The liaison / appraiser team organizer (ato) manages the paperwork and helps with mobile scoring in a Team Challenge room.


There is a considerable amount of paperwork flowing through the Challenge Room:

  • tournament data forms are an important way appraisers learn about a team solutions.  Historically, teams needed to supply 6 copies for the appraisers.  Starting in 2020, team can supply this information online.
  • score sheets, if we are not doing mobile scoring, need to go to the Score Room
  • raw results, if not doing mobile scoring, are returned from the Score Room
  • teams waiting to review raw results with the Head Appraiser

Mobile Scoring

If the Team Challenge Room is doing mobile scoring, the liaison can monitor that the appraisers are submitting their scores.  The mobile client that each appraiser runs on their smart devices eliminates most errors appraisers typically make such as illegible handwriting or scoring the wrong item.

Paper Scoring

If we are using score sheets, the liaison plays a pivotal role in catching errors.  Before sending score sheets to the Score Room the liaison needs to check that

  • the numbers on the score sheets are clear
  • appraisers scored the items assigned to them by the Head Appraiser at the start of the day
  • deductions include explanations


The liaison will organize all the paperwork in a predetermined order in a manila envelope (known as the packet) to be shipped off to the score room.


Some time later (30 - 45 mins) the packet will return with the teams raw scores that the Head Appraiser can share with the team. The liaison typically tracks the packets returned and any teams waiting to see their raw scores.  She notifies the Head Appraiser that the scores have been returned and the team is ready.


More details and responsibilities will be explained at the Liaison training sessions. Additional requirements for the challenge may be included at the session for the specific challenge they are appraising.


The sections of the Rules of the Road that are particularly important to liaisons are: