Judging today? Start here

With your account

1Sign in with the email your coach or the director has for you. That email is how your rooms find you. Sign in with an emailed link or with Google; there is no password. Sign in →
2Open your rooms. When a ballot is open, the account menu leads with “Your ballot is open”. Every room you are judging is also on Your judging. Your judging →
3Check in. On the day, press “I’m here” on Your judging so the tab room knows you came.
4Press Start the round. Once the tab room opens scoring, press Start the round in your room. That opens your ballot.
5Notes, Rank, Send. Write notes for each speaker as they go, rank the room when everyone is done, then read your ballot back and send it.

I signed in and see no rooms

Check you signed in with the email your coach or the director has. Rooms appear once you are added to the meet and the round is posted.

“Your ballot is not open yet”

The tab room opens scoring when the round begins. The ballot opens itself then; press Start the round.

I’d rather not make an account

Use your QR folder instead. Scan it and type the code on it.

Making one takes two minutes, and your coach may ask you to.

1Choose “I judge”. Open Join and pick I judge. Join →
2Use the email your coach or the director has for you. Ask your coach which email they sent. If you sign in with a different one, your rooms will not appear.
3Sign in with an emailed link or Google. Press Email me a sign-in link, or Continue with Google. There is no password to remember.
4Give your phone and anyone you shouldn’t judge. The tab room needs a phone number in case your room changes. Then name anybody you should never be seated over, or skip.

No account needed. Your folder has everything.

1Scan the QR code on your folder with your phone camera.
2Type the code printed on the folder.
3Say who you are. If it shows your name, tap “Yes, I’m …”. If not, tap “No — someone else is judging” and enter your name and email.
4Watch every speaker. Write at least 3 points for each one as you go, and note their time. Give time signals if the speaker wants them (cards or fingers). The drawer on your ballot lists what judges look for in that event. Students receive this as a critique sheet once results are released.
5When everyone has gone, rank. Tap speakers in order: 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Everyone else is 4th.
6Score. 1st is 100. 2nd gets 80–99%, 3rd 80–98%, and 4th 80–97%. Each number once, and a higher place always scores higher. 75–79 only for misconduct: tick the misconduct box first.
7Reason for rank. One line about how you ranked the room.
8Sign and submit. Type your name, press Submit, and confirm each speaker when the ballot reads them back.

“Scoring for this round isn’t open yet”

The tab room opens scoring when the round begins. Wait for that, then press Continue again.

Code doesn’t match

Check the code on the folder and try again.

A speaker hasn’t shown up

They may be in another event first. Hear everyone else, then wait a few minutes. Still missing? Tell the tab room before you submit.

No signal

Keep writing; your ballot saves on your phone. Submit when you have signal.

Phone died

Take the folder to the tab room. They’ll take your ranks on paper.

Lost your place

Scan the folder again and type the code. Your work is saved.

Folder already claimed or not active

Go to the tab room.

Ask each speaker if they want time signals. Cards or fingers are both fine.
Show the minutes left, then ½ for 30 seconds left, then Time.
When the speaker finishes, write their time on the ballot. Say it out loud only if the tournament asks you to.
Times are a range. The judge notes the time; whether it affects the rank is up to the judge.