Wizards of the Coast has announced some major changes to Organized Play (or should we say E-Sports and Competitive Gaming?). These changes of course affect the Judge Program as well. The major change is that Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifiers are going away next year. As these events are what Level 2 is currently […]
Introducing the Fall 2018 Program Coordinator Class and the Grand Prix Head Judge Lead
The results of the Fall 2018 Program Coordinator selection and the Grand Prix Head Judge Lead selection!
Program Coordinator Travel Diary – Issue #5
Riccardo introduces the 5th episode of the Program Coordinators Travel Diary, this time talking about maintenace, evaluation, and demotion.
Program Coordinator Q&A August 2018
Welcome to the Answers part of the first Program Coordinator Q&A session! You can find the original questions thread here: https://apps.magicjudges.org/forum/topic/45253/. From : After the not so recent changes numbers have shown that, in pretty much in every region, less recognitions are submitted through the Exemplar Program. What are the future plans for Exemplar? Did you […]
Program Coordinator Travel Diary – Issue #4
Riccardo shares the fourth chapter of the PC Travel Diaries, with a focus on the 2018 article update project and some thoughts about the roles of judges.
Fall 2018 Program Coordinator candidates and applications
We received three applications for the open Program Coordinator position: The applicants were required to answer three questions: “1. Why should you be a Program Coordinator? Please list your past accomplishments related to the judge program that you believe have prepared you for this role.” “2. What would you expect to accomplish in the role? […]
Status of the Judge Program: Spring 2018
Hello judges! It is time for another update about what has happened in the Judge Program over the past few months, and what the Program Coordinators are working on. Richmond Leadership Conference In early June, the Regional Coordinators, Program Coordinators, and a few Sphere leaders gathered in Richmond to discuss program policy, strategy and various […]
Changes to the Level 2 Tester Certification
In April of 2016, Judge Program Leaders unveiled a restructuring of the program. The New New World Order introduced Advanced Roles and certifications as part of the changes. Among those certifications was the Level 2 Tester (L2T) Certification. It was designed to empower Level 2 judges to assess a Level 1’s readiness for the next level. Overall, […]
Changes to the L2 Team Leader Certification
This article contains some history about the creation of the TLTP. To get information about the TLTP process, check this article.. In this article, we look at the history of the Team Lead Certification, some improvements that have been made, some challenges we face, and a solution to those challenges. In short: the TLC is […]
Announcing the Grand Prix Head Judge Summer 2018 class
Grand Prix Head Judge Lead Kevin Desprez announces the Summer 2018 Grand Prix Head Judge class!