FIRST THINGS FIRST
THANK YOU FOR GIVING UP YOUR TIME TO HELP OUR
STUDENTS. EVERY COACH APPRECIATED YOUR EFFORTS!
PLEASE ARRIVE 15-20 MINUTES
EARLY FOR YOUR ROUND. THIS
ALLOWS US TO CHECK YOU IN,
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IT
ALLOWS YOU TO FIND YOUR ROOM
AND GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE.
CHECK IN AT
THE JUDGE’S
TABLE
YOU WILL RECEIVE A BALLOT AND A
ROOM ASSIGNMENT.
HANDBOOKS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.
ON THE BOARD
AFF
NEG
B-1
D-3
JIM
SARA
AS THEY COME IN, STUDENTS WILL WRITE THEIR
CODE IN THE CORRECT SPOT ON THE BOARD.
DEBATERS ALSO USUALLY PUT NAMES.
TRANSFER THEIR CODE AND POSITION TO
YOUR BALLOT-CODES MAY BE ENTERED.
BALLOTS MAY LOOK DIFFERENT.
IF YOU JUDGE LD THERE
ARE TWO FLIGHTS.
TWO STUDENTS WILL
DEBATE FOR 30 MINUTES,
THEN TWO MORE WILL
FOLLOW.
PLEASE STAY FOR BOTH
DEBATES!
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT TOPICS
ARE CHOSEN FOR THE DEBATERS,
AS WELL AS SIDES.
PLEASE JUDGE THE DEBATE AS
PRESENTED, NOT ON YOUR PERSONAL
KNOWLEDGE, FEELINGS, OR
EXPERIENCE.
IF ONE SIDE HAS ISSUES THAT YOU
NOTICE BUT THEIR OPPONENT IGNORES,
IT CANNOT AFFECT YOUR DECISION.
A PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATE (VALUE)
AFF MUST DEFEND THE
RESOLUTION BASED ON A
PRINCIPLE (FREEDOM, JUSTICE)
NEG MUST REFUTE THE
RESOLUTION BASED ON A
PRINCIPLE (SOCIAL CONTRACT,
FREEDOM)
BOTH SIDES ARE REQUIRED TO
ATTACK THE OTHER’S CASE
(CLASH)
WINNER UPHOLDS THEIR VALUE
AND TAKES OUT THE OPPONENT’S
VALUE
A POLICY DEBATE
AFF MUST PRESENT A PLAN TO
SOLVE THE PROBLEM PRESENTED
NEG MUST SHOW THE PLAN DOES
NOT WORK OR CAUSES TOO MUCH
HARM.
EACH SPEAKER IS RATED AS AN
INDIVIDUAL
DEBATERS MUST USE THE BASIC STOCK ISSUES
TO ARGUE AND REFUTE. DEBATERS SHOULD ID STOCK
ISSUES AND TIE THEIR ARGUMENTS TO THEM.
THREE CATEGORIES
-ANALYSIS, REASONING AND EVIDENCE
-CLASH AND REFUTATION
-ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY
SPEAKER POINTS ARE ON PERFORMANCE
NOT NECESSARILY WHO WINS.
SCALE 1-10. REMEMBER ANYTHING BELOW 6
EQUATES TO HALF EFFORT.
LPW-A POOR SPEAKER OUTDEBATES A BETTER
SPEAKER.
AS WITH THE IE’S-FILL
OUT COMMENTS-WHY
THE WINNER WON.
FILL IN AND ADD
SPEAKER POINTS.
CIRCLE THE WINNER AND
THE LPW (IF APPLICABLE)
ON THE BOTTOM THEN
SIGN.
IF YOU NEED
TIME AFTER TO
WRITE
COMMENTS,
PLEASE TURN
IN THE PINK
SHEET TO THE
JUDGE’S TABLE
WITH THE
DECISION-THEN
GO TO JUDGE’S
ROOM FOR
COMMENTS.
OTHER NOTES
http://www.mhsa.org/SpeechDrama/JudgesHandbook.pdf
-MHSA JUDGE TRAINING BOOKLET WITH MORE INFO
[email protected]
-Tournament Director e-mail-please feel free to ask questions.