This page defines a number of terms used in our levels.
Sides Lead
A sides lead is a role typically seen at multi-day events in charge of many or all judges working on scheduled side events. Sides leads may lead as few as two or three judges at a small multi-day event, but up to fifteen or twenty or more at a large one.
Primary Sides Lead
The primary sides lead is the main sides lead judge at a multi-day event. Typically there is one primary sides lead at a multi-day event, but very large events may have more than one. Primary sides leads usually have their role for an entire event weekend, are on an early shift, and plan the schedule for all of the judges for the day. Primary sides leads get to count leading each unique judge assigned to them on the weekend, up to a limit.
Secondary Sides Lead
A secondary sides lead backs up, relieves, or assists a primary sides lead. Typically this will mean being assigned a later shift. Some secondary sides leads may help with scheduling and planning for the day, but it isn’t their primary role. Secondary sides leads get to count each unique judge assigned to them for the weekend, up to a limit.
Assigned
A judge is assigned to a lead if they appear on the schedule with their lead listed as such, and are expected to attend that lead’s beginning of day briefing. Judges moved between events/leads during the day to adjust for event sizes only count as assigned to their first lead. Some edge cases may exist, such as a large event starting two hours into a shift, where a judge might be assigned to a lead starting in the middle of a shift. If this is the case, they only count as assigned to one lead, and only the lead who they reported to for the majority of the day.
Appeals Judge
An Appeals Judge is an additional judge assigned to assist the Head Judge of a large competitive event. Typically their title will be Appeals Judge or Support Judge. In general, a large event will have at least one Appeals Judge, but not more than one per 250 expected players. Appeals Judges must be the Appeals Judge hired by the Tournament Organizer, covering a Head Judge’s lunch break or covering appeals when there is an overload is not sufficient.