Congratulations to all of the NCOM teams that competed in the In-Person World Finals! All 15 teams that represented NC were winners! The teams above placed in the top 10.
Special congrats to the team from St. Mark Catholic School (P2D2) for being awarded with Odyssey of the Mind’s highest award – the Ranatra Fusca!
To see all of the scores from In Person World Finals, click the below button:
Congratulations to all of the NCOM teams that competed in the Virtual World Finals! The teams above placed in the top 10, but, really, all of the teams are true champions!
Special congrats to the team from Barringer Academic Center for being awarded with Odyssey of the Mind’s highest award – the Ranatra Fusca!
And finally, let’s give a hand to the team from Lake Norman High School for winning an OMer award!
To see all of the scores from Virtual World Finals, click the below button:
Final team submission deadline will be April 30th, 2021.
Registration Fee: $190 per team
2021 In-Person World Finals
Registration will open April 8th, 2021
Final registrationdeadline is May 5th, 2021
Competition Dates: June 11 & 12, 2021
Registration Fee: $1090 per team
Teams are NOT limited to competing in one tournament or the other and MAY participate in BOTH virtual and in-person World Finals if they qualify to advance to World Finals by the rules of their State Association.
Recently, NCOM hosted a coaches webinar focusing on the NCOM Virtual Tournament. To view the recording of this webinar, please click the button below (or the graphic above).
While we will still be having two NCOM tournaments, this year’s regional level competitions will be presented as more of a “showcase” than a tournament. As usual, teams will submit their Long Term solutions and paperwork, compete in Spontaneous, and receive scores from experienced judges. They will also receive their raw long term and spontaneous scores as well as sticky notes from the judges and penalties if applicable. However, regional competitions will not have an awards ceremony as usual.
All teams this year will advance to the state tournament in April to compete for trophies/medals and the opportunity to advance to the 2021 Virtual World Finals.
The regional showcase format for this year is organized so that all teams competing virtually for the first time may present their solutions and skills risk-free, and have the opportunity to get feedback from judges before the competitive state-level tournament!
Practice spontaneous problems have been made available by the global Odyssey of the Mind organization as well as by NC’s Central Region. Here are instructions for accessing them:
Odyssey of the Mind Practice Spontaneous Problems
From the Odyssey of the Mind HQ’s Facebook page:
Hey OMers! Spontaneous practice problems are available in the Team Members Area (login using the Team Login, not the Member Login)! There are four practice problems to help your team experience Spontaneous in an online format. These practice problems are included with your membership.
Additionally, a Spontaneous Practice Package is available for purchase in the Odyssey Shop Support Materials. This package includes 10 practice problems that will provide examples of the different formats your team might encounter in an online competition. These provide additional opportunities to experience the online spontaneous competition to better prepare you for the actual competition.
NCOM Virtual Spontaneous Practice (presented by the Central Region)
From NCOM:
These pactice problems are for you to continue practicing spontaneous. We will update the first two on a weekly basis.
Join in on the NCOM Spontaneous Fair to get some valuable practice and feedback on your spontaneous skills!
Beginning today, January 18, you can prepare for the fair by accessing practice problems using the button below.
The Fair will run from 5PM on Friday, January 22 through 11:59PM on Sunday, January 24. During this time, you will participate in 3 timed problems to be submitted and scored by your regional judges.
A webinar will be held for coaches on Saturday, January 30 at 10AM to answer questions and discuss spontaneous strategies.
