Category: Tips
Team Tip: Roles and Jobs
If your team can handle it, here is a way they can each become experts on specific, important parts of solving the Long-Term problem. All team members should become experts on the LT problem.
Team Tip: Time Management
Teaching your team members how to organize themselves, how to make and keep calendars, the importance of checklists, and how to divide labor is NOT considered Outside Assistance.
Team Tip: Brainstorming
Once the team has chosen the long-term (LT) problem, it’s time to start brainstorming different parts of the problem. This should be exciting for everyone!
Team Tip: Choosing a Problem & Parent Involvement
To narrow down the choices, consider reading only Section A of each problem to the team and then ask the question, “What sounds like fun in this problem?”
Team Tip: Your First Meeting(s)
The time before your team really starts solving the problem is a GREAT time for Spontaneous problems and getting to know the team member’s strengths.
What Can I Do Before Coach Training?
If you are a NEW Coach, you do not have to wait until after you attend a live Coach Training to get started on your journey called Odyssey of the Mind.
Good News! You Can Modify.
This is when teams are re-evaluating their solutions in light of their experiences at their Qualifying Tournament. And yes, you have the opportunity to make adjustments to your solution given what you learned.
Time to Celebrate!
Congratulations! You and your team did it! As you know by now, just getting your team to the tournament and overcoming all the challenges before, during and after competition is QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT!
Getting Ready for Tournament: Paperwork
Success in Odyssey of the Mind should NOT be measured by whether or not the team goes on to the State Finals. Teams have learned many life lessons and skills along the way.
Tournament Logistics: What you need to know!
Arrive approximately one hour before the team’s earliest time on the Tournament Schedule to allow for delays due to traffic or finding a parking space.