L3 Evan Cherry provides some tips and tricks to address common problem behaviors with respect and communication.
Dealing with Difficult Players
Category: Education & Development
Tournament Reports as Tournament Essays
L2 Joshua Feingold discusses how to develop and improve Tournament Reports as an educational opportunity for others.
PPTQs – What to Expect
L1 and Tournament Organizer Brandon Borowoicz discusses expectations for the upcoming PPTQ system from an organizer, judge, and player perspective.
The Feedback Process
L3 David de la Iglesia explains the 4 steps of Feedback: Observation, Assessment, Discussion, and Transcription.
Writing Effective Cover Letters
L3s Paul Baranay and Evan Cherry provide guidance for enhancing your cover letter for style and content.
Community Development for Judges
Growth of a community is a process. L3 Anastacia Tomson outlines challenges to community growth and discusses the stages of growing a judge community.
Redefinition of Level 2 – The Area Judge and What That Means
Change is hard. L2 Lexie Mettler and L3 David Lyford-Smith provide some perspective on the updated Level 2 requirements.
Head Judge O-pun-ing Announcements
Head Judge opening announcements are important, but they can be fun too! L2 CJ Shrader shares some pointers for making them fun-ctional and extra pun-ny.
Communicating Policy
L2 Alex Roebuck provides a comprehensive primer for understanding and applying the often-misunderstood CPV.
Running the Deck Check Team
Rounding out team leading knowledge, L3 David de la Iglesia, L3 Jeremie Granat, and L2 Rick Salamin provide insight into handling the Deck Check team.