Wilczewski,+Rachel

I was a high school and college policy debater in the 1980's. I have taught policy debate for 21 years both in California and Oregon. I have coached several policy teams to nationals. I love this form of debate. I am a real world policy maker judge, who is somewhat traditional. I look to see who advocates for most viable and beneficial policy. I ama recovering stock issues judge. I like to see an organized flow, with lots of analysis connecting evidence to claims. I also like to see a fun spirited debate, where debaters are polite to one another and are in this activity to learn, not just to win. I can flow a fast debate, but prefer communication over speed. I find that most policy debaters who spew, can't really handle the speed they are attempting and therefore lose their judge and opponents, ultimately rendering this communication event moot. However, if you must race through your arguments, at least be slow and clear on the tags. I do not like Kritiks. I will listen to them and weigh them against other arguments on the flow, but overall am not a big fan. If you run a K, make sure to fully explain your philosophical position and don't run positions that will bite your K. I will vote on T if not used as a time suck. "If you run it, go for it, don't kick out of 4 T's in your last rebuttal." I don't mind tag team cx; however, I award speaker points based on your ability to ask and answer questions, so if one partner is "tooling" another, then one of you will suffer point wise. I like to see that both partners are knowledgable about the topic and debate theory and get disgruntled when one partner will not allow the other partner a chance to answer any questions. What? Really? No! I don't count flash time as prep time, unless it becomes ridiculous.
 * Background**
 * Paradigm**
 * What Makes Me Smile**
 * Speed**
 * K's**
 * T**
 * Tag Team CX**
 * Flex Prep**
 * Flashtime**