How to be the best L2 in the world (and not go for L3)

1. Growing sideways as Level 2
International Level 2 Conference, Firenze, 2016
Christian Gawrilowicz

2. ▶ Run competitive tournaments
▶ Floor Judge/Team Lead(*) at larger events
▶ Be diplomatic with players, TOs, judges
▶ Investigage situations
▶ Mentor and test Level 1/2 (*) candidates
▶ Write reviews of other judges
▶ Share their knowledge
▶ Write articles, conference and tournament reports
▶ Be involved in regional community
▶ Be involved in (global) projects
Roles of Level 2s
(*) Growth area

3. ▶ Development of Other Judges
▶ Investigations
▶ Leadership, Presence and Charisma
▶ Logistics and Tournament Operations
▶ Penalty and Policy Philosophy
▶ Program Construction and Philosophy
▶ Self-Evaluation
▶ Stress and Conflict Management
▶ Teamwork, Diplomacy, and Maturity
Skills of Level 2s?

4. Growth options
Regular
Tournaments
L0 Mentoring
Regular
Tournaments
Competitive
Regular
Tournaments

5. ▶ Do a task better (Judge call → do it quicker or without
looking up the rules or leaving the players happier)
▶ Do an additional task within your role (Mentor L0 ->
Mentor L1 -> Mentor L2)
▶ Learn a new role (Run tournament → Mentor → Join
project)
Examples of growth options