Resources for NEW debate judges

Before the tournament, please do the following:

• Create an account in Tabroom.com.  Instructions are here, and it takes around five minutes.  

• Take a look at the following videos:
• Introduction to judging Public Forum Debate (~ 16 minutes) - here.
• How to enter a ballot on Tabroom.com (~ 6 minutes) - here.
• How to take notes in a debate round (flow) (~ 9 minutes) (here)
• If you would like to see an example of a debate round, you can watch this video (~ 40 minutes) - here.

• Check that you can connect to the video platform we use at debate tournaments:
• Please use a desktop or laptop computer running the CHROME browser.
• Check your ability to connect by following these directions - here.