Chairman's Video Submission

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by kmehta

I think the admin manual makes it clear that the judges don't watch it, which leaves only the assistant or volunteers... in any case, I was told that a few years ago by a volunteer who was in charge of watching the videos for an event.

I don't think this is a uniform practice, at least it's not what's specified by the manual.

Originally Posted by Admin Manual, Section 6.4.8

Note: The Chairman’s Award is our highest honor and teams who receive the Chairman’s Award represent the highest standards of FIRST. When the Chairman’s judges have narrowed the selection to two or three teams, these contenders for the Chairman’s Award at all events will have their VIDEO viewed by the Judge Advisor for appropriate content and to ensure that the above guidelines have been met. Although the Chairman’s judges will not be judging your video as part of your submission, a VIDEO with inappropriate content will disqualify a team for the award.

So it appears that the standard way of doing things is to have the JA watch the videos, but I'm sure there are cases like you've described where the review process is delegated to an assistant.