Judge Philosophies
Aaron Kubrick - Crowder
Alyssa Lawson - Crowder
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Arthi Chandrasekaran - BGSU
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Brian Swafford - Northwest MO
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Darren Meeker - McKendree
David Bailey - SBU
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Derek Pritchett - UCMO
Gabbi Ray - Northwest MO
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Gary Harmon - KWU
<p>I have coached a long time. I am familiar with theory and practice. I believe argumentation is a search for the probable truth and not game playing. I believe arguments should be prima facie when presented. I don't hear as well as I used to. It does affect my ability to listen to speed. If you are clear, I can handle a pretty fast rate. However, use speed only when you have so much to say that you need it to meet time restraints. Speed plus poor use of time is not good. Procedurals should only be used when there is abuse. I enjoy good argumentation.</p>
Jack Rogers - UCMO
Jason Edgar - Crowder
John Markley - UCMO
Jordan Compton - SBU
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Joy Qualls - Evangel
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Kendrea James - NSU
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Kiefer Storrer - UCMO
<p>I default Policy Maker. I enjoy realistic impacts but if y’all want to get into competing terminal impact scenarios I wouldn’t be opposed to that. If you’re going to run theory or kritical positions (with the latter not being just a linear DA) impact out how I’m affected in the round as well as the debate community as a whole. On topicality abuse wise I’ll accept a healthy medium between proven and hypothetical abuse, so if you don’t want to waste two minutes of your speech running a non-unique DA to prove abuse you can just give me the flow of the argument. On the other hand, reasonability is a totally valid counter standard most of the time for me, so while T is definitely a debate to be had, again, there is a reason I default policy maker.</p> <p> </p> <p>Speed is a non-issue, I can flow it fine, but I will say specifically for Parli (because there isn’t carded evidence) I’m not the biggest fan of levels that require double clutching and such…at that point I’m going to feel like you just canned out every word of your position and you’re reciting it instead of arguing it. Rapid delivery is cool, spreading is a legitimate strategy but I’d much rather have you go in depth on two DAs instead of running four or five that just aren’t as well articulated.</p> <p> </p> <p>Experience wise, I competed in Kansas high school policy for four years, did four years of Parli in college, took a year off to judge parli/ld/forensics, and am now assistant coaching at UCM. I believe that debate is a pedagogical activity and that the most important parts of it will be the parts that bleed out into the real world. We are future politicians, lawyers, scholars, rhetoricians, and professors; so ideally all of us involved with this activity will take realistic, impactful ideas and bring them to fruition in the real world. And for those of us that are current or future coaches, I believe we should be striving to instill those real world changes in the future.</p> <p> </p> <p>Have fun, be polite. </p>
Kristopher Copeland - NSU
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Lance Allen - McKendree
<p>I competed in Parli and IE’s for 4 years at Mckendree and have now coached for 4 years. That means I have a diverse background and have seen a large variety of positions. As a coach, I have watched rounds at traditional tournaments in parli to LD out rounds at nationals. While I am competent in a K debate, I am most comfortable in the case/DA/CP debates. This means that the K needs to be well explained, whether a critical Neg or Aff. For me, in-round abuse is not necessary on T. All CP types are fine, just beat the procedural. I evaluate procedurals first and then move to rest. I tend to weigh the magnitude and probability first in impact calc. You should feel comfortable running most any position in front of me as long as it is well explained and defended. </p>
Mark Kelton - Evangel
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Mark Turner - KWU
<p>I have judged for a long time. My children debated in high school, and I have judged since. I mainly judge individual events. I look for the message being sent by the performer and look for consistancy and support. I expect normal presentation skills. I like to be entertained as well.</p>
Nikki Freeman - UCMO
Paul Wesley Alday - BGSU
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Rebecca Godsey - SBU
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Sarah Collins - Cameron
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Steve Hagan - McKendree
Tom Serfass - Webster
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Tom Pinney - Northwest MO
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