THANK YOU for your interest in judging at our Speech and Debate Tournament!!! We rely on community support to help our tournament run smoothly!!!
You will use this web site (Stoa Hub) to pick the time that works best for you to judge.
Please arrive 45 minutes prior to your selected speech and/or debate round in order to receive orientation.
TIME COMMITMENT FOR JUDGES
Parliamentary Debate: Approximately 2 - 2.5 hrs, which includes 45 min for training and 40 minutes for the actual debate with the remaining 30 min to an hour alloted to completing the ballot.
Lincoln Douglas Debate: Approximately 2 – 2.5 hrs, which includes 45 min for training and 45 minutes for the actual debate with the remaining 30 min to an hour allotted to completing the ballot.
Team Policy Debate: Approximately 2.5 – 3 hrs, which includes 45 min for training and 1.25 hrs for the actual debate with the remaining 30 minutes to an hour allotted for completing the ballot.
Public Forum Debate: Approximately 2 – 2.5 hrs, which includes 45 min for training and 45 minutes for the actual debate with the remaining 30 min to an hour allotted to completing the ballot.
Speech: Approximately 3 – 3.5 hrs, which includes 45 min for training and 2 hrs for the actual speech round with the remaining 30 minutes to an hour allotted for completing the ballot.
For scheduling purposes please allow an hour to complete the ballots. The students value your comments on the ballots and will learn from them. Some judges can give great feedback in a short amount of time, others need longer.
During Judge Training, you will be given a good overview of the events and the judging process at the tournament. There will be four types of judge training - Parliamentary (Parli) debate, Lincoln Douglas (LD) debate, Team Policy (TP) debate, and Speech. Training for events will take place throughout Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Once you have completed training for one type of debate, for example Lincoln Douglas (LD), you may judge additional rounds of the same type without the need of repeating the training. However, additional training will also be required for judging each of the other types of debate, Team Policy (TP) debate and Parliamentary debate.
If you arrive early, please stop by the Judge Deliberation Room, where you will find a variety of good things to eat and drink. These goodies will also be available while you are completing your ballot.
You will receive an e-mail giving details about check-in, judge orientation, etc. approximately a week prior to the tournament.
If you would like to learn more about judging and the debate events prior to the tournament, some resources are included below.
YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO JUDGE! The goal of our competitors is to be able to communicate their ideas clearly and respectfully to anyone. If you are a good listener who is over 18 and not actively competing in high school speech or debate, WE NEED YOU!
If you are on the fence about whether or not to give community judging a try, watch this short video.
TOURNAMENT LOCATION
The tournament will be held at the Community Church of Monroe at 224 E Old Highway 74, Monroe, NC 28112
Look for the neon green poster board signs for directions.
More instructions will be emailed out to registered judges about a week before the tournament.
For any questions you may call or text Keren Roose at 704-258-2894 or email telosnc@gmail.com.