Judging

Training & Accreditation

The National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) offers these free courses with accreditation you can add to your Tabroom.com judge profile. Each course listed below takes about 15 minutes to complete.

The Harvard Debate Council has created an additional free course in serving as a parliamentarian; it takes about a half hour to complete.

All Congress Judges (Scorers + Parliamentarians)

Responsibilities each round:

Congressional Debate Judging Guide
Congressional Debate Judging: Tabroom.com

Parliamentarian Guides & Resources

The Harvard Debate Council has created an additional free course in serving as a parliamentarian; it takes about a half hour to complete.

Parliamentary Procedure/Presiding

Parliamentarian Guide

Congressional Debate Parliamentarian Guide

Full Motion Table

Table of Frequently Used Motions in Congressional Debate

Essential (Abbreviated) Motion Table