STYLE JUDGE

• Must know and understand ALL the parameters of the problem you are judging:  scored elements, clarifications, Odyssey rules

Style Judge:  Evaluates and scores the 5 Style elements specified by the team

Procedure

• You will get a Style Form from each team.  It is very specific about what 5 elements you are to judge
• Review the Team's Style form to make sure that none of the elements they chose to be judged are being judged in the Long Term scoring.
• If any elements are already being scored, send the form back to the Pre-staging judge for the Team to choose a different Style element.
  • For this reason, you must be aware of all the elements being scored in the Long Term problem.
• Before kids get to the performance area, get up and position yourself so you can see everything—you don’t want to miss a thing!
• You want to give the team all the points they deserve

After performance, talk to the team: compliment and ask questions

2 purposes:

1. Shows team you were paying attention and makes them feel appreciated
2. Helps determine if there was any outside assistance

Questions: 

• Who designed scenery, props, costumes?
• Who made it?
• Who did the drilling, sawing, sewing, painting?
• What kinds of tools did you use?
• Where did you get the idea for…?

• Enter scores on the worksheet you will receive on the day of the tournament.  Jot down notes to help you remember what a given team did. This will help you stay consistent throughout the day.
• Transfer score from your worksheet to the scoresheet
• Write lots of positive sticky notes.  Attach them to the Team's Style scoresheet
• Scoresheets will be collected and transferred to the Scorekeeper

Penalties

• If a penalty is to be assessed, the occasion and the amount must be agreed upon by all the Style judges.
• If a Style element is omitted in the presentation of the solution, a score of zero is awarded for that element.  There is no penalty.

Have a great day!!  You will be wowed by a lot of stuff you see!  Enjoy it.