Understanding the
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Program Guide
• Please read – Most answers to questions are
contained in the Program Guide!
• Overview –
– Chapter 1
• Coaching a Team
• First 5 Practices
• Teaching Teamwork & Creativity
– Chapter 2
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School & Team Memberships
Age Divisions
Team Participants & Rosters
Team Withdrawals & Transfers
– Chapter 3
• Elements – Long Term, Style & Spontaneous
• Practice tips
• Scoring
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– Chapter 4
• Competition Preparation & What to Expect
• Competition Scoring (Raw v. Calculated Score)
• Awards
– Chapter 5
• Program Rules for All Problems
• Penalty Categories
• Reasons for Discipline
– Chapter 6
• Resources
– Appendix
• Forms
• Spontaneous Problems
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• Safety
– Critical at each level
– All teams must have foot coverings
– Team replica of weapons
prohibited
– Safety glasses
– Safety Items Exempt from
Materials Values Form
– Outside Assistance (OA) & Safety
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• Program Rules: Apply to all problems – Chapter 5
– Involving the audience and/or judges
– Replica weapons
– Safety & Damage
– Membership Sign
– Copyrights and Trademarks
• Competition Scores
– Long term scores are available from the Head Judge
– Coaches have 30 minutes to review then the scores
are final
– Questions about scores should be directed to the
Head Judge
– If the coach is still not satisfied, then a tribunal can
be requested
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• Competition Scoring
– Raw Score
– Calculated Score
– Total Score =
Long Term
+ Style
+ Spontaneous
- Penalties
• Ties are awarded if there is
less than 1 point difference
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Competition Scoring Example
Long Term
Team A
Raw
Style
Spontaneous
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176.47
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71.11
Team B
Raw
187
41
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Calculated
200
47.67
42.96
Team C
Raw
155
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135
165.76
46.51
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Team A
Calculated
Team C
Calculated
Total
297.58
296.35
312.27
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PENALTIES
Spirit of the Problem (-1 to -100 Points)
Unsportsmanlike Conduct (-1 to -100 points)
Outside Assistance (-5 to -200 points)
Incorrect/Missing Membership Sign (-1 to -15 points)
Over Cost Limit – Materials over cost limit (-1 to -100 points)
Over Time Limit – For each 10 sec or fraction (-5 points)
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Awards & Scholarships
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• OMER’S Award
– In recognition of teams or individuals who
demonstrate outstanding sportsmanship, exemplary
behavior, and exceptional talent
• Ranatra Fusca
– Presented to teams or individuals who exhibit
exceptional creativity, either through some aspect of
their problem solution, or an extraordinary idea
beyond the problem solution
• Tournament Placement
– Determined by total score
• Scholarships
– Creative Opportunities Unlimited
– $1000 and $500 Scholarships
available
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Additional Resources
Colorado Odyssey Website
– www.coloradoodyssey.org
• National Website
– www.odysseyofthemind.com
• Other association websites
– http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/contacts.php
• Northeast Pennsylvania Odyssey of the Mind:
Spontaneous Problems Galore
– http://nepaootm.com/wp/?page_id=9
• 21st Century Skills
– http://www.p21.org/overview
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Additional Resources
• Creativity Web
– http://members.optusnet.com.au/%7Echarles57/Creative/index2.h
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• The Step by Step Guide to Brainstorming
– http://www.jpb.com/creative/brainstorming.php
• Pieces of Learning Publishers
– http://www.piecesoflearning.com/
• Prufrock Press
– www.prufrock.com/showproducts.cfm?FullCat=96
• Learning for Life: Problem Solving Initiative
Games
– http://www.learningforlife.org/exploring-resources/9911
720/x09.pdf
Thank You!
Questions?
Contact Mary Francavilla
Coaches Mentor
720-934-4059
[email protected]