Entourage, PF Judge, Paradigm and Observer Rules

As in past years, we will continue to use an entourage rule for PF, LD and Policy. Any adult who coaches teams at the tournament must be in the pool for at least 2 prelim rounds and elimination rounds your team is obligated for. This also helps us appropriately estimate the coach's room food numbers.

We also require that all judges have some kind of paradigm page. Please do not offer the students better points for doing tricks or bringing you items. It is just inappropriate and we will not count you toward your commitment if you put such things in your paradigm

All public forum parents must have judged a minimum of 6 tournament rounds at a previous tournament to qualify to fill a judging obligation.

All rounds are open to observers. Observers can have their electronic devices open but may not communicate with debaters. If you believe someone is cheating, then you should come tell us in the Tabroom.

IMPORTANT: Mandatory Observer Registration Policy

To ensure tournament security and accurate headcounts, all non-competitors (coaches, parents, spectators, and chaperones) must be officially registered on Tabroom.

How to Register Observers:

1. Log in to Tabroom and navigate to your registration for our tournament.

2. Go to the Entries tab and select the "Observers" event from the drop-down menu.

3. Click "Add Entry" to register each non-competing attendee from your school's roster.

Registration Deadline: All observers must be registered by Thursday, Dec 17th at noon.