Plz Help! Starting from scratch &amp; 11 days to prepare for LD tournament **Update:** If I enter this tournament, I wouldn't be able to debate as a novice next year which might make tournaments extremely difficult for me.

I started doing policy debate this January. I've gone to two tournaments, but I haven't done so well due to procrastination and a lack of preparation. I'm still a freshman, so I thought I might try another debate format. I'm thinking of registering for a tournament in the LD novice division, but I would only have 11 days to prepare on top of the preparation I am trying to do for a policy debate tournament on 6/4.

1. Is it worth it to enter this tournament? (I have until 5/7 to drop out or finalize my registration.)
2. If I decide to enter, what resources can I use to learn LD?
3. What is the LD novice topic for May? Update: The tournament is using the NFL March-April topic.

P.S. I don't have a LD coach.