Important Information

Schedule

The schedule for Saturday is as follows:

8:30-9:00 Registration

9:00-10:00 Judge Training

9:30 Extemp Draw (domestic - National Guard)

10:00-11:00 Round 1

10:45 Extemp Draw (international - Caribbean Drug Control Activities)

11:15-12:15 Round 2

12:30 Awards

Judging

We will use an online service called Tabroom to adjudicate the tournament. All judges will need to have a Tabroom account and a personal laptop. Coaches, please make sure that all of your judges have created a Tabroom account. If you have not entered your judges in Tabroom for the tournament, please let me know as soon as possible their name and email address associated with their Tabroom account.

Judge Stipend

To compensate judges for their time, each judge will be paid $75 for their participation in the tournament. During registration, judges will need to be prepared to complete a W9 form. Checks will be mailed to judges once the bookkeepers have processed the paperwork.

Judge Training

We will spend about an hour on judge training to ensure that everyone is comfortable with the categories they will be judging. New or lesser-experienced judges may want to previewthe judge training slideshow found here.

Parking

Drivers can park in the main parking lot directly in front of the school. Buses should enter through the north entrance (across from Advance Auto) and drop students at the main entrance before proceeding to park in the main student lot.

Hospitality

Judges, coaches, and bus drivers will be provided a complimentary light breakfast and lunch in the judges' lounge. Students can purchase sodas, water, and snacks during the competition. Please make sure that students bring cash with them to purchase food and drinks.

If you have any questions, please reach out to me (wpuckett@bcps.k12.va.us) or Mark Ingerson (mingerson@salem.k12.va.us).