This week on The Feedback Loop, I’m taking a break from our usual content to talk about the blog in general, both its past and its future. As of this post, we have been publishing weekly content for a full year, which is a great accomplishment. There are certainly other judge blogs that have been […]
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Forward the Feedback
“This is a 2011 review.” If those words don’t mean anything to you, consider yourself lucky. This phrase is an inside joke amongst older judges (and trust me, if you get it, you are now considered old in the Judge Program). Back in 2011, judges writing reviews in the Judge Center noticed that the drop […]
My Favorite Coach
What kind of coach do you aspire to be? For me, there’s one coach who stands out above the crowd: coach Greg Popovich of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs.
Introduction to Coaching
The New Year is a convenient time to make changes big and small. We make resolutions and goals in an attempt to alter the fabric of our lives for the better. Here at the Feedback Loop, we’re going to be altering our content for 2017 (hopefully for the better). We’ll still be bringing you quality […]
Taking Selfies – Part One
Self reviews are somehow simultaneously the easiest and hardest type of review. What makes them so, and how can you average those two sides out to find a happy medium? It’s common for newer judges to not even realize that writing a self review is a thing that they can do. With your first exposure […]
Rejection Is Feedback, Too
As the judge manager for StarCityGames, I regularly send both acceptance and rejection emails to judges who apply to our events. I also regularly receive replies from people who get the latter. Many of these replies share common themes. For example, judges often respond to a rejection with something to this effect: “I’ve been declined […]
Review Milestone – Abe Corson – 100 Reviews
Here at the Feedback Loop, we want to start celebrating round numerical milestones in review-writing. These are like anniversaries, but they are tied directly to the hard work that these judges put in to providing quality feedback to other judges. To kick this off, we wanted to start by highlighting a well known Level 3 […]
Writing a Self-Review with Stephan Classen
I started getting more involved in the Judge Program in the Spring of 2011, after a long hiatus from judging. My town was having some issues running events, and I was the only L1+ in a 200 mile radius so, after getting more involved, I desired to get better at judging. One of the major steps I took […]
Welcome Back to the Feedback Loop – Self-Reviews
We’re back! Or most of the way. I know things have been quiet here at the Feedback Loop, but we are gearing up for brand new content with an exciting line up of writers. Of course, you’re already familiar with me, Riki Hayashi. My primary focus over the next few months will be self-reviews, first […]
Critical Feedback
L3 Joe Wiesenberg on the challenges of giving critical feedback, because useful criticism is harder than praise.