UIL Speech Judges
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Paul Shelton
Current high school:
Currently coaching?: No
Conference:
Number of years coached:
Number of tournaments judged: 3
High school attended:
Kaufman High School
Graduated high school: 2020
Participated in high school: Yes
Participated in college: No
Judging qualifications:
I did two years of CX, Extemp, and congressional debate in high school as well as judging several invitational and district tournaments in the spring of '21. As a debater, I never lost a CX round outside of the state tournament and was a regional qualifier in extemp and was one spot out of qualifying for state in congress my first year. In the two years I participated in CX I never entered a tournament (except state) that I did not place first in and I have multiple top speaker awards.
Judging Philosophy
CX
Judging approach: Stock Issues
Policy priority: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Evidence philosophy: Quality of evidence is more important than quantity of evidence
Paradigm: I think that a CX round should be decided on the issues of timeframe, magnitude, and probability with consideration given to the ability of both teams to fulfill their roles as Aff and Neg and communicate clear cases.
LD
Approach: Communication skills are more important than resolution of substantive issues
Philosophy:
I think that because of how broad LD topics can be special attention should be paid to how clear the debaters can communicate their arguments.
Contact Information
email: bradicichp@gmail.com
cell: 972 730-211
office:
Availability Information
Meet types:
Invitational
District
Regional
CX State
State Meet
Congress Region
Congress State
Qualified for:
CX
Extemp
Prose/Poetry
Congress
Travel
Region of residence:
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I will travel to: 1 2 3 4 5 6 8
