## Pokémon GO Floor Judge

**Duties and Responsibilities:**

- **On-the-Ground Support:** Floor Judges are responsible for handling issues and inquiries from participants during the event. They’re the first point of contact for players who need assistance or have questions.
- **Rule Enforcement:** They ensure that the rules of the tournament or event are being followed. This includes monitoring gameplay, addressing rule violations, and making sure that matches are conducted fairly.
- **Match Oversight:** Floor Judges may be assigned to oversee specific matches, ensuring that they are played according to the established rules and resolving any disputes that arise.
- **Player Assistance:** They provide guidance and support to players, including helping them with registration issues, understanding event procedures, and addressing any concerns they might have.
- **Reporting Issues:** They report any significant issues or disputes to the higher-ranking judges (Assistant Head Judge or Head Judge) for resolution.
- **Technical Issues:** Help the players with logging in and more importantly when logging out how to remove personal information from the phones.
- **Team Checks:** On an as needed bases, check the players team posted on RK9 and compare it to the team shown on the phone they are using. In addition, using gameplay footage to verify is always good to do if you have time.
- **Match Reporting:** Using Challonge to update what tables are playing currently as well as the final scores when a player raises their hands.
- **Crowd Control:** Making sure other players are giving an appropriate distance from the table to give the active players comfortable and focused on the games at hand. Also assists with deterring cheating.
- **Housekeeping:** Making sure the stations where players will be playing is clean, free from debris or clutter. In addition, phones are connected to the chargers and back on the stands. Chairs should be pushed in and ready for the next player.
- **Phone Testing:** Logging in to the phones with the organizers' Google login to make sure that assets are downloaded, game functions properly, and battles do not seem to have any issues.
- **Game Disputes:** Handle any game disputes the players might have. You are the first line of defense in terms of being able to solve their problem and make a ruling. After making a ruling always explain to them if they would like to appeal to a head judge they may ask for that.
- **Penalties:** Handle explaining any penalties the player might incur from being late, not submitting a team, not having the same Pokémon registered in RK9 vs what they are playing with in a manner they can understand and can comply with.