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* Debate whether certification can be suspended for directors who take longer than a week to submit ratings data
 
* Debate whether certification can be suspended for directors who take longer than a week to submit ratings data
 
* Liaise with the WESPA Tournament Committee
 
* Liaise with the WESPA Tournament Committee
* Review the existing criteria for [[Tournaments|sanctioning tournaments]], consider in particular whether there should be limits on the number of events a director can list or how far in advance an event may be listed; prepare options for the [[Advisory Board]] to choose from
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* Review the existing criteria for [[Tournaments|sanctioning tournaments]], consider in particular whether there should be limits on the number of events a director can list or how far in advance an event may be listed, and the status of "invitational" events; prepare options for the [[Advisory Board]] to choose from
 
* On an ongoing basis, supervise tournament directors, including
 
* On an ongoing basis, supervise tournament directors, including
 
** Maintaining the tournament [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html calendar]
 
** Maintaining the tournament [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html calendar]

Revision as of 09:15, 19 June 2009

The Tournament Committee is a NASPA committee established to supervise sanctioned North American SCRABBLE tournaments.

To contact the Tournament Committee send an email to naspa-tourney@yahoogroups.com.

Current Members

It currently consists of the following:

New members are welcome.

Agenda

The committee has the following items on its agenda:

  • Decide on a certification process for tournament directors in coordination with a similar process for club directors being developed by the Club Committee
  • Debate whether certification can be suspended for directors who take longer than a week to submit ratings data
  • Liaise with the WESPA Tournament Committee
  • Review the existing criteria for sanctioning tournaments, consider in particular whether there should be limits on the number of events a director can list or how far in advance an event may be listed, and the status of "invitational" events; prepare options for the Advisory Board to choose from
  • On an ongoing basis, supervise tournament directors, including
    • Maintaining the tournament calendar
    • Receiving and processing incident reports, passing them up to the Advisory Board as necessary
    • Making sure that tournament directors receive the news and information they need to perform their function
    • Overseeing the mentor/apprentice system when it is implemented

Tools

The committee has access to the following web tools: