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Speech, Debate, Theatre Organization Acronyms (National)

December 2, 2021 | SPORT RESOURCES

National Speech and Debate Organizations

COLUMN A	COLUMN B	COLUMN C	COLUMN D	COLUMN E	COLUMN F	COLUMN G	COLUMN H	COLUMN I
National Speech & Debate Association NSDA National Debate Coaches Association NDCA National Catholic Forensic League NCFL National Association For Urban Debate Leagues NAUDL	National Speech & Debate Association	NSDA	National Debate Coaches Association	NDCA	National Catholic Forensic League	NCFL	National Association For Urban Debate Leagues	NAUDL
National Speech & Debate Association	NSDA
National Debate Coaches Association	NDCA
National Catholic Forensic League	NCFL
National Association For Urban Debate Leagues	NAUDL

National Theatre Organizations

COLUMN A	COLUMN B	COLUMN C	COLUMN D	COLUMN E	COLUMN F	COLUMN G
Educational Theatre Association EdTA Broadway League National Dance Council of America NDCA	Educational Theatre Association	EdTA	Broadway League		National Dance Council of America	NDCA
Educational Theatre Association	EdTA
Broadway League
National Dance Council of America	NDCA