JUDGE TRAINING

First of all, thank you for judging at the WA State Championships! You’re an essential part of making this tournament amazing and we’re here to make sure you feel supported every step of the way.

Here are thebest thingsyou can do right now to get prepared to judge at State 2025:

1.Complete the NSDA Judge Training Courses

We recommend starting with theNSDA Learncourses for judge training. These are broken down by your judging pool (speech, debate, or congress), and there are evenadvanced-level coursesfor those who are more experienced or want a quick refresher.

NSDA Judge Training Courses

2.Complete the NSDA Intro to Multicultural Competence Course

Important!Every judge must complete the Intro to Multicultural Competence course this year.This course will earn you a badge on your Tabroom profile, which we can see, so make sure you complete it!

To help ensure everything goes smoothly and no teams incur fines, please make sure this mandatory step is completed. We appreciate your cooperation!

NSDA Intro to Multicultural Competence

3. Don't PANIC!

If your certification is marked as "pending," just show your coach and they can let us know!

Completing these courses will get you well on your way to feeling prepared and confident. We appreciate you so much and can’t wait to see you in action at the tournament!