Virginia District Qualifier

for the 2018 National Tournament

Judge Quotas

Judge Quotas:

HI, DI, DUO, DX, IX, OO , INF, POI             1 judge for every 3 entries.

LD, PF, BIG Q                                              1 judge for every 3 entries

CX                                                                1 judge per two teams

We will need a lot of judges to make this tournament run. NSDA requires that we use multiple judge panels in each speech event starting with round one. In the debate events, we will use single judge panels until eight teams/LDers remain; at that point we must use three judge panels.

If a team is hiring a judge to cover their entries and that judge does not have a close affiliation with that team’s competitors, please email me the  name of that judge and the areas he or she is qualified to judge.

It is vital that we be able to use all of the judges who are at the tournament site. For this reason, we ask that each coach specify EVERY event that a judge is qualified to judge. If a team brings John Doe to cover their obligation in LD, and John Doe is also qualified to judge PF, then the coach should write “can also judge PF ” in the comments section for that judge when completing the registration on the website.

The school entry fee will be used to cover custodial expenses and provide hospitality to the judge’s lounge.