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Category: Education & Development

Education & Development, Work & Run a Tournament

Keeping Floor Coverage Active and Player-Focused

April 28, 2015September 3, 2015 | Evan Cherry

L3 David Lyford-Smith describes good approaches to floor coverage by emphasizing active engagement over passive reaction.

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Tagged David Lyford-Smith, floor judge, Tournament
Community, Education & Development

A Guide to L1 Post-test Interviews

April 21, 2015May 10, 2016 | Evan Cherry

L3 Joshua Feingold discusses how to maximize the yield of the interview following an L1 candidate's exam.

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Tagged Debrief, Exam, Joshua Feingold, Mentorship
Education & Development, Rules & Regulations

Backing Up to the Future

April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 | Evan Cherry

Mistakes happen, but L3 Riki Hayashi recommends you think things through before jumping in your DeLorean to change the past!

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Tagged Backups, CPV, GRV, Riki Hayashi
Education & Development, Work & Run a Tournament

Wear // Tear at Events

April 13, 2015May 13, 2015 | Evan Cherry

Talk the talk. Walk the walk. L2 Luis Guimarais discusses the importance of breaks and effort management during events.

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Tagged breaks, health, Luis Guimarais
Education & Development, Work & Run a Tournament

Head Judging a PPTQ

March 17, 2015May 31, 2016 | Evan Cherry

L2 Aruna Prem Bianzino provides an in-depth primer on planning, preparing, and judging a PPTQ.

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Tagged Announcements, Aruna Bianzino, Head Judge, Planning, PPTQ, TO
Education & Development, Rules & Regulations

Shortcut it Out

March 6, 2015March 6, 2015 | Evan Cherry

L2 Nathaniel Lawrence clarifies what constitutes a shortcut and how communication is essential to Magic.

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Tagged Communication, Nathaniel Lawrence, Shortcuts
Education & Development

Reviewing for Advancement: The Self-Review

January 20, 2015January 6, 2017 | Evan Cherry

L3 and Pre-application Assistance Lead Jason Reedy shares some insight into that not-so-daunting mandatory Self-Review for L3 advancement.

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Tagged Jason Reedy, L3, Self-review
Education & Development, Work & Run a Tournament

Investigations – The Search for Collateral Truths (Part 3)

January 13, 2015January 13, 2015 | Evan Cherry

L3 and Player Investigations Lead Eric Shukan concludes his series on investigations by explaining when to wrap up investigations and arrive at a conclusion.

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Tagged cheating, DQ, Eric Shukan, Investigations
Education & Development, Work & Run a Tournament

Investigations – The Search for Collateral Truths (Part 2)

January 6, 2015June 6, 2017 | Evan Cherry

L3 and Player Investigations Lead Eric Shukan continues with developing investigations technique by considering Risk vs Reward.

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Tagged cheating, DQ, Eric Shukan, Investigations
Education & Development, Work & Run a Tournament

Investigations – The Search for Collateral Truths

December 30, 2014January 6, 2015 | Evan Cherry

In the first excerpt of a 3-part series on investigations, L3 and Player Investigations Lead Eric Shukan discusses making sense of investigations.

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Tagged cheating, DQ, Eric Shukan, Investigations, Jared Sylva

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