APPRAISERS

Thank you for your interest in appraising at the

Trinity Valley North Central Regional Destination Imagination Tournament.

What's an Appraiser?

A volunteer who goes through our comprehensive training is called an appraiser. This person will appraise on the day of the Regional Tournament. The appraiser will be trained for a specific role and help with a specific Challenge. The volunteer might score teams, introduce them, process their paperwork or usher teams to their sites. For a glimpse into the Challenges that the teams compete in click here.

Team Requirements:

Team Managers are required to provide an appraiser for each team/team number they manage in order to compete. If they manage 3 teams, they must provide 3 different appraisers, even if the team is comprised of the same team members.

You Don't Want to Miss This Opportunity Because....
A great day of entertainment and the knowledge that you helped expand the minds of hundreds of children awaits you. Plus, you have the best seat in the house, you get free breakfast, lunch, snacks, cold drinks, swag (and breaks!) Job advancement is also available in the opportunity to appraise at the Texas DI Tournament at the University of Texas at Arlington. For more information, contact your District Coordinator.

Appraiser Qualifications:

Must be at least 18 years old and no longer enrolled in high school. We will accept high school seniors who have participated in DI for a number of years.
Able to maintain an enthusiastic, positive, and encouraging attitude with all team members and adults on tournament day.
May not appraise the performance of a team which includes his/her own family member. Exception: Early Learning appraisers may appraise their own family members on Early Learning teams ONLY, since it is non-competitive.
May not appraise the performance of a team for which he/she has served as a Team Manager.
Must attend a half-day, in-person Appraiser Training workshop.
Must be available from 8am-4pm (-ish) on tournament day
Does not need to have prior DI experience or training.

Also, appraisers are typically NOT a team parent or anyone else who expects to see their team perform, unless it's an Early Learning team. Co-workers, neighbors, club/community/church friends, teachers, administrators, etc. are great candidates!

Appraisers will very likely NOT get to watch the team they're volunteering on behalf of perform.

Appraisers will NOT be able to leave their tournament site to watch another team perform. This includes Early Learning appraisers.

Qualities of a DI-namic appraiser:
A person who:

Enjoys working with kids, has a good sense of humor and has a sense of fairness in appraising.
Commits to learn as much as possible about the assigned Challenge and enjoys working as part of a team.
Is punctual and honors his/her commitment to come to training and the tournament.
Appreciates creativity in all its forms!!

Appraiser roles:
For Team Challenges, a typical Appraisal Team consists of a least 7-11 people per site, including scoring appraisers and support officials (Organizer, Timekeeper/Announcer). For Instant Challenges, a typical Appraisal Team consists of 5 people per site, all of whom score. There's LOTS of support from veteran appraisers, Head Appraisers and Challenge Masters.

Training:
All appraisers must attend a half day of in-person training held on February 7 from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm at the ESDC in Carrollton (1820 Pearl St, Carrollton, TX 75006.) There is no alternate date nor training recording to view at a later date.

Tournament:

The TVNC DI Regional Tournament will be held on February 21 at Newman Smith High School in Carrollton. Most appraisers will start after 8 am and we expect to be done by mid-afternoon - actual times vary by challenge and will be given to you after the schedule is complete.

MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER:
Just as kids couldn’t have a DI team without a team manager, it would be impossible for us to have a DI competition without Tournament Appraisers. We cannot hold a tournament withough an adequate number of appraisers and volunteers.

2ND MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER:
It is the Team Manager’s responsibility to ensure that the team’s appraiser signs up HERE

You may submit the name of more than one person to serve as tournament appraiser!!

Questions? Email tvncdi@gmail.com