2012-2013/1.1 - Kentucky High School Speech League

KHSSL Handbook 59 2012-2013/1.1A B CContestant One 1 3 6Contestant Two 6 1 3Contestant Three 4 4 2Each contestant has a composite rank of ten, so judges' preference is used next. As in the previous example,judge A indicated that he/she preferred contestant one, judge B indicated that he/she preferred contestanttwo, and judge C indicated that he/she preferred contestant three. Since no contestant was preferred by amajority of the judges, composite reciprocals are then used. Contestants one and two have identicalcomposite reciprocals (1/1 + 1/3 + 1/6 = 1 + .333 + .167 = 2) and are preferred over contestantthree whose composite reciprocal is 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/2 =.25 + .25 + .5 = 1. Looking only at thejudges' preferences for contestants one and two, judge A preferred contestant one, judge B preferred contestanttwo, and judge C also preferred contestant two. Therefore, the order of contestants in this example is two,one, and three.d. Contestants who cannot be ordered by composite ranks, judges' preference, orcomposite reciprocal are then ordered by composite rating as outlined in item 11c.Consider the following example which gives the ranks/ratings or three contestants from judges A, B, and C:A B CContestant One 1/100 2/97 3/94Contestant Two 2/96 3/93 1/100Contestant Three 3/92 1/100 2/96Each contestant has a composite rank of 6, each judge prefers a different contestant (A prefers one, B prefersthree, and C prefers two) and each contestant has a composite reciprocal of 1/1 + 1/2 + 1/3 = 1 +.5 + .333 = 1.833. Composite ratings are then used to place the contestants in the order one (100 +97 + 94 =291), two (96 + 93 + 100 = 289), and three (92 + 100 + 96 = 288).e. Only when all of the above methods fail shall two or more contestants be consideredtied in order in the semi-finals.12. The top two contestants in order from each of the three semi-final sections advance to the finalround. Only in the event of an absolute tie as outlined in items 11a-c shall an additional contestantbe advanced to the final round.13. In the final round, five judges will rate and rank students as in the preliminary and semi-finalrounds. The highest and lowest ranks will be eliminated from each contestant's scores and theremaining three ranks/ratings used to determine final placement by applying steps 12a-c in order.If a tie still exists, the scores of all five judges shall be used to break the tie by applying steps12a, c, and d in order.14. Individual Awards: All out-round contestants will receive awards appropriate to theirachievement. Coaches of State Champions will be recognized at the State Championshipawards ceremony and will be presented with an award.15. Sweepstakes Awards: The top 10 schools will be awarded trophies for team sweepstakes.