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<\/a>Hello everyone!<\/span>\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>I am excited to be the newest Regional Coordinator regeneration of the Great Lakes region. I am looking forward to working with each and everyone of you. In that same vein I want to assist you with accomplishing your goals within our region along with any goals you may have within the judge program.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>For those of you who may not know me, my name is John Temple. I\u2019ve been a Magic judge since 2011 and a Level 3 since 2015. I live in Taylor, Michigan with the amazing Meg Baum. While not judging, I attend college at the University of Michigan-Dearborn (GO BLUE!) where I study Philosophy and English. I really enjoy playing boardgames and roleplaying, especially Dungeons & Dragons.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>My number one goal as your regional coordinator is to continue the growth of our outstanding community of judges who challenge, motivate, and support one another. I continue my path in the judge program because of the amazing friends and people I have met through it. I hope that this tradition will continue long after my time as your Regional Coordinator.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Thank you for reading this and if you need anything, please reach out!<\/span>
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\n<\/span>John Temple<\/span>
\n<\/span>Regional Coordinator – USA Great Lakes<\/span><\/p>\n
What is a Regional Coordinator?<\/b><\/h1>\n
From <\/span>https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/o\/advanced-roles\/regional-coordinators\/<\/span> Regional Coordinators are evaluated during a selection process on the following qualities:<\/span><\/p>\n The Great Lakes region covers the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. With our region being very central to the rest of the United States we receive multiple Grand Prixs and Star City Games Tour events every year which results in a lot of large-scale tournament experience for Great Lakes judges. All of the region\u2019s states have strong player communities and there are ample opportunities for anyone who wants to become a judge.<\/span><\/p>\n At the beginning of this year we moved to a project based system for our region and will continue with it modifying some of the projects. There is room for more and if you see something that our region needs and isn\u2019t currently doing, step up and do it!<\/span><\/p>\n Total Judges: <\/b>349 (340 in 2016, up 2.6%)<\/span><\/p>\n This data was pulled from Judge Center before it\u2019s down time and then compared to JudgeApps. There are still probably some discrepancies between Judge Center and JudgeApps that are not accounted for here.<\/span> It also tells us that we haven\u2019t seen any growth in Level Three since 2015. There are a few great candidates and I strongly believe that we will see growth in Level Three for 2018. Our region still is a great place where judges can work their way to the highest levels in the program.<\/span><\/p>\n Thanks to the efforts of Randy Tice, we have official Great Lakes judge shirts and Name Tags! We will be opening the store in the next few weeks so if you haven\u2019t gotten your official Great Lakes judge shirt or if you want a shirt to represent the best region, your chance is coming! Look for announcements on the Great Lakes Magic Judges Facebook Group and Slack.<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n<\/span><\/a>Regional Coordinators are the leaders of the region they are responsible for. They coordinate judges, help with staffing events, and serves as a bridge between judges, players, and tournament organizers. They are usually the first point of contact for any judge related matter.<\/span><\/p>\nTasks of Regional Coordinators<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Qualities of Regional Coordinators<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Where We Are<\/b><\/h1>\n
Judge Data<\/span><\/h2>\n
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\n Level<\/b><\/td>\n Current<\/b><\/td>\n End of 2016<\/b><\/td>\n Change %<\/b><\/td>\n % of Region<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/b><\/td>\n 297<\/span><\/td>\n 285<\/span><\/td>\n +4.2%<\/span><\/td>\n 85.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/b><\/td>\n 49<\/span><\/td>\n 52<\/span><\/td>\n -5.7%<\/span><\/td>\n 14%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/b><\/td>\n 3<\/span><\/td>\n 3<\/span><\/td>\n 0%<\/span><\/td>\n 0.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\n<\/span>What does this data tell us? We have some solid growth in Level One judges but have not seen that translate into Level Two advancement. With developments in Conferences for 2018 along with a stronger push on Mentorship I believe that we will see growth at Level Two as well as Level One.<\/span><\/p>\nJudge Apparel<\/span><\/h2>\n
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