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REVISED: JANUARY, 2015 HRTC SHEET: 1

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Heartland Tournament of Champions Competition Judging Sheet Page HB-2

GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF ALL COMPETITIONS

1- To interpret and present the ceremony of the competition so as to achieve the maximum

accuracy and effectiveness.

2- To present the complete required work.

3- To fully and correctly follow all instructions contained within the Ritual, Monitor of

Ceremonies, Heartland Tournament of Champions Championships Handbook and

Competitive Rules.

4- To comply fully and correctly with all requirements, Heartland Tournament of Champions

Championship Rules, competition procedures, and Judge’s rulings.

5- To prepare room and complete the competition within the time limit.

6- To fill the required parts and any other optional parts with only Qualified Persons.

7- To assign only one (1) required part per man, except where multiple parts are allowed per

man.

8- To dress all parts appropriately.

9- To correctly and audibly say the words and make the sounds of the ceremony from memory

and without prompts.

10- To deliver the words with expression appropriate to the ceremony and part.

11- To prevent interruptions while competing by using doorkeepers.

12- SECTION “B” PARAPHERNALIA REQUIRED: Required paraphernalia is to be properly

placed: if unavailable, its presence and placement must be stipulated and described.



DEFINITIONS

AUDITOR – The person or group of people assigned to review and tabulate each judge’s judging

sheets, prepare the Auditor’s Tally Sheet for each competitor in a competition, and determine

and declare the winner(s) in each competition.

CREW – Those working with equipment, but not otherwise participating in the competition need not be

Qualified Persons or members of the competing Delegation.

DELEGATION – Everyone connected with the Chapter or individual competitor.

DOORKEEPERS – Those serving as guards to prevent interruptions at the entrance to, or outside of,

the room during the competition need not be Qualified Persons, and do not have to be members

of the competing Delegation.

HANDBOOK – The Heartland Tournament of Champions Championships Handbook, updated January

2015.

INTERRUPTION – A break in the continuous flow of action during a competition, either in floor work

or ritual, including extended pauses and disturbances from within or without the competition

room.

JUDGE – A person assigned to witness each competitor in a competition and record word or floorwork

penalties or record the competitor’s performance rating per the competition’s Performance

Rating scoresheet.

JUNIOR DIVISION – An individual competition division for competitors 15 years of age or younger

on the day that the Heartland Tournament of Champions ritual competition begins.

PANEL CHAIRPERSON – The person responsible for conducting the competition according to the

Rules and Competition Procedures, and for maintaining order within the competitive area.

QUALIFIED PERSONS – Active DeMolays of the competing Chapter who have not yet reached their

21st birthday on the commencement date of the annual Heartland Tournament of Champions

Championships. If any required competitive part is not filled with a Qualified Person, or if any

optional part is filled by a non-Qualified Person, the Team or Individual competitor will be

disqualified.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT – Is as specified for the Individual Competition or Team Competition

event. Such required equipment is to be supplied by the Championship’s organizing committee,

or may be supplied by the competitor, but if not supplied by either of the foregoing it must be

“stipulated” by the competitor’s Spokesman to the Panel Chairperson.

SENIOR DIVISION – This is an individual competition division for competitors 16 to 20 years of age

on the day that the Heartland Tournament of Champions Championships ritual competition

begins.



SPOKESMAN – Competitor’s or Team’s representative, the communications link of the Competitor or

Team with the Judging Panel; need not be a Qualified Person or a member of the competing

Delegation unless also participating in the competition, but must be an Active DeMolay at the

time of such participation.

TEAM EVENT / TEAM COMPETITION – Is an event consisting of more than one (1) competitor.

All team competitors must submit a team roster to the competition’s Panel Chairperson prior to

their competition. Each chapter is allowed to enter only ONE (1) team competitor in any team

competition.

--- RITUAL – Ritual of Secret Work, Fifteenth Edition 2013, DeMolay International, Order of

DeMolay.

--- MONITOR - MONITOR OF CEREMONIES Corrected Sixth Edition 2007, DeMolay International,

Order of DeMolay. Available at DeMolay International website at:

http://www.demolay.org/resources/ceremonies/



GENERAL RULES & ITEMS AGREED TO BY THE BOARD

Minimum Dress Code Each participant shall have a minimum dress code of dress pants, shirt, tie, shoes and socks in the

Annual Heartland Tournament of Champions Championships competition.

Sharing of Robes, Regalia and Props Each participating Jurisdiction is not required to share any of their robes, regalia or props for any

competition in the Annual Heartland Tournament of Champions Championships competition.

Jurisdiction Entries Each participating Jurisdiction is limited to no more than one (1) individual or team entry in each

scheduled Individual or Team event in the Annual Heartland Tournament of Champions

Championships competition (exception – see Composite Teams below).

All members of any Jurisdiction’s ritual team entered into any Team ritual event must be from

the same individual Chapter within the Jurisdiction, a “Chapter Team”.

Composite Teams Composite teams (teams with individuals from more than one chapter within a Jurisdiction) are

allowed for all team competitions.

Any given Jurisdiction can enter only a Chapter team OR a Composite team. There is no limit to

the number of chapters within a Jurisdiction that can be used to make up a composite team. The

Composite team win will be worth 0 points toward the Supremacy Award, but will still receive

the other benefits of victory, i.e. medals and trophy.

Special Effects No “make-up” will be permitted in any ritual event.

No sound amplifications will be allowed in any ritual event except for the playing of recorded

music as supplied by the participating ritual team.

“Walkie Talkies” (or equivalent equipment) may be used by a member(s) of the competitor’s

Delegation for communication purposes in controlling the lights, music, etc., but any such

equipment that is used or appears to be used to prompt a competitor(s) during a ritual

competition event, will result in the immediate disqualification of the entire competitor (whether

an individual or a team event involved)



Rotation of Annual Championships Between Jurisdictions Effective with the 1987 annual Championships competition and thereafter, any member

Jurisdiction of the Board may “host” the annual competition by submitting a written

application/bid therefore for Board approval, at any stated or special meeting of the Board of

Directors.

Obligations Competition

A competitor in either Initiatory Degree or DeMolay Degree obligations competition must not

have been a member of the Order of DeMolay for more than one (1) year on the first day of the

ritual competition.

Required Non-speaking Parts There are, in several competitions, required non-speaking parts. If a team does not have enough

competitors to fill these stations, the team will be deducted no more than 25 points per missing

part. This is done in an effort to ensure that teams can make qualifying scores, when the lack of

the given role would be detrimental to the team score.

Notification / Distribution of Information & Materials Within 30 days following the annual Championships, all Region IV Executive Officers and

Board Members will be notified, in writing, of the dates for the immediately succeeding

Championships.

Any changes in the annual “registration packet” materials will be submitted to the

Championships General Chairman within 30 days following the stated Board meeting at the

annual Region IV Fall Board Meeting.

The annual Championships “registration packet” will be distributed to Board Members and other

interested parties by January 15th

of the Championships year involved.

Rule Changes

All changes to rules, regulations or these “Items Agreed To,” will be presented to the Board, in

writing, at the next meeting of the Board at which such change(s) is initially presented and

approved, for review and for final approval. If not presented over for presentation at the next

Board Meeting and in any event will not become effective until the annual Championships

following the Board Meeting at which finally approved.

Registration Deadline

All competitors’ registrations must be postmarked by no less than 14 days prior to the starting

date of the annual competition in order to be included in such annual competition unless

approved for inclusion by the Chief Judge.

Non-Registered Parts

Due to the complexity of scheduling, Competitions that have not been registered for by or on the

Registration Deadline will not be added to the competition schedule.




Competition Judges

Each participating Jurisdiction is encouraged to furnish as many judges as possible for the annual

competition; provided, that in order to participate in the annual competition, each participating

Jurisdiction will be requested, though not required, to furnish a minimum of one (1) competition

judge for each ritual team entered in the annual Championships competition.

In extraordinary circumstances, the General Chairman of the Championships may modify the

requirement upon appeal.

Active DeMolays can be used as Judges but only if they are from non-competing Jurisdictions in

the competition event they are to judge; provided, however, that such restriction may be waived

by the General Chairman of the Championships, if necessary, in an extraordinary situation.

Challenges

Challenges must be:

1. Submitted the day of the Tournament

2. Submitted in writing to the Heartland Ritual Board Chairman,

no more than 2 hours after the announcement of the winners.

3. Must include the original judging sheets.

4. In detail regarding nature of the challenge.

It is the Heartland Ritual Board Chairmen’s responsibility to arrange a meeting with the local

Tournament Director & Chief Judge to review & make a decision regarding the challenge(s).

These 3 will constitute a Challenge Committee. All decisions of the Challenge Committee will

be final & will be announced before the conclusion of the weekend.

All Judges shall be available for any questions from the committee during a challenge.

Prompting during Team Competitions:

The great purpose of the team competitions is to encourage teamwork among the participants;

prompts within the team will be allowed with the following stipulations:

1. Must consist of only one word.

2. The prompt will be counted as a single insertion word error & must be repeated by

the speaker or a single additional deletion error will be accessed.

3. No more than three word prompts will be allowed in any team competition.

4. Every prompt thereafter will be considered an interruption & will carry a 25-point

penalty per infraction. No word error will be accessed along with the interruption

penalty.



Interruptions by Judges

In the event of a significant interruption by anyone in the room, the Chairperson of the Judging

Panel will pause the competition. He/she will then ask the competitor if he wishes to take a short

break not exceed 5 minutes. The competitor can notify the Chairperson he is ready to resume, if

the time limit has not expired. The judge designated as the prompter will repeat the last

completed sentence. The competitor will always begin with the next sentence, not in the middle

of a sentence. No one is to leave the room and the competitor is not to communicate with

anyone other than the Chairperson of the Judging Panel. If it is a team competition, the

Chairperson will only communicate with the team’s Spokesman.




JUDGES SHOULD BE…

Judges should be impartial, fair, knowledgeable and oriented to these

Championships, and working under a set of rules to provide:

1- An exact statement of what will be required of each of the competitors in the contest.

2- A point spread of sufficient range to permit an adequate identification of the degrees of

excellence.

3- An educational experience for the competitor by supplying unbiased, positive, and

constructive comments.

4- Scoring for words and floor work on a penalty subtraction basis, and a clear statement of the

penalty value of each type of penalty.

5- Scoring or “performance rating” according to the performance categories.

6- All penalties must be documented in writing by a judge in order to be considered valid and

counted by the auditors.

7- An absolute prohibition of discussion or comparison of “Judging Sheets”, “Performance

Score Sheet”, or “Scores” by the Judges until after the competition is competed.

8- That all Judges be available to the competitors for discussion and explanation after the

competition.




Judging Panels

Generally, each Judging Panel is composed of Master Masons, DeMolay Advisors, Senior

DeMolays, and/or Active DeMolays chosen and assigned to specific panels by the Chief Judge

(or Officer in charge of the Competition).

POSITIONS & FUNCTIONS OF THE MEMBERS OF A JUDGING PANEL:

PANEL CHAIRPERSON: Responsible for conducting the particular competition he/she is

assigned to, according to the rules of the Competition. He/she is responsible for

maintaining order within the competitive area and keeping the competition schedule on-

time. The Panel Chairperson is empowered to make any interpretive judgments required

during the competition. He/she is also the communications link between the Judging

Panel and the Competitor’s Spokesman and may also be a Performance and/or Floorwork

Judge, but should not be a Word Judge unless absolutely necessary. (Should have been a

judge in at least three (3) Jurisdictional Level Competitions and at least one (1) Heartland

Tournament of Champions Championship to give him/her a solid working knowledge of the

format of the Competition.)

WORD JUDGES: Responsible for evaluating the completeness and accuracy of the words

spoken between the “BEGIN” and “STOP” time interval by watching the score sheets as

he/she listens for the uttered word from the competitor(s). Word judges should be

familiar with DeMolay ritual or competitions and should be an excellent sight reader with

good hearing.) (Should have previous judging experience in DeMolay competitions.)

FLOOR WORK JUDGES: R Responsible for evaluating the completeness and accuracy of the

competitor’s movements, gavel raps, door raps, and directions observed between the

“BEGIN” and “STOP” time interval. They are also responsible for evaluating the correct

placement of all paraphernalia in accordance with “Section B – Paraphernalia

Requirements”. Floor work judges should be familiar with DeMolay ritual or

competitions. (Should be individuals who are Chapter Active and have a good working

knowledge of what they are looking for.)

PERFORMANCE JUDGES: Responsible for giving a numerical evaluation of the

Competitor’s performance, noting both constructive criticisms as well as compliments on

the Performance Score Sheet. (Should have previous judging experience in DeMolay

competitions.)

CUE JUDGE: Where used, the Cue Judge will read the cue lines which precede the

competitor’s required ritual parts. The Cue Judge should be familiar with DeMolay ritual

and can be a Word, Floorwork, or Performance Judge.

TIMING JUDGE: Responsible for recording the “Time On” and “Time Off” times for each of

the timed events to determine whether the competitor’s total time requirements have

remained within the competitive time limits. The Timing Judge should be one of the

Floorwork and/or Performance Judges and is selected by the Panel Chairperson prior to

the first competitor’s competition.


PROMPTING JUDGE: This is the sole individual authorized by the Panel Chairperson to

prompt a competitor, according to the “Prompting Procedure”. The Prompting Judge

should be one of the Word Judges on the Judging Panel and is selected by the Panel

Chairperson prior to the first competitor’s competition.. (This should be the better of the two

Word Judges.)

Judging Panel Structure:

These Championships shall be judged by Judging Panels consisting of the following type judges:

Word Judges and Performance Judges, and where required, Floor work Judges and/or Cue

Judges.

Panel Chairpersons are appointed annually by the Chairman of the Board of Directors and will

be assigned to a specific ritual event(s) by the Chief Judge.

The Word, Floorwork, Performance, and Cue judges for each competition are assigned by the

Heartland Tournament’s Chief Judge prior to the start of the competition.

The Timing and Prompting each for each competition will be assigned by the competition’s

Panel Chairperson prior to the first competitor’s competition.

COMPETITIVE EVENT AND REQUIRED JUDGING PANEL COMPOSITION:

The competitive events will be evaluated by Judges Panels of 4 or 6 members as follows.

6 MAN JUDGES PANEL

Word Judges: Two (2) Required

Floor work Judges: Two (2) Required

Performance Judges: Two (2) Required

Chapter Proficiency (Opening, Closing & Nine o’clock) -- Team Event

Initiatory Degree (Chapter Team Entry) -- Team Event

Initiatory Degree (Composite Team Entry) -- Team Event

DeMolay Degree (1st & 3rd Sections) -- Team Event

DeMolay Degree (4th Section) -- Team Event

Representative DeMolay Ceremony -- Team Event

Installation Service -- Team Event

Cross of Honor Ceremony -- Team Event

Majority Service -- Team Event

Ceremony of Light -- Individual Event


4 MAN JUDGES PANEL

Word Judges: Two (2) Required

Floor work & Performance Judges: Two (2) Required

Preceptor Corps -- Team Event

Preceptor Trio -- Team Event

Flower Talk -- Individual Event

Orator (DeMolay Degree 1st & 3rd Sections) -- Individual Event

Master Inquisitor (DeMolay Degree 1st & 3rd Sections) -- Individual Event

Junior Inquisitor (DeMolay Degree 1st & 3rd Sections) -- Individual Event

Jacques DeMolay (DeMolay Degree 1st & 3rd Sections) -- Individual Event

Geoffrey de Charney (DeMolay Degree 1st & 3rd Sections) -- Individual Event

Magnificent Seven -- Individual Event

Magnificent Three -- Individual Event

1st Preceptor -- Individual Event

2nd Preceptor -- Individual Event

3rd Preceptor -- Individual Event

4th Preceptor -- Individual Event




Initiatory Degree Obligation -- Individual Event

DeMolay Degree Obligation -- Individual Event

Chaplain – Individual Event

A separate Cue Judge will be added to any judging panel that requires a cue judge for the

competition (Individual non-Preceptors, Jacques DeMolay, Inquisitors, Chaplain)



PANEL CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING STATEMENT- Individual

This statement is to be read in full, by the Panel Chairperson, to every Individual Competitor prior to the

start of each Competitor’s competition. The Panel Chairperson must read this statement loud enough so

that all within the room will be able to hear it.

If any questions are answered “NO” by the Competitor’s Spokesperson, the Panel Chairperson shall

clarify such points.

1- * (rap) “May I have your attention please?”

2- “The Competitor may enter the competition room.”

3- “Welcome to the (event name) ________________________________ competition.”

4- “I am Dad/Mom __________________, the Chairperson of the Judging Panel, and it is my

duty to maintain order in this room throughout the competition.”

5- “If anyone wishes to leave, please do so now, as this room will be tiled and no passage will

be allowed until this competitor has completed their competition.”

6- “I will now introduce to you each member of the Judging Panel…”

“Word Judge(s) : _________________ and _________________ and _________________.”

“Performance Judge(s): _______________ and _______________ and _______________.”

“Floor work Judge(s) (if needed): _______________ and _______________ and

________________.”

“Timer: ___________________ and Prompter: ___________________.”

“Cue Judge (if needed): _______________________.”

7- “No open Rituals, Monitors of Ceremonies, or Judging Sheets other than those used by the

Judging Panel will be allowed during the competition.”

8- “No one is permitted to sit next to or behind a Judge and there shall be at least one (1) vacant

seat between each person during this competition.”

9- “As this will be a competitive situation, all Judges, visitors, and observers on the sidelines

will not respond to gavel raps or ritual. The audience is to remain silent and seated at all

times.”

10- “Taking of photographs, video, or audio recordings during the competition is not allowed.”


Panel Chairperson’s Opening Statement- Individual (continued)…

11- “Please turn off all personal game or audio players. Please turn off or set to vibrate all cell

phones, pagers, and communication devices.”

12- “We are about to witness the work of Brother ______________ from ______________

Chapter, representing the Jurisdiction of ______________, Order of DeMolay.”

13- “Are you familiar with the Objectives and Rules which generally apply to this tournament

and this competition in particular?” (If the answer is “NO”, the Panel Chairperson must

explain to the competitor.)

14- “Are you familiar with the Prompting Procedure and that each prompt will cost 50 points

each?” (If the answer is “NO”, the Panel Chairperson must explain to the competitor.)

15- “Do you understand that the responsibility for the prevention of interruptions is upon you and

that each interruption will cost 25 points?” (If the answer is “NO”, the Panel Chairperson

must explain to the competitor.)

16- “Do your understand the operation of the Time Limit and that you must complete the

Competition and clear the room of your paraphernalia within the Official Time Limit of

_______ minutes?” (If the answer is “NO”, the Panel Chairperson must explain to the

competitor.)

17- “After Time On is called, I will answer any questions you may have. You may also begin to

set up the competition room as needed and when you are ready for the Judging to start, you

may say “BEGIN”. When you are finished, you may say STOP. Is this clear?” (If the

answer is “NO”, the Panel Chairperson must explain to the competitor.)

18- “When you are ready for TIME OFF to be called, you may say: “I am ready for Time Off.”

Is this clear?” (If the answer is “NO”, the Panel Chairperson must explain to the competitor.)


Panel Chairperson’s Opening Statement- Individual (continued)…

19- “If anyone wishes to leave before the competition starts, please do so NOW as the doors will

be closed and no one will be allowed to enter or leave until this competitor has completed

their competition. (Pause for anyone to leave.)

20- “Dad/Mom (judge closest to the door)___________________, you will please tile the door(s)

to the competition room.”

21- “Time On. Dad/Mom (Timing Judge) ________________, you will give the “Time On”

time and record it.”

The Spokesperson can begin to ask the Panel Chairperson any questions or give any stipulations for the

competition.

The competitor can begin to set up the competition room as needed.

When the room is set up and the competitor(s) are ready, the Competitor may say “BEGIN”

Competition takes place.

22- At the end of the competition, the Spokesperson may say “STOP” (All judging stops)

23- When the competitor(s) has cleared the room, the Competitor may say “I am ready for TIME

OFF.”

24- The PANEL CHAIRPERSON will say “Time Off. Dad/Mom (Timing Judge)

____________, you will give the “Time Off” time and record it.

25- The Panel Chairperson should then thank the competitor and allow him to leave the

competition room.

26- The next competitor should not enter the room until all score sheets are collected from the

judges and the Panel Chairperson has placed them in an envelope to be delivered to the

Auditors.



PANEL CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING STATEMENT- Team Competition

This statement is to be read in full, by the Panel Chairperson, to every Team Competitor prior to the start

of each Competitor’s competition. The Panel Chairperson must read this statement loud enough so that

all within the room will be able to hear it.

If any questions are answered “NO” by the Competitor’s Spokesperson, the Panel Chairperson shall

clarify such points.

1- * (rap) “May I have your attention please?”

2- “The Competitors may enter the competition room.”

3- “Welcome to the (event name) ________________________________ competition.”

4- “I am Dad/Mom __________________, the Chairperson of the Judging Panel, and it is my

duty to maintain order in this room throughout the competition.”

5- “If anyone wishes to leave, please do so now, as this room will be tiled and no passage will

be allowed until this competitor has completed their competition.”

6- “I will now introduce to you each member of the Judging Panel…”

“Word Judge(s) : _________________ and _________________ and _________________.”

“Performance Judge(s): _______________ and _______________ and _______________.”

“Floor work Judge(s) (if needed): : _______________ and _______________ and

________________.”

“Timer: ___________________ and Prompter: ___________________.”

“Cue Judge (if needed): _______________________.”

7- “No open Rituals, Monitors of Ceremonies, or Judging Sheets other than those used by the

Judging Panel will be allowed during the competition.”

8- “No one is permitted to sit next to or behind a Judge and there shall be at least one (1) vacant

seat between each person during this competition.”

9- “As this will be a competitive situation, all Judges, visitors, and observers on the sidelines

will not respond to gavel raps or ritual. The audience is to remain silent and seated at all

times.”

10- “Taking of photographs, video, or audio recordings during the competition is not allowed.”


Panel Chairperson’s Opening Statement- Team (continued)…

11- “Please turn off all personal game or audio players. Please turn off or set to vibrate all cell

phones, pagers, and communication devices.”

12- “We are about to witness the work of ______________ Chapter, representing the

Jurisdiction of _______________, Order of DeMolay.”

13- “Brother Spokesperson, have you instructed your Team that all questions must be asked by

you to me if the answers are to have any official standing?”

14- “Is your Team familiar with the Objectives and Rules which generally apply to this

tournament and this competition in particular?” (If the answer is “NO”, the Panel

Chairperson must explain to the competitor.)

15- “Is your Team familiar with the Prompting Procedure and that each prompt will cost 50

points each?” (If the answer is “NO”, the Panel Chairperson must explain to the competitor.)

16- “Does your Team understand that the responsibility for the prevention of interruptions is

upon you and that each interruption will cost 25 points?” (If the answer is “NO”, the Panel


17- “Does your Team understand the operation of the Time Limit and that you must complete the

Competition and clear the room of your paraphernalia within the Official Time Limit of

_______ minutes?” (If the answer is “NO”, the Panel Chairperson must explain to the

competitor.)

18- “After Time On is called, you will pass me your Team Roster, and then I will answer any

questions you may have. Your Team may also begin to set up the competition room as

needed and when you are ready for the Judging to start, you will say “BEGIN”. When you

are finished, you will say STOP. Is this clear?” (If the answer is “NO”, the Panel


19- “When you are ready for TIME OFF to be called, you will say: “I am ready for Time Off.”

Is this clear?” (If the answer is “NO”, the Panel Chairperson must explain to the competitor.)

20- “Do you understand that failure to say “BEGIN”, “STOP” or ask for TIME OFF will cost

you 25 points per each infraction?” (If the answer is “NO”, the Panel Chairperson must

explain to the competitor.)


Panel Chairperson’s Opening Statement-Team (continued)…

21- “If anyone wishes to leave before the competition starts, please do so NOW as the doors will

be closed and no one will be allowed to enter or leave until this competitor has completed

their competition. (Pause for anyone to leave.)

22- “Dad/Mom (judge closest to the door)___________________, you will please tile the door(s)

to the competition room.”

23- “Time On. Dad/Mom (Timing Judge) ________________, you will give the “Time On”

time and record it.”

The Spokesperson can begin to ask the Panel Chairperson any questions or give any stipulations for the

competition.

The competitors can begin to set up the competition room as needed.

When the room is set up and the competitors are ready, the Spokesperson will say “BEGIN”

Competition takes place.

24- At the end of the competition, the Spokesperson will say “STOP” (All judging stops)

25- When the competitor(s) has cleared the room, the Spokesperson will say “We are ready for

TIME OFF.”

26- The PANEL CHAIRPERSON will say “Time Off. Dad/Mom (Timing Judge)

____________, you will give the “Time Off” time and record it.

27- The Panel Chairperson should then thank the competitors and allow them to leave the

competition room.

28- The next competitors should not enter the room until all score sheets are collected from the

judges and the Panel Chairperson has placed them in an envelope to be delivered to the

Auditors.


Heartland DeMolay Ritual Tournament

Team Registration Roster

Please PRINT Neatly!

CHAPTER ________________ COMPETITION ___________________

LOCATION ___________________ SPOKESPERSON ___________________

TEAM MEMBERS COMPETITION PART

1. _______________________________ _______________________________

2. _______________________________ _______________________________

3. _______________________________ _______________________________

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I certify that each of the team members named above is a member in good standing of the above named

Chapter and is less than TWENTY-ONE (21) years old at the beginning of this competition (unless

otherwise approved by the competition committee).

ADVISOR _____________________________ DATE ____________


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Score Sheet Marks…

Each Judge will be required to subtotal the penalties on each sheet, then total all penalties for the

competition and write it in the upper right hand corner of the score sheet.

This allows for the Auditors to function as a checking unit instead of a scoring unit. This should also

cut down on the number of problems with the scoring marks as in the past.

Score Sheet Marks For Word & Floor work Judges: The Following Marks Are To Be Used

By The Judges, As Appropriate

Point Deduction

For Penalties

WORD(s)

INSERTED

1 Word Inserted

2 Words Inserted

3 Words Inserted

or

6 Words Inserted

-5 Points

Per Word

WORD(s)

DELETED

Line Out Each Word Omitted -5 Points

Per Word

FLOOR WORK

INSERTED

Draw in the inserted path on the

appropriate floor diagram

-5 Points

Per Word

FLOOR WORK

DELETED

“Zig Zag” through any floor

work omitted on the appropriate

floor diagram

-5 Points

Per Word

STAGE

DIRECTIONS

DISOBEYED Line Out Portion Disobeyed

DELETED Line Out Portion Deleted

-5 Points

Per Direction

TIME

Minutes Past Limit Or Part Thereof

-30 Points

Per Minute

or Part Thereof

PROMPTS Circle Each 3 Words Prompted

And Write The Word Prompt

-50 Points

Per 3 Words

Prompted

INTERRUPTION “IT” At The Point Of Interruption (add

explanation after competition ends)

-25 Points

Per Interruption

PARAGRAPH(s)

DELETED D[ A Single Bracket And The Letter “D” Will Be Used To Show

That A Sentence Or A Portion Of A Sentence Has Been

DELETED

REPEATED or

OUT OF

SEQUENCE R[

A Single Bracket And The Letter “R” Will Be Used To Show

That A Sentence Or A Portion Of A Sentence Has Been

REPEATED or OUT OF SEQUENCE

Each Competition will start with a perfect score of 1000 Points. Deductions will be made from that

perfect score according to the above Point Deductions for Penalties.

Deductions will be made for the DELETION of Parts or the use of Multiple Parts in the Initiatory

Degree, as provided under “General Requirements” for such Team Ritual Event.




PERFORMANCE SCORE SHEETS:

“PERFORMANCE” evaluation is based on a rating system of…

“-3”, “-2”, “-1”, “0” (or average), “+1”, “+2”, “+3”,

for each of the categories listed on the Performance Score Sheet.

There are three sections on the Performance Score Sheet which are…

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

TEAM EVENTS

TEAM EVENTS WITH PROPS

A category rating of “-3” is lowest.

A category rating of “0” is average.

A category rating of “+3” is highest.

All categories must be marked to allow the PERFORMANCE RATING to be computed for each

Competitor.

The numerical rating refers to “Performance Penalties” or “Performance Pluses” valued at 3

points each, i.e.,

“-3” x 3 = “-9 Points”

“+3” x 3 = “+9 Points”

The “PERFORMANCE RATING” is determined by totaling the numerical values within a

section and then totaling the sections.

The comments section is for use by the Performance Judge to record comments for the Team or

Individual Competitor’s benefit.

All “Performance Penalties” (“-3”, “-2”, “-1”) must be documented with specific reasons.



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PERFORMANCE SCORE SHEET <>

Judge: ______________________________________ Event: __________________________________

Competitor: _____________________________ Chapter: _______________ Jurisdiction: ___________

Time On: __________ Time Off: __________

Competitor Called “BEGIN”: Yes No Competitor Called “STOP”: Yes No

Competitor Called “I Am Ready For Time Off”: Yes No Not Required

PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 COMMENTS

1- Uniformity

2- Acting & Expression

3- Confident & Relaxed

4- Enunciation

5- Volume

6- Separated Ideas, Sentences

7- Pauses

8- Eye Contact

9- Gestures

10- Nervous Habits

11- Walking & Turning

12- Sitting, Rising, Posture

Individual Competitor (With 1-12)

TOTAL = ________ Max. Possible 12 x +3 = +36

Min. Possible 12 x –3 = -36

13- Sitting, Rising, Posture

14- Costuming

15- Lighting

16- Props

17- Music

Team Competitor (With 13-17)

TOTAL = ________ Max. Possible 5 x +3 = +15

Min. Possible 5 x –3 = -15

INITIATORY DEGREE PARTS:

Number of: Additional_____ Missing_____ Multiple Preceptor Parts____ PERFORMANCE RATING =




PROMPTING PROCEDURE:

The following applies to a situation in which it becomes apparent to the Panel Chairperson that a

competitor is in need of a “prompt” and/or the competitor himself requests a “prompt.”

1- When the Panel Chairperson realizes that a competitor needs a “prompt,” though it has not

been requested, the Panel Chairperson will time 10 Seconds and call the word “PROMPT”.

Upon the command, the previously designated Prompter will give the next three (3)

consecutive words.

2- When the competitor requests a prompt, the Panel Chairperson will call “PROMPT” and the

next three (3) consecutive words will be delivered by the previously designated Prompter.

In either case, the point at which the Panel Chairperson calls “PROMPT” will be noted by the

WORD JUDGES on their Score Sheets by circling the (3) three consecutive words prompted.

The competitor must repeat the three (3) words given in the prompt or he will be penalized –5

points for each word in the prompt not repeated.

INTERRUPTION PROCEDURE:

An interruption shall be designated by the Panel Chairperson whenever a break in the ritual or

floor work occurs within the room (including an extended pause or a disturbance) during a

competition, and a penalty of –25 points will be assessed.

Interruptions due to a disturbance from outside the competition room allowed by the doorkeepers

will also be penalized.

The Panel Chairperson will note the Interruption(s) and the point at which it occurs on the Panel

Chairperson’s Score Sheet.

No verbal notice will be given at the time an interruption occurs.



AWARDS CRITERIA:

A CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD (1ST

Place Award) will be awarded in each competition to the

Competitor (Individual or Team Event) with the highest FINAL SCORE, except that NO 1st

Place Award will be awarded unless the FINAL SCORE is at least 750 Points.

All questions pertaining to the Championships shall be referred to the Chief Judge, General

Chairman and/or Chairman of the Championships Board of Directors, as appropriate.

Appropriate medals will be awarded to all persons determined to be the FIRST PLACE

INDIVIDUAL Winner in any INDIVIDUAL ritual event and to each Team Member of the

FIRST PLACE TEAM Winner in all TEAM ritual events.

All designated FIRST PLACE Winners in a Competitive event (Individual or Team) will be

awarded First Place Certificates.

A FIRST PLACE TROPHY will be awarded to each team (excluding a Composite Initiatory

Degree Team) determined to be the FIRST PLACE winner in any Team ritual event, except that

NO 1st PLACE TROPHY will be awarded unless the FINAL SCORE is at least 750 Points. No

Trophy will be awarded for any Individual ritual event.

Any Individual or Team entered into any Individual Event or Team Event during any

Championships competition may be determined to be the FIRST PLACE winners in such event

and receive the appropriate award(s) therefore only if such Individual or Team receives a score

from the duly appointed Judging Panel(s) of at least 750 Points.

The SUPREMACY AWARD traveling trophy shall be awarded annually to the Jurisdiction

earning the most points in the Championships competition, pursuant to the following “Point

System”…

1st Place – Team Event ...................................+10 Points

2nd

Place – Team Event ..................................+6 Points

1st Place – Individual Event ...........................+4 Points

2nd

Place – Individual Event ..........................+2 Points

For each ritual event (Individual or Team)

receiving a final score of 750 or more

Points from the Judging Panel for their

performance ...................................................+1 Point

AUDITOR’S TALLY SHEET:

The “Tally Sheet” (as shown on HB-21) is a summary page of Penalties assessed and

Performance Points earned during a competition. Both Penalties and Performance Points are

multiplied by the appropriate values and totaled for the final score.



HEARTLAND TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS

AUDITOR’S TALLY SHEET

Competitor: _______________________________ Time Allowed: __________ Minutes

Chapter: __________________________________ Time On: __________

Jurisdiction: _______________________________ Time Off: __________

Event: ____________________________________ Total Time: __________ Minutes

WORD JUDGES

#1 #2 #3 #4

PENALTIES

AVERAGE

FLOOR WORK JUDGES

#1 #2 #3 #4

PENALTIES

AVERAGE

PERFORMANCE JUDGES

#1 #2 #3 #4

PENALTIES

AVERAGE

START WITH: 1000 POINTS

Word Penalties X (-5) = -_____________

Floor work Penalties X (-5) = -_____________

Time Penalties X (-30) = -_____________

Prompts X (-50) = -_____________

Interruptions X (-25) = -_____________

Initiatory Degree Multiple Preceptors X (-5) = -_____________

BEGIN, STOP, TIME OFF Penalties X (-25) = -_____________

Total Performance Rating (from Sheet HB-17) (+ or -) = ______________

TOTAL SCORE =



COMPETITIVE EVENTS & REQUIREMENTS FOR:

TROPHIES <> MEDALS <> PRINTING

COMPETITION EVENT

TOTAL

PAGES

W/COVER

HRTC

SHEET

NUMBERS

MEDALS

REQ’D

TROPHIES

REQ’D

Handbook N/A 0

1st Preceptor (Individual) 2 0

2nd

Preceptor (Individual) 2 0

3rd


4th


5th


6th


7th


Chaplain (Individual) 1 0

Magnificent Seven (Individual) 1 0

Magnificent Three (Individual) 1 0

Orator (Individual) 1 0

Master Inquisitor (Individual) 1 0

Junior Inquisitor (Individual) 1 0

Jacques DeMolay (Individual) 1 0

Geoffrey de Charney (Individual) 1 0

Initiatory Degree Proficiency (Individual) 1 0

DeMolay Degree Proficiency (Individual) 1 0

Ceremony of Light (Individual) 2 0

Flower Talk (Individual) 2 0

Preceptor Corps (Team) 7 1

Preceptor Trio (Team) 3 1

Chapter Proficiency (Team) 11 1

Chapter Proficiency Composite (Team) 11 0

Initiatory Degree (Team) 22 1

Initiatory Degree Composite (Team) 22 0

DeMolay Degree – 1st & 3

rd Sect. (Team) 13 1


DeMolay Degree – 1st & 3

rd Sect.

Composite (Team) 13 0


COMPETITION EVENT

TOTAL

PAGES

W/COVER

HRTC

SHEET

NUMBERS

MEDALS

REQ’D

TROPHIES

REQ’D

DeMolay Degree – 4th

Sect. (Team) 3 1

Representative DeMolay Ceremony (Team) 2 1

Installation Service (Team) 6 1

Installation Service Composite (Team) 6 0

Cross of Honor (Team) 4 1

Majority Service (Team) 5 1

TOTALS = N/A 147 14

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