Tournament rule 701.1 Philosophy
Philosophy
- 701.1.a Errors are assumed to be committed unintentionally. If the judge believes it was intentional, it is cheating. See…
- 701.1.b Judges are neutral arbiters and enforcers of policy and rules.
- 701.1.c Judges should not stop errors from occurring. Instead they deal with errors that have occurred.
- 701.1.d Judges should not intervene in games unless:
- 701.1.e Judges should model fair play, sporting conduct, and diplomatic behavior.
- 701.1.f Judges should not account for a player’s history or skill when determining whether errors occurred.
- 701.1.g Judges may take into account a player’s history or skill when investigating.
- 701.1.h Penalties are designed to educate players on mistakes and encourage them not to make them in the future.
- 701.1.i Penalties are also designed to deter other players from similar errors.
- 701.1.j Penalties are issued and tracked to help judges understand intent over patterns of behavior.
- 701.1.k Head judges and head judges ONLY may issue penalties outside of these guidelines. They have discretion to apply…
- 701.1.l Judges are human and they make mistakes.
- 701.1.m If a judge recognizes their own mistakes, they should acknowledge them and correct them if possible.
- 701.1.n If a competition official makes a mistake and it results in a penalty applied to a player, the head judge can…
- 701.1.o If a player acts on information given in error by a competition official, the head judge can rewind the game to…