On tournament day
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Be sure to bring a laptop or tablet computer, plus a charging
cable. You will need this to enter your decision and write
comments in Tabroom.com. Tabroom.com is not optimized to work with
cell phones for writing ballots.
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Please arrive at the tournament between 8 and 8:15 am. When you
arrive, check in with your school's coach, then head to the Judges
Lounge. There will be coffee and continental breakfast waiting for
you there!
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At 8:30 am in the Judges Lounge, there will be a pre-tournament
briefing where you can ask questions. The first competition rounds
will start at 9 am.
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As a judge, your role is to keep time, listen closely, take notes,
set aside bias, and write constructive feedback to students.
Judges of Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas and Policy debate will
choose one team as the winner. Judges of Speech events and Student
Congress will be ranking competitors.
For more details on judging,
this helpful website
provides additional information. One caveat: this site describes
NSDA events, which in a few cases, are slightly different from WACFL
events. We will answer all your questions at the judges briefing at
8:30 am on tournament day!