Student Coaches/Adjudicators

Students may either be:

• The designated coach and adjudicator for a team (they will receive all correspondence to do with the coaching of a team and fulfil the adjudication requirement for that team)
• The designated adjudicator for a team but not the coach (i.e. they will fulfil the adjudicator requirement for that team but the correspondence will be sent to a coach)
• The designated coach for a team but not the adjudicator (they will receive all correspondence to do with the coaching of a team but a teacher will fulfil the adjudication requirement for that team)

Schools may nominate a student to become a coach and approved coach/adjudicator for 1 or 2 Junior Open teams provided the student satisfies the following criteria:

• Year 12 or Year 13
• Either
  • Has completed (in 2022 or earlier) at least 1 year of debating in Premier Advanced, Premier Junior or Advanced Open participating in a minimum of 3 debates
  • Was an active member of the Development Squad in 2021 or 2022

All nominated student adjudicators will be expected to attend an adjudication seminar.