Become Acquainted with Speech and Debate Events 

The National Speech and Debate Association has created videos lessons to help acquaint judges with the basics of speech and debate, as well as more detailed explanations of how to judge individual events. If you end up judging at the NM National Qualifier Tournament they are HIGHLY encouraged. If you judge at the Last Chance Qualifier or at Nationals they are required. Many of your questions about individual events can be answered by taking these trainings. You will need both a Tabroom.com account as well as an NSDA account in order to get credit as a judge for taking them. 

Check out our resources from our 2024-2025 Judge Roundup! Feel free to email if you have any questions.

Judge Training Resources Video Here

Judge Training Slides Here

Springboard Judge Training

Tabroom.com is the website used to organize a tournament. Judges will create an account and use it to record their results as well as the comments they have for competitors. Tabroom.com should be used with the Chrome Browser only.

HOW TO CREATE A TABROOM ACCOUNT

https://youtu.be/DyTqMwhRJpo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4PlvjxixB8 

HOW TO ENTER CONFLICTS

This would be students & schools you specifically should not judge. More information on this page:

Entering Conflicts into Tabroom

HOW TO JUDGE ON TABROOM 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOFxYV2BZN0

ADDITIONAL TABROOM TUTORIALS

NM NSDA Additional Tabroom Tutorials

Using Online Ballots in Tabroom

How to Use Online Ballots - Debate

How to Use Online Ballots - Speech

How to Use Online Ballots - Congress 

How to Edit Feedback on Ballots

The following resources are compiled here so they can be found, but there is absolutely no requirement that judges look at all of this. They are just resources that are available for those who want them. We do highly recommend attending an online training, or watching the recordings that are sent out after each one, before judging at a tournament. The online judge trainings are at 6pm on the Tuesday before each major NM tournament. Links and more information are sent out via our weekly emails. 

NMSDA Judging Resources Google Drive 

NSDA Judge Accreditation page

NM NSDA Judge Training 

Judge Training website

Overview info for judges from a Loyola tournament (Please note that this tournament has already taken place, but  has some helpful screenshots in reference to tabroom and NSDA Campus.) 

Judge Training Broken down by event

Judging Speech and Debate 101 Courtesy of Hannah Flake

How to Use NSDA Campus