League Policies
We try to run a tight schedule!
- Speakers will arrive precisely at their designated time, so please be in the room and ready before the first scheduled speaker.
- The Head Judge will keep the round moving.
You’ll want to take notes.
- You will be able to make notes for each competitor in the electronic ballot between speeches and/or take notes on paper.
- Students love your feedback, so please use the comments sections to write notes on your thoughts for each competitor.
There are a few things to know about completing ballots.
- Competitors will announce their speech times, and you will need to record the time and mark the Timer Issue box if instructed to do so by the Head Judge.
- If your ballots have a checkbox to indicate that a student used a script, you will want to check it if they used one.
- You will want to rank students according to your preference. You can find more information how to rank competitors here.
- At the end of the round, you will want to confirm your ranking (placings) for students.
- Submitted rankings are final, and the rankings (not category scores) determine placing in the tournament.