Differing viewpoints, expressed in these two papers, address the question of whether college summer institutes should coach high school debaters on the current national debate topic. The first paper presents a three-part argument against coaching on the current topic: (1) the educational potential of summer workshops is not fully realized because current emphasis is more on coaching the upcoming national debate topic than on teaching debate; (2) the competitive nature of most workshops undermines the broader, more fundamental teaching goals; (3) the institutes can be improved by substituting teaching for coaching. The reaction paper argues that time constraints plague both debaters and coaches and discusses the coach's role in the teaching of forensic fundamentals, emphasizing the need for the coach to understand the new topic at issue. High school coaches should assume the primary function of teaching the fundamentals and college summer institutes should build on those fundamentals within the framework of the current national debate topic. (JD)