{"id":4770,"date":"2019-02-21T05:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T05:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/o\/?page_id=4770"},"modified":"2019-02-21T05:00:42","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T05:00:42","slug":"recommended-staffing-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/o\/recommended-staffing-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Staffing Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[cets_callout_box style=&#8217;gray&#8217; align=&#8217;full&#8217; title=&#8221;]Regular Rules Enforcement Level Events:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>8 &#8211; 35<\/strong> expected players: Level 1 or higher judge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>36 &#8211; 70<\/strong> expected players: Two Level 1 or higher judges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>71+<\/strong> expected players: Level 2 or higher Head judge, with one judge per 35 players or fraction thereof (Head Judge included)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competitive Rules Enforcement Level Events:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>8 &#8211; 35<\/strong> expected players: Level 2 or higher judge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>36 &#8211; 70<\/strong> expected players: Two Level 2 or higher judges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>71 &#8211; 105<\/strong> expected players: Three Level 2 or higher judges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>105+<\/strong> expected players: A Level 2 or higher Head Judge, with one judge per 35 players or fraction thereof (Head Judge included).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>140+<\/strong> expected players: as above, but a Level 3 Head Judge is recommended[\/cets_callout_box]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For any tournament expecting over <strong>150<\/strong> players a dedicated Scorekeeper is recommended on top of the above listed judge staff.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level 1 judges (and judge candidates at Regular level events) can be staffed for training purposes in coordination with the Head Judge. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We recommend one trainee position in a judge staff of 2-4 judges to provide the best training experience without compromising event quality. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Larger events can have multiple trainee positions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These recommendations are the minimum. Unusual circumstances may make extra judges necessary, for example a playing area divided into several separate rooms. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consult with your Head Judge for further advice on extraordinary circumstances.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Reasoning and common questions on the above guidelines.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Where do I find Certified Judges?<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/map\/\">Judge Program website<\/a>, where you can browse for judges near you.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This website requires an approved user account and verifying new users may take some time, meanwhile or if you need further assistance, please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/o\/advanced-roles\/regional-coordinators\/\">Judge Regional Coordinator<\/a> corresponding to your region.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Why are Level 2 or higher judge recommended for Competitive REL events?<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certification for Level 1, its test and its training do not cover the Infraction Procedure Guidelines and this document is mandatory to use in Competitive REL events. Therefore, Level 1 judges haven\u2019t passed a certification exam on the rules Competitive REL events have to use. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Why are Level 2 or higher judge recommended for Regular REL events with more than 70 expected players?<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tournament requires at least two other judges in addition to the Head Judge; and logistics to efficiently run an event increase exponentially with the number of players. Those two factors make the tournament beyond the scope of the training and certification a Level 1 judge has.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Why is a Level 3 judge recommended for Competitive REL events with more than 140 expected players?<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Larger events require an experienced Head Judge due to the more complex logistics and management skills required. Level 3 judges are experts at Competitive events and have the required leadership skills. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Why one judge is needed every 35 players?<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the number of player increase, so does the judge responsibilities: judge calls, number of decks to check, results to enter, matches to watch, and situations requiring further investigation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Why is a dedicated Scorekeeper recommended in events larger than 150 players?<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more results there are, the messier and slower things get. Entering over 75 match result slips, making pairings, and taking appropriate safety measures takes a significant amount of time. Expecting someone to do this at the same time this person is taking judge calls increases the risk of mistakes significantly . Those mistakes are slow to fix and will cause significant delays in the tournament.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Who created these guidelines?<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Magic Judge Program Coordinators (PCs) created them. \u00a0PCs are extremely experienced judges in charge of the Magic Judge Program, with a combined experience in Magic tournaments of over 60 years. Some of them have experience as Magic Store Owners, Judge Managers or Tournament Managers for major Tournament Organizers around the world.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>I have more questions, not answered in this document.<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feel free to contact the Program Coordinators at <a href=\"mailto:mail-the-pcs@googlegroups.com\">mail-the-pcs@googlegroups.com<\/a> . Please note that messages in a language other than English may take longer to receive an answer.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[cets_callout_box style=&#8217;gray&#8217; align=&#8217;full&#8217; title=&#8221;]Regular Rules Enforcement Level Events: 8 &#8211; 35 expected players: Level 1 or higher judge. 36 &#8211; 70 expected players: Two Level 1 or higher judges. 71+ expected players: Level 2 or higher Head judge, with one judge per 35 players or fraction thereof (Head Judge included) Competitive Rules Enforcement Level Events: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"language":[],"class_list":["post-4770","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/o\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/o\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/o\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/o\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/o\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4770"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/o\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4786,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/o\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4770\/revisions\/4786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/o\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/o\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=4770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}