Mandatory Judge Certification

Judging:

Please understand that what makes our circuit unique is our high standards and premium on judging- we take this seriously as we want to best serve the brightest students in the metropolitan area who are attracted to our tournaments.Judging is the heart of the Tri-State difference. We need your compliance with this. We do not permit student judges. All judges must be an adult with a high school diploma or suitable equivalent.

While we encourage and desire the most experienced of judges on the national circuit, we understand that's unattainable for all of our programmes. To that end, please make sure you're taking advantage of theNSDAJudge Accreditation pages. You'll notice that judges in specific events will be expected to have certain accreditations in order to judge.

In addition, please make sure each judge has a written Paradigm associated with their Tabroom.com account.Here's a good guide as to what a good Paradigm should include - that way, studentsknow how to adapt to each judge's preferences.

No judges will be accepted or eligible to judge who do not have the following:

• A robust paradigm on Tabroom
• A phone number associated with their Tabroom account
• Level 1: Intro to Impartial Judging
• Level 1: Intro to Judging Debate
• If judging PF:Level 2: Judging Public Forum Debate
• If judging LD:Level 2: Judging Lincoln-Douglas Debate

If you have any questions, please reach out!