TEAM and Individual Scores at the 2002 National Soil Judging Contest

The 2002 National Soil Judging Contest was hosted by the University of Minnesota the fourth week of April near Red Wing, MN. Twenty‐one universities from around the country participated in this educational event. For the third consecutive year a TEAM (Together Everyone Accomplishes More) aspect of soil judging was included. TEAM judging requires that the team judge two profiles in a similar fashion as the official judges by coming to a consensus on their description. Data from the 2002 contest shows that TEAM judging results in higher scores on most segments of the score card than individual judging. Only soil texture determination was significantly less for TEAM judging. Students and coaches like the aspect of TEAM judging at the national soil judging contest.