Judge Training Days

Judge training continues to be a priority in maximizing the educational value of all of our adjudicated events.  We need a roster of quality judges for Regionals, as well as State events.

Each Troupe is required to recruit qualified judges. In the past, Troupe’s were obligated to bring a qualified judge with them to Regionals, one (1) judge for each ten (10) entries or so. Today, that requirement no longer fits the model of our training process, but Troupe Directors should consider it an equivalent obligation to contribute to the judging pool annually, relative to the number of students they bring to the event.

Judges who attend and successfully complete the training are given priority in terms of scheduling for that February’s regional events. Previously Qualified judges attend the afternoon “refresher" every two years. All judges retrain every four years.

Judges are not paid to attend the training day, which typically lasts from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. and lunch is provided. Those traveling from more than 60 miles away roundtrip are paid mileage up to $100.

Judges are paid $100 for working at Regionals, where there is no mileage allowance, with a few exceptions. Additional judging opportunities exist in April at our State Festival in Salem.

Your first step in recruiting a qualified judge to the pool is to get them to the Judge Training day!

IMPORTANT JUDGING GUIDELINES AND INFORMATION can be found in the Judge Training SOP below.

Sample Performance ballots and any event addendums can be found on the Regionals page.

Sample Design/Tech/Management/Short Film ballots and any event addendums can be found on the State page.