Happy Holidays to all. The online judge preferences for the USC Alan Nichols tournament are now available at www.debateresults.com
As mentioned in the invitation we are using a six category system of judge ratings. This system asks participants to rank judges based on their number of committed rounds and it attempts to provide a bell curve (or varying sets of preference) for the overall number of rounds in the pool. Preferences must be completed by 10 pm on December 28th. The basic percentage of the pool included in each category are: 1 (most preferred) - 10% 2 - 15% 3 - 25% 4 - 20% 5 - 15% (also include constraints) 6 - 10% Other than providing differing sizes for the categories the other noticeable change is that we are approaching category 1 & 2 as highly preferred by teams. When mutually is possible within that range it will be used first, but we will also use 1-2 or 2-1 matchups as an example of high preference (i.e, the top 25%). The goal is to place as many rounds as possible before having to extend into the mutuality of 3-3 (26%-50%) or below. This system is an outgrowth of a number of great ideas and analysis by other directors this semester. Thanks to Ross Smith, Tim O'Donnell, John Fritch, Gary Larson and Rich Edwards. Any problems are, of course, our responsibility. This system is active now for both divisions and can be easily tracked on the site. Prefs are a binding system in Varsity and will be treated as an advisory model for JV (i.e., we will work to accommodate a broader system of preferences in JV). Happy holidays to all. Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Gordon -- Gordon Stables, Ph.D. Director of Debate Annenberg School for Communication University of Southern California Office: 213 740 2759 Fax: 213 740 3913 http://usctrojandebate.com <http://usctrojandebate.com> _______________________________________________ CEDA-L mailing list [email protected] http://www.ndtceda.com/mailman/listinfo/ceda-l
