
Bishal Podder
Coach
Education : BCom from UBC C Sauder School of Business
Experience : 10+ years of competitive debate experience, 8+ years of debate coaching experience, 6 years of National Team Coaching experience
Description :
- 2023- Present, Head Coach for International Formats at Vancouver Debate Academy, with breaks and championships at prestigious tournaments such as Yale, Stanford, Doxbridge, UBC, etc.
- 2022-Present, Coach for WSDC Armenia at World Schools Debating Championships
- 2020-2022 Coach for WSDC Bangladesh at World Schools Debating Championship, including Open Quarterfinals and Open-Octofinals
- 2022 Hart House Intervarsity (HHIV) debate Open Semifinalists
- 2022 CUSID BP Champs Open Finalist
- 2021 Doxbridge World Open Octo-finalist
- 2020 Novice Champion at USC IV
- 2019 Finalist & 2nd Best Speaker at West Coast Novice Championship
- 2019 2nd Top Speaker at Hugill Cup
- 2018 Worlds Schools Debating Championship, Team Captain and Quarterfinalist for Team Bangladesh
- 2018 Finalist & 3rd Top Speaker at Asian-British Parliamentary
- 2018 Quarterfinalist at Kolkata NAT University of Juridical Sciences
- 20+ Breaks in High School Tournaments including 3 Championships and 6 Finalists
Skills: Prep Time, Strategy, POIs, Delivery
Coaching Style : Setting clear objectives, Team spirit, Welcoming questions, Engaging, Understanding