Tournament Expectation as a Coach

Tournament Expectation as a Coach

1. Submit Contact Info for all competitors & judges

Coaches need to submit contact information for each competitor and judge to their

rosters on tabroom.com (login, click student roster & judge

roster). This should be both a cell number and an e-mail (please keep in mind that

some e-mails, such as those distributed by public school districts, may block

incoming mail). The posting/ballot preference should also be entered so that the

website can contact the competitor/judge through their preferred method. This should be done by the student and parents in order for them to

get postings in real time. If not, students will have to check postings via tabroom. Parents who are judging are required to have a tabroom

account.

2. Coaches should practice via practice virtual rooms for their team to try before the

tournament. By using a practice room, coaches are ensuring that their

competitors and judges are able to check in and ask questions if they have any.

While it might be a good idea to try this a few days before the tournament, teams

can also use these practice rooms to hang out in between rounds. Coaches can access these rooms by creating a user account that they can use

as well as their competitors to access the practice rooms. Keep in mind that these rooms may be in use by other teams when you access the

page. If you see the room is in use, please feel free to try one of the other links.

4. During the tournament, Coaches should communicate  with their

competitors and judges if they are not receiving links during rounds. Please feel free to send emails with the classroom links if parents or students

are having a hard time logging in.

5. Coaches should try to pay attention to their competitors who are double-entered.

It is helpful to remind them to leave the first room once they finish their speech, and

open the link for the second event. The tournament will not re-run rounds for

competitors who are late because of double-entries.