Parental Agreement: Judging Obligations
This is a copy of the Parental Agreement section that was on the official sign-up form for the team that every team member agreed to:
Speech and debate tournaments require parents to judge rounds of competition. At every tournament we enter, Mira Loma will be expected to provide a certain number of judges (depending on how many competitors we have). At least one parent/guardian must read the following rules:
1. EVERY competitor's parent is expected to do their part and judge at a few tournaments this season. This is how it has always worked. No one gets a free pass.
2. A training session will be hosted on campus at the beginning of the season (date TBD) and judging information/tutorials will be made available to all parents to prepare them for the task of judging. Don't worry; you don't need to be an expert at speech and debate. We WILL prepare you for judging at tournaments.
3. You will only be a possible judge at a tournament if your child is participating in that tournament.
4. If you are selected to judge at a tournament but are unable to do so (and can't find someone to judge in place of you), your child will NOT be allowed to compete at that specific tournament. We only grant exceptions when something comes up at the very last minute unexpectedly. If you won't be available to judge at a certain tournament, your child is not allowed to sign-up for that tournament in the first place.
5. If you are selected to judge at a tournament, your spouse (or anyone else) may judge instead of you as long as they agree to do so. However, if this happens, please let us know so we can change the name in the registration to avoid confusion. If you are selected to judge but are unable to do so because you don't speak English, you MUST find someone to judge in place of you. Otherwise, your child will not be allowed to compete at that tournament.
6. If you are selected to judge at a tournament, our vice president will email you (usually at least 2 weeks in advance of the tournament) to confirm with you that you can and WILL judge every round that day. You must reply to his email to confirm this; if we don't receive a reply within a week, we will assume you cannot judge and your student will therefore be removed from the competition.
7. Our team will be fined at most tournaments if you fail to show up to a round which you were clearly instructed to judge. If this happens, you (not the team) will be responsible for that fine. We will provide you with a map of the tournament location and a tournament schedule ahead of time, so this should never be a problem.
8. The MLSD officer team will try its hardest to ensure that every parent is assigned to judge an equal number of times throughout the season (proportional to their student's participation). We select judges at our own discretion and do not grant special privileges to anyone.
By checking this box, you are declaring that you (the parent) are aware of these rules, and WILL judge at a tournament when you are selected to do so. If a student checks this box without the parent's permission, it will still act as the parent's signature. The parent will be subject to these rules whether or not they read and agreed to them.
Speech and debate tournaments require parents to judge rounds of competition. At every tournament we enter, Mira Loma will be expected to provide a certain number of judges (depending on how many competitors we have). At least one parent/guardian must read the following rules:
1. EVERY competitor's parent is expected to do their part and judge at a few tournaments this season. This is how it has always worked. No one gets a free pass.
2. A training session will be hosted on campus at the beginning of the season (date TBD) and judging information/tutorials will be made available to all parents to prepare them for the task of judging. Don't worry; you don't need to be an expert at speech and debate. We WILL prepare you for judging at tournaments.
3. You will only be a possible judge at a tournament if your child is participating in that tournament.
4. If you are selected to judge at a tournament but are unable to do so (and can't find someone to judge in place of you), your child will NOT be allowed to compete at that specific tournament. We only grant exceptions when something comes up at the very last minute unexpectedly. If you won't be available to judge at a certain tournament, your child is not allowed to sign-up for that tournament in the first place.
5. If you are selected to judge at a tournament, your spouse (or anyone else) may judge instead of you as long as they agree to do so. However, if this happens, please let us know so we can change the name in the registration to avoid confusion. If you are selected to judge but are unable to do so because you don't speak English, you MUST find someone to judge in place of you. Otherwise, your child will not be allowed to compete at that tournament.
6. If you are selected to judge at a tournament, our vice president will email you (usually at least 2 weeks in advance of the tournament) to confirm with you that you can and WILL judge every round that day. You must reply to his email to confirm this; if we don't receive a reply within a week, we will assume you cannot judge and your student will therefore be removed from the competition.
7. Our team will be fined at most tournaments if you fail to show up to a round which you were clearly instructed to judge. If this happens, you (not the team) will be responsible for that fine. We will provide you with a map of the tournament location and a tournament schedule ahead of time, so this should never be a problem.
8. The MLSD officer team will try its hardest to ensure that every parent is assigned to judge an equal number of times throughout the season (proportional to their student's participation). We select judges at our own discretion and do not grant special privileges to anyone.
By checking this box, you are declaring that you (the parent) are aware of these rules, and WILL judge at a tournament when you are selected to do so. If a student checks this box without the parent's permission, it will still act as the parent's signature. The parent will be subject to these rules whether or not they read and agreed to them.