As you may or may not realize, the CEDA National Tournament requires a lot of judges. A lot. Indeed, as of today we just narrowly have enough committed rounds of judging to cover the tournament.
On top of that, debaters and coaches always hope to have their most preferred judges. But few take the time to remember that maximizing preferred judges often requires having significantly MORE than the minimum number of rounds judged. CEDA could improve the overall prefs for everybody in the tournament if judges would donate an extra round(s) of judging. Every year many judges donate extra rounds without reward and help the tournament run smoother. This year I'm providing a small token of appreciation for judges donating rounds to the tournament. During registration there will be refreshments and cash bars. The crux of my "Round for a Round" initiative is that judges who donate an extra round to the tournament will receive a ticket redeemable for a drink at the bar. I know that's not the going rate for a hired round in this world, but it is a small token of appreciation for helping improve the prefs and workability of the tournament as a whole. The tickets aren't unlimited so I'll be doing this as supplies last so if you think you want in on this, register early, and of course I will only give tickets to judges over 21 (which I would imagine is all of them, but I should provide that caveat).
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