UIL Speech Judges
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Michael Mattis
Current high school:
Grand Saline
Currently coaching?: Yes
Conference: 3A
Number of years coached: 22
Number of tournaments judged: 20
High school attended:
Brownsboro High School
Graduated high school: 1994
Participated in high school: Yes
Participated in college: Yes
Judging qualifications:
22 years of coaching, multiple state champions and medalists, thousands of rounds judged.
Judging Philosophy
CX
Judging approach: Tabula Rasa
Policy priority: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Evidence philosophy: Quantity of evidence and quality of evidence are of equal importance
Paradigm: I am tab. Rather adapt to debaters than they adapt to me.
LD
Approach: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Philosophy:
I am tab. Rather adapt to debaters than they adapt to me.
Contact Information
email: Mmattis@grandsalineisd.net
cell:
office:
Availability Information
Meet types:
District
Regional
CX State
State Meet
Congress Region
Congress State
Qualified for:
CX
LD
Extemp
Prose/Poetry
Congress
Travel
Region of residence:
6
I will travel to: 2 5 6
