any instructors photo to read their bio and background.
DebateDrills is proud to have a highly accomplished tutoring staff. Our coaches have championed every major regular season and postseason national championship in the United States and represent a collection of the most successful debaters in history. Families can pick specific instructors to work with, subject to availability. All of our available instructors are listed below along with their current experience level. Click on any instructors photo to read their bio and background.
DebateDrills is proud to have a highly accomplished tutoring staff. Our coaches have championed every major regular season and postseason national championship in the United States and represent a collection of the most successful debaters in history. Families can pick specific instructors to work with, subject to availability. All of our available instructors are listed below along with their current experience level. Click on any instructors photo to read their bio and background.
DebateDrills is proud to have a highly accomplished tutoring staff. Our coaches have championed every major regular season and postseason national championship in the United States and represent a collection of the most successful debaters in history. Families can pick specific instructors to work with, subject to availability. All of our available instructors are listed below along with their current experience level. Click on any instructor’s photo to read their bio and background.
DebateDrills is proud to have a highly accomplished tutoring staff. Our coaches have championed every major regular season and postseason national championship in the United States and represent a collection of the most successful debaters in history. Families can pick specific instructors to work with, subject to availability. All of our available instructors are listed below along with their current experience level. Click on any instructors photo to read their bio and background.
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