Hard skills refer to technical abilities that can be taught, such as understanding rules and processes, while soft skills involve emotional intelligence and adapting to fluctuating situations. For judges, hard skills are important for properly enforcing fixed penalties, but soft skills are also necessary when dealing with players, such as during deck checks, matches, and events requiring leadership. To improve soft skills, judges can reflect on past experiences where soft skills were important and discuss ways to strengthen abilities like adaptability and emotional awareness.
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Hard skills vs soft skills
1. Hard Skills vs Soft Skills
UK Judge Conference 2015
Liz Mackie
2. What Are Hard Skills?
Hard Skills are:
Where the rules stay the same
Can be taught in a school / from a book
Involve Intelligence (IQ)
3. What Are Soft Skills?
Soft Skills are:
Where the rules fluctuate
Not really taught in schools / trial and error
Involves Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
4. Why Are Hard Skills
Important In Judging?
The rules!
We should have an excellent grasp of them
The penalties!
Each infraction has a fixed penalty (unless the head judge
decides otherwise)
The Processes!
What needs to be done during a tournament (Deck Checks,
Pairings)
6. Examples!
Here is a list of Judge activities, where are soft skills important?
1. Judge calls
1. Deck Checks
1. Observing a Match
1. Pairings
1. Leading a team at a GP
7. Group Exercise!
Think of two different scenarios from personal experience
where soft skills were important.
8. Ok, We See The Importance,
What Can We Do To Improve?
