Content Outline
- Overview
Getting Started
Judge Support Lead For In Person Tournaments
Judge Support Team For In Person Tournaments
Special Circumstances
Judge Support Lead For Online Tournaments
Judge Support Team For Online Tournaments
Online Judge Support Team Training
Get Ready!
One hour prior to the round start time
- Sign into NCFCA Staff Portal to
- Manage rooms
- Manage Judges/communicate with BA and JR
- Monitor round timing
- Manage tournament CHAT
- Screencast: Teams Login Instruction.mov
- Sign into MyPlace to enter Judge Support Rooms
Welcome Judges
Give judges the Red Carpet Treatment
- Be warm and friendly
- Be patient with technology
- Be encouraging
Assist Judges -
- Check In Process Community Judge Check In.mp4
- Confirm Judge has checked in (Adult Check-In)
- Verify Your Information
- Confirm Your Rounds
- Complete Check-in by confirming:
- Viewed Welcome and Safety Video
- Agreement with Community Judge Safety Guidelines
- Sign waiver
- Review Status
- Ballot Selection
- Confirm Judge Sees “Select Ballot” in “Tournament Actions”
- Explain Speech Categories Options for that Pattern
- Assist Judge with Finding a ballot right for them
- Confirm Judge Sees “View” Ballot Button in “Tournament Actions”
- Technology
- Confirm Judges can use Camera/Mic
- Use NCFCA Technology Resources
Monitor Chat
- Respond to Judge Support Related Questions
- If you’re not sure of the answer, ask JS Lead
- Forward Appropriate messages to
- Ballot Admin
- Compliance
- Tournament Director
- Archive (close) chats when confirmed complete
End of tournament
- Close Rooms
- Communicate with JS Lead to confirm closure
- Make room inactive in the Staff Dashboard
- Archive (Close) Chat Messages
Thank you for serving our judges and supporting the tournament experience with excellence and grace!
