PanDebatic Open
2020 — ONLINE, US
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.