Spreading is good practice for speed reading and enunciation. Their coach has failed them if they allow it to continue into the competition room, unless they ha

Spreading is good practice for speed reading and enunciation. Their coach has failed them if they allow it to continue into the competition room, unless they have asked both the judge and their opponents whether it is OK. Key thing here: parents judge rounds. These lay judges aren't trained to listen to 300 wpm. They don't know any better though-- they'll still come back to the tab room and say "wow, these kids are really great, I didn't even understand what they were saying!" Yuck. The politicians of tomorrow. And if your opponents haven't trained spread, what's the use of you spreading? Are you that insecure in your ability to sway others with logic and reason that you would resort to speaking quickly? Maybe instead of getting riled up by the game you should learn a real skill: listening. You'll find more of their flaws that way. If you can't speak in a way that your listeners can understand, then your words are worthless.