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You’ve been selected as a GO Head Judge or Assistant Head Judge?
Created By Pete Lachaine
First of all congratulations, this is a great achievement and also a fantastic opportunity to keep growing as a professor. Here are some of my thoughts of what you should do, things to keep in mind and general tips that I'm happy to offer you. (Please remember your specific lead may have event specific tasks for you as well, never assume these will be all of them and you should talk with your lead before the event begins)
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Remember that now especially, you are looked to as a leader. This means your actions, words, & general demeanor are very important. People will follow what you do so “lead by example. You are the face of the GO tournament now
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Get comfortable with delegating tasks to your floor staff. But in a way where staff feel valued and appreciated. Your tone is important here so staff don't feel like these tasks are punishment or performance related
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You shouldn't get involved in Floor Judge tasks, especially Game reviews unless its an appeal of course. If you see lots of players hands up, look around quickly, if you see every floor judge is busy, then step in and help with entering match results ect. Otherwise you should always delegate the task to any free floor judge.
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Plan staggered lunch and dinner breaks for the floor judges. This needs to be done in such a way to not affect tournament flow on the floor or on stream
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Watch your floor staff and give extra breaks when you notice they could use one. Ex. after a complicated ruling or once the floor slows down after being at max capacity for a while.
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Plan a stream judge rotation schedule. Judges switches should line up with castor switches for simplicity. This also involves a quick discussion with the stream liaisons to coordinate
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Listen to player appeals and make a final ruling. When first arriving at the table, let the floor judge explain their ruling to you while showing you the video footage. This should be done away from the players. Listen to the floor judge carefully and see if you agree with their decision. If you don't agree, grant a rematch. But remember you will need to explain your decision to the floor judge after. This is so the judge can apply the lesson learned here immediately. Remember you need to overwhelmingly disagree with the judges initial decision here.
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You will need to apply to any penalties that involve more than a warning. This includes Game Loss, Match Loss and DQ scenarios. These issues can be discussed with your Lead, but remember the final decision is yours.
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Provide active Feedback to your floor staff during the tournament.If you see something that could be done better please tell them. This way they can attempt to improve during the event. It's not fair to just unload all the information to them during PERF’s
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Prepare to write and then give Post Event Reflection Forms(PERFS)
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Remember to work together with the AHJ and split some tasks amongst yourselves. You both are a team and you should not be working as individuals
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Have some sort of document prepared that will explain current game mechanic issues and how everyone is expected to rule on them during the current event
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Escalate any concerns or issues directly to your lead. Communication and chain of command are very important here
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Have the player meeting prepared for both Saturday and Sunday. This generally includes information about the format, rules and tournament flow. The HJ team will announce this information to players before the tournament begins
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Be the stream judge during the loser final, winner final and grand final matches