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Coaching Workshops & Webinars
The Coaches Workshop will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at West Bloomfield High School High School. The itinerary and speakers are still being finalized, but you can click HERE to take a look at a previous workshop agenda to get the idea. Register HERE This workshop will also have a Public Forum Student Workshop option. Students are invited to attend a PF workshop from 9:30am-12pm. If students wish to stay after lunch there will be a mini tournament of practice rounds. Interested? Email Courtney Bassett at members@themifa.org 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! Sign up for webinars HERE. MIFA is using tabroom.com for various events! MIFA has used tabroom.com for event registration and tabulation for our debate events for years. Recently, MIFA expanded its use of tabroom to include Middle Level IE and the "OLIE". We're excited to also use this program for the upcoming Punxatourney IE/OI Festival as well as offering online balloting options for Public Forum at this year's Debate State Finals. To help directors, coaches and judges learn this new program, we are offering several online training webinars: Thursday, November 14, 2019 @ 7:30PM How to Register - for Debate, Middle Level, High School IE Tuesday, December 3, 2019 @ 7:30PM Online balloting and judging for Debate States Tuesday, January 14, 2020 @ 7:30PM How to Register - for Debate, Middle Level, High School IE |
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 3 years out of high school are eligible to be certified. Certification lasts for 3 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 as well and the info you need will be available here in October. 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. |