Coaching Workshops & Webinars
The Coaches Workshop will be on on Saturday, August 19, 2023 from 9am to 12pm via Zoom conference. Early sessions introduced MIFA operations. The subsequent breakouts allowed an in-depth look at each of our events with a focus on the coming season. RSVP here. Agenda and zoom link available HERE. Events Webinars - these webinars are for coaches and will operate as Q&A discussions led by MIFA staff and members of the various event committees. Coaches are encouraged to join these in order to get perspective from experienced coaches about a variety of topics. Webinars are FREE to members but space is limited! 2023-24 Dates coming soon! Missed the IE webinars from last year? Watch recordings on our IE Resources page. |
Judge Certification
> High School Individual Events Judge Certification Judges must be certified in order to judge at an IE Regional or State Competition. Individuals who are at least 1 year out of high school are eligible to be certified. Certification lasts for 2 years. Learn more about IE Judge Certification and Re-Certification here. Check certification status here. > Middle Level Individual Events Judge Certification
The Middle Level Judge Certification process is being updated. Please check back for details, Here are just a couple of the reasons to take to the test:
> Policy Debate Judge Certification The Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association requires policy debate judges for the State Debate Tournament and the Novice Final Tournaments to be a high school graduate, agree to uphold the ethics statement, and post a judging philosophy online, and/or update their previously submitted paradigm, no later than one week prior to a state tournament. To become certified, fill out this form. And then post a judging philosophy on the wiki or tabroom. |