Friday, February 18, 2011

NFL Judge

Jealous? Sounds cool, eh?

Oh...wait...let me clarify. Not the NFL: National Football League



I am judging speech competitions Friday for the NFL: National Forensics League. And why is it called forensics? I always thought that dealt with crime scenes. Can someone explain the term to me? Maybe I should research it before I judge?



Two of my teenagers are competing in this qualifier. Fingers crossed. The only bummer about judging the competition is I don't get to see my own kids formally speak. I guess I'll just have to be happy watching them practice in the front room. :-)

I'm looking forward to my favorite categories: Humorous and Serious Interpretation. These two categories are when the speaker takes a favorite BOOK and dramatizes and interprets a section of the book. Click here for more info.

LOVE IT.

Have a great weekend!

16 comments:

  1. Hi fellow crusader!

    I hope you have a great time judging the competition! My kids have done Destination Imagination competitions for years. This is the first time I'll be a judge and have to miss my daughter's performance, so I know how you feel.

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  2. Fellow crusader, swinging by to say hi. (And apparently attempting to rhyme as I do so)

    Are there flags for you to throw for penalties in your NFL? Otherwise, I would think that takes a lot of the fun out of being a judge!

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  3. Forensics: the art or study of formal debate. Does that help? I looked it up :) I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for your teenagers.
    Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow

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  4. i fellow crusader - finally catching up! Forensics - something I know nothing about! Interesting post!

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  5. What a great opportunity. It sounds totally fun.

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  6. Ah--I miss that! Have fun and good luck to the kids.
    bethfred.com

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  7. Wow, I'll bet this will be a lot of fun! Hopefully someone else will video tape your own kids for you. It's nice that you're acting as judge...have fun.

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  8. sounds fun - I just dropped in to say hi fellow crusader - good luck at the w/end

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  9. Sounds interesting, Margo--have fun! :) Enjoy the crusade, too. Today I'm working my way through the list (mostly the YAs, today). Happy weekend!

    Artzicarol Ramblings

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  10. Hello! Crusader here, nice to meet you. Now following.

    Nikki

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  11. I dropped in to say "You've been gifted with the Stylish Blogger Award." Drop by Saturday blog post (http://www.kristalleeromances.com/2011/02/stylish-blogger-award-thanks-heather.html) to pick it up.


    Best of luck to your kids on their speech competition. Have a great weekend!
    ~k

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  12. I'm a crusader checking around and following everyone else. I used to coach forensic debate. There can be intense action in those rounds. Good luck.

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  13. oooh, that sounds like fun! From someone who doesn't like sports, I think that's MUCH better than the national football league. :-) Have a great time.

    <3 Gina Blechman (fellow crusader)

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  14. Hi Margo, I'm Liz. New follower and Crusader. :-)
    Thanks for visiting my blog today!

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