Judge Philosophies
Ariel Alexander - Saddleback
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Atefeh Madi - Saddleback
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Bill McGuire - Saddleback
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Deidre Cavazzi - Saddleback
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Elyssa Hulse-Schultheiss - Saddleback
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Erica Delamare - Saddleback
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Erika Flores - Saddleback
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Heidi Ochoa - Saddleback
I have been coaching since 2006. I primarily coach Individual Events, mostly -- Platforms & Interp. While I do not have experience as a competitor in debate, my education, forensics experience, and professional career have prepared me to evaluate argument development. Substantiate and provide warrants for your arguments. I appreciate a good Meta moment (Kritik, PERM, etc.), however, don't rely on Meta strategies to win the round. I tend to favor competitors who offer a great deal of structure in their work -- love me some roadmaps, previews, and flows that correspond to the order of opponent's work. Listening skills and kindness influence my ballot -- keep your ego in check and treat the round with an openness to learn from your opponent.
Hiro Konishi - Saddleback
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Joey Sellers - Saddleback
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Larry Radden - Saddleback
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Lucas Ochoa - Saddleback
I am an interp coach, IT director and platform coach.
Debate Philosophy: Clear, structured arguments. I appreciate clash, but not at the expense of degrading your opponents. Be respectful to each other. I prefer to pick up arguments when the speaker speaks clearly and doesn't punish the other side by speaking too fast.
Maria Mayenzet - Saddleback
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Michelle MacDougall Jackson - Saddleback
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Paul Davis - Saddleback
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Raffaela Baker - Saddleback
Keep it conversational
Let me know how to evaluate the debate (i.e., provide a voting criteria)
No spreading please.
Have fun!
Sergio Ochoa - SC FAMT
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Shawn O'Rourke - Saddleback
I have been a coach since 2009. I specialize in debate and limted prep.
Regardless of the type of debate I am watching, I do not like speed, rudeness, unnecesary procedural arguments, or critical positions. I have coached parli and NFA-LD in the past, but have focused exclusively on IPDA in recent years.
Parli: 10+ years experience.
IPDA: 7+ years experience.
NFA-LD: 3+ years experience.
Feel free to ask any neccesary questions before the round.
Steve Rosa - Saddleback
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Taylor Stickle - Saddleback
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