Judging

Judge Obligation

• In debate, one judge is owed per 2 entries or fraction thereof in each event.
  
  

• In speech, one judge is owed per 5 entries or fraction thereof in speech.
  
  

• Judges are obligated to be available for every round of the event they are judging on Saturday.
  
  

Hired Judging

• Hired judges are available for a cost of $100 per judge.
  
  

• To hire a judge, please contact kara.smith@speechanddebate.org
  
  

Judge Eligibility

• All judges must have graduated from high school; student judges are prohibited. 
  
  

• All competitors in live events and all judges must have a linked Tabroom.com account to compete.
  
  

Judge Training Requirements

• Written feedback or comments on ballots is required.  Feedback is vital for students to use to improve.  Judges are encouraged to review the judge training recording that describes how to give constructive feedback.

• All judges will submit ranks and a decision at the conclusion of each round.  After that, judges have the option to reveal their decision and/or give oral feedback to the competitors in the round, but it is not required.

• All judges should be familiar with NSDA Campus.  NSDA Campus is the online video conferencing platform used for competition.  If you are new to the platform, please familiarize yourself prior to the tournament.  As a reminder, you should test your computer’s ability to access the platform the day before the tournament.  Here is a guide to troubleshooting NSDA Campus.