Meet Andrew: Your AI Debate Coach

# Meet Andrew: Your AI Debate Coach Today we are launching **Andrew**, an AI-powered debate coaching assistant built directly into the DPI platform. Andrew is designed to help debaters at every level practice more effectively, prepare smarter strategies, and develop their skills between tournaments. ## What can Andrew do? ### Practice Rounds Tell Andrew a topic and your side, and it will run a full practice round against you. Andrew adapts to your event -- it can simulate CX cross-examination, PF crossfire, LD value-criterion debate, or Congressional speeches. It gives feedback on argument quality, strategic choices, and identifies weaknesses in your case. ### Case Analysis Paste in your 1AC, 1NC, or any case brief, and Andrew will: - Identify logical vulnerabilities - Suggest potential counterarguments your opponents might run - Recommend evidence you should be looking for - Rate the overall strength of your case on a 1-10 scale ### Tournament Prep Before a tournament, Andrew can help you: - Research your likely opponents using DPI data - Identify tendencies in opponents' past performances - Build strategies tailored to the specific judges assigned to your rounds - Practice targeted drills based on your weakest areas ### Speaker Coaching Andrew listens to recordings of your speeches (or reads transcripts) and provides specific, actionable feedback on: - Organization and signposting - Argument clarity and depth - Time allocation - Persuasive delivery markers ## How it works Andrew is powered by Claude, Anthropic's latest AI model. We have fine-tuned it with thousands of debate rounds, judging paradigms, and coaching strategies from experienced coaches across the national circuit. Free users get **one 5-minute session per day** -- enough to run a quick drill or get case feedback. Pro subscribers get unlimited access, and Team plans allow coaches to monitor their debaters' AI coaching sessions. ## Our philosophy Andrew is not meant to replace human coaches. The best debate programs have dedicated coaches who understand their debaters' individual needs. Andrew fills the gaps -- the 11 PM practice session before a tournament, the case prep when your coach is busy with other team members, the opponent research that would take hours to compile manually. Think of Andrew as a tireless practice partner who knows every argument on every topic and is available 24/7. ## Try it now Andrew is available today for all DPI users. Head to your dashboard, click the coaching icon, and start a session. We would love to hear your feedback as we continue to improve Andrew's capabilities. The future of debate coaching is here.