2026 SoCal Sweetheart Classic

Thank you for your interest in judging at our tournament. We appreciate your support! 

Judge Registration: Please complete our short registration and select a time that works best for you to judge. (You are not limited or committed to that selected time block, but your tentative plan helps us assess our estimated judging availability throughout each day.)

Total Tournament Time Commitment - Approximately 4 hours. Please arrive one hour prior to the round you signed up to judge. This will allow you to:

• Attend orientation
• Receive your ballot
• Arrive at the room assignment on time

Additionally, please allow one hour following the round to complete your ballots. Students look forward to reading your helpful feedback!

Community Judge Check-in: For a detailed and annotated map of campus, see our Facility tab. After check-in, you will be offered a Judge Orientation session before your round assignment, followed by assistance to your competition room. After the round you will be able to return to the judge's lounge to fill out your ballot and enjoy refreshments. Due to time constraints, it is typically not feasible to judge two rounds consecutively. Judging every other round is easily done and appreciated!

Judge Orientation: Orientation sessions for speech events and for debate events will be conducted during each tournament day (Tournament Schedule). Attending Judge Orientation is encouraged annually for all judges. During orientation you will be provided with an overview of the events you will be judging and all training and materials you will need to prepare you for the round. If you would like judging and event information ahead of time, or to learn more about the Stoa league and competitions, see links at the bottom of this page. Our facilitators will be available for any questions you may have.

If you are not attending an orientation session, please assist us by checking in at the Ballot Push table 45 minutes before the next competition round. The volunteers there will be glad to see you!

Competitor Invitation: If you have been invited by a competitor to judge, please indicate their name in the conflict box in order to avoid a conflict of interest in the judging assignments.

Parking: Special parking areas are reserved for community judges. Please see the Facility Information tab map!

Physical Accommodations: Please notify the volunteer during judge orientation if you have physical limitations that prevent you from managing stairs or walking longer distances; we will make every effort to provide a room that is convenient.

Complimentary snacks and refreshments will be provided throughout the day for judges in our judges lounge.