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2008 Testimonials

Blue Book Camp
(Team-Policy)...

Camp was an amazing experience I would not trade for the world. I attended last year, and came expecting it to be the same, but I was very much surprised! It was so much better from last year, and so much fun! I hope to attend next year as well! I learned so much and would strongly recommend it to anyone who is considering going. I have learned more in a week, then I have in a year. Camp is fun, exciting, a wonderful learning experience and so much more. Thank you Training Minds for all the hard work that went into Camp. It was a week I wouldn't give up for anything.

Danielle Namour, Florida

Thank you for an awesome Debate Camp! Your camp DVDs were a big reason why I qualified for Regionals my first year. Camp covered much, much more than shown in the DVDs, and I feel like I've gotten a big jump-start on this year's season. It was great meeting debaters from around the county. I'm planning on returning next summer, hopefully with other members of my club!

Nathan Carlson, Florida

This was my third year at BlueBook Camp and it was the best by far. The coaches were always available for any questions I had and the sessions were very informative.

Miriam Townes, California

Attending Training Minds debate camp enabled my brother and me to make it to the regional tournament. This summer is the third time I have been to camp, and each time I have learned new skills and had a great time. If you want to go far, go to the Training Minds debate camp.

Montana Krueger, Ohio

I thought I knew a lot about debate, but when I went to the Blue Book camp I found that there was a lot that I did not know. But not only did I find out new things, they reinforced all the things I had learned, and told me why they were important.

Cordell Asbenson, California

Blue Book Camp was a really awesome experience. All of the lectures given were helpful and they were all on a wide scale of topics. All of the coaches were helpful and tryed to answer all your questions and help you out as much as posible. And of course the final show down was a lot of fun to watch and educational at the same time. If you really want to understand stock issues, gathering evidence, and all the other parts of debate that have you asking questions, Blue Book Camp is the way to go! I loved camp and I think that you will too!

Mary Kate Crockett, Texas

As a parent of a new debater and a former debater, I can only say that I wish I had gone to camp with the latter as I had with the former. Camp was outstanding! I highly recommend this for both students and parents.

David Kumbera, Colorado

Coach Jeub is awesome, very helpful and nice. He was helpful with putting my speach together and looking for arguments within the flow when it came to my first debate. The worship and debate church on Sunday was great. It was great to worship Him with my fellow debaters. The individual sessions were also very helpful.

Alexis Lawrence, California

Red Book Camp (Lincoln-Douglas)

I wanted to inform you that your camp had even better results than you think. Last summer, my son, Christian, and I flew to California from Miami, Florida, along with Nick Aquart and his mother, Leslie. We are in the same club. This was Christian's first year competing in debate. He had no previous experience in debate. Your camp was wonderful. At Regionals for Region 8, Christian made it to octafinals, placed 11th and was the 1st place LD Speaker. He was the youngest competitor to break. Nick Aquart made it to quarter-finals and was the 2nd place LD speaker.

Maury Fernandez, Florida

Lincoln-Douglas debate camp was amazing!! As one of the alumni from a previous TM camp, I had a general idea of what to expect, but this year surpassed my greatest expectations. All the work the coaches put into this camp, the friendly atmosphere, and the all the people I met made for an awesome experience that will have a huge impact on my debating career. My deepest thanks to all the coaches who made this year's camp so awesome...you guys are the best!!

Ruth Ptak, Washington

This was my first year to go to camp. I had been in Lincoln-Douglas debate for one year before that. In my club, I was the only LD-er, so I didn't have a very good grasp on the whole value debate thing. this camp totally changed my view and made me a much better debater.

Iain Furstenwerth, Texas

When I came to Red Book camp this year, I had no previous debate experience whatsoever. I had never even watched a debate round! LD camp gave me an intensive introductory to debate and fired me up for competition this year.

Melody Fausett, New Mexico

I was really excited for the CO TMM camp this year and I heard so many wonderful things about it. My expectations were beated when I, myself, experienced the intense six days of learning. The coaches were wonderful, motivated speakers and gave great feedback for all. I look forward to next year!

Brittney Deoliveira, Florida

Red Book camp was an amazing experience! I learned so much that I know will help me during the debate season. Mrs. Anderson and Coach Cody are great coaches and I enjoyed listening to their helpful lectures. I was very grateful I had the opportunity to attend Red Book camp because all of the knowledge that I gained will help me throughout the year as well as in my everyday life. Plus, I made great friends! I will definately be coming back next year!

Ashlyn Olson, California

At first we were hesitant about spending the money to go to California for a debate camp. This is not just a debate camp! The knowledge imparted is tremendous!! I was thoroughly impressed with the instruction given by the coaches. The methods used to involve the debators in discussion were highly beneficial and stimulating. The debators, I believe came out with a thorough understanding of how they want each of their cases to run. This is what happened for my son, and I am grateful that there is a resource like this made available to us! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Leslie Aquart, Florida

Gold Book Camp (Extemp)...

I just wanted to thank you so much for everything that you did to make extemp and debate camp happen this year. I had an absolute blast at extemp camp and I hope that you are going to continue to have those every year. The entire experience of debate camp just seems to get better and better each time I come and I look forward to having many more great experiences there over the next couple of years. Again I just want to thank for all the time and effort that you have put in to making all of this come together.

Shane Baumgardner, Colorado
1st Place Extemper in the Nation 2009

I came to camp convinced that I could never do extemp in competition. I left the camp convinced that I not only can, I will.

George Nye, Washington

Cody and Ryan are wonderful teachers!

David Cecil-Few, Colorado

When I went to Extemp camp, I wasn't planning to compete in Extemp speaking this year. Now I definitely am! Great info, great coaching, great camp! 100% worth it!

Catherine Jones, Washington

Ryan and Cody could probably make car washing exciting, and they did a great job energizing the students. We came to camp with two students, one uncommitted to extemp and one reluctantly committed. We left with two enthusiastic committed students ready to start filling the boxes.

Katherine van der Vaart, Virginia

Extemp Camp was an amazing experience. When I learned it was to be the first Extemp Camp ever done by Training Minds, I was very nervous about it. But after it was over, I was totally blown away by the amazing job Cody and Ryan did. I learned so very much and would strongly recommend it to anyone. Thank you all for the great work you did!

Danielle Namour, Florida