I have had the amazing opportunity to sign up and coach the Cowan interhouse debating team, which I have done for multiple terms. I have coached various year groups, including Year 7/8 and Year 9/10. Through this role, I have been able to interact and build connections with people from other years that I might not normally talk to on a daily basis. Another positive of the role is that my organisational skills have improved greatly from when I signed up, since an important task is to organise meetings in advance and to ensure that everyone has all the necessary information for the debate.

I feel that my personal debating skills have improved, as I am able to listen to ideas and techniques from both the team and other coaches that might have debating experience. Even though the team might not always win each debate, I think that it is very important that we take the feedback provided so we can improve for the next time.