We are aware that a competition usually means that those involved are driven to win.
This applies to team members, coaches, parents and even to countries.
We feel there is nothing wrong with that, as long as the guiding principles of the competition remain intact.
We expect all teams and coaches participating in the competition to respect the WRO® Ethics Code.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES & ETHICS CODE

The WRO® Guiding Principles are:

• Teams are encouraged to learn and master new skills while having fun together.
• Coaches, mentors and parents are there to guide the teams, not to do the work for them.
• Participating and learning are more important than winning.

At the WRO® International Final we have many judges from all over the world that help make the tournament possible.
All judges are experienced judges from our member countries and are selected with help of our National Organizers. They are volunteers and need to follow the
Guiding Principles for WRO Judges.

This document explains the judging process.

Please note:

• The Head Judges have the final word in judging decisions. This means that complaints about judging need to be made on the tournament day directly.
• All Judges have the responsibility to be mindful of irregularities during the whole event. Teams or coaches that break the Ethics Code can be reported to the Category Head Judges. They can decide to investigate the incident. This can have consequences for the team
• It is the team itself – and not the coach – that communicates with the judges. The coach should only interfere when requested by a judge.
• If needed, a Judge can ask a person to act as translator for the team at any time. This does not necessarily have to be the coach. It can also be another person.
• After an incident is handled, we kindly ask team members and coaches not to raise any further arguments on that specific issue with the table judge.