I am a freshman in high school. I have joined debate, but I am considering quitting it. It meets two days a week and takes a lot of time. The reason I am thinking of quitting is because I haven’t seen any progress in my performance. I have been to two tournaments and I haven’t won either…in fact i wasn’t even nominated.
Should I quit? I am doing other activities as well
Don’t expect wins in your first semester. You’re a newbie.
My son was in a similar situation, was going to tournaments every week and losing all the time, and scored his first win only in spring of his freshman year. Debate helped his speaking skills tremendously. So if you don’t really enjoy doing debate, don’t force yourself to stay, but if you do, you’ll see progress eventually.