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Join Randy Burton and Tom Bojanski for the annual Tournament Prep Webinar. Use the button/QR code below to join the zoom webinar.

• Learn about Spontaneous techniques
• 4 practice sessions (all types of problems)
• Receive feedback; interact with other teams
• Fee is $50/team (includes all team members and coaches)
• Number of teams is limited & registration will close on Thursday, January 16, 2025

Schedule:

8:30AM – 8:55AM	Check-in
9:00AM – 9:25AM	Orientation & Introductory Session
9:30AM – 9:55AM	Practice Spontaneous Problem
10:00AM – 10:25AM	Practice Spontaneous Problem
10:25AM – 10:40AM	Break
10:40AM – 11:05AM	Practice Spontaneous Problem
11:10AM – 11:35AM	Practice Spontaneous Problem

We encourage all team members to attend the Spontaneous Fair as all team members will be able to participate in Spontaneous competitions this year!

Primary teams may not understand or have the skills necessary to be successful in solving these problems. Instead of attending this event, a less intense method of exposing Primary teams to spontaneous problem solving is encouraged.

Coaches: Team Information Needed!

Coaches, it’s time to enter your team member names, ages, and other scheduling related information.  Please complete this form no later than Wednesday January 22!

Enter Team Member Info

To register as a judge representing a team, contact our Tournament Director Lexie Groner:

Judge Registration (representing a team)

To register as a judge and NOT representing a team, complete this form:

Judge Registration (not representing a team)

To register as a volunteer, agreeing to work a 2-hour shift at the tournament, please complete this form:

Volunteer Registration

Register for the Spontaneous Fair

• Learn about Spontaneous techniques
• 4 practice sessions (all types of problems)
• Receive feedback; interact with other teams
• Fee is $50/team (includes all team members and coaches)
• Number of teams is limited & registration will close on Thursday, January 16, 2025

Click the above button to register for the Spontaneous Fair.

Schedule:

8:30AM – 8:55AM	Check-in
9:00AM – 9:25AM	Orientation & Introductory Session
9:30AM – 9:55AM	Practice Spontaneous Problem
10:00AM – 10:25AM	Practice Spontaneous Problem
10:25AM – 10:40AM	Break
10:40AM – 11:05AM	Practice Spontaneous Problem
11:10AM – 11:35AM	Practice Spontaneous Problem

We encourage all team members to attend the Spontaneous Fair as all team members will be able to participate in Spontaneous competitions this year!

Primary teams may not understand or have the skills necessary to be successful in solving these problems. Instead of attending this event, a less intense method of exposing Primary teams to spontaneous problem solving is encouraged.

Webinar Recordings

NCOM Eastern Region Tournament registration is now open!

Registration is $175/team, but we offer an Early Bird discounted fee of $125 if you are registered on or before January 5, 2025.  The registration fee for Primary and Odyssey Inclusive teams is $25.

The final deadline for registering is January 15, 2025.

Schedule:

Sessions Offered:

Electricity and Wiring (batteries, light bulbs, wires, and motors)
Creative Use of Materials (how to use common items found in homes and garages to create things)
From Script to Stage (writing scripts for performances and acting them out)
Building Sets and Props with PVC Pipe (how to take PVC pipe and make things like stage sets)
Balsa Wood (all you wanted to know about building with balsa wood)
Brainstorming and Time Management (how to work as a team to create ideas for problem solving and working within limited time)
Characterization and Stage Presence (how to “become” characters on stage)
Sewing and Costumes (how to create really creative costumes)
Spontaneous Skills (important skills to use to solve and respond to spontaneous problems)

Notes:

• Registration is $12 per team member.  There is no charge for adults. 
• Please use the button above to register. Once you have finished entering your registration information, the confirmation screen will provide a payment link to complete your registration.  
• Registration closes on Wednesday, December 4th.  There will be no on-site registration at the fair!
• There must be at least one adult on site with the team during the fair.  Team members may split up into different sessions if you prefer to do so.  There will be plenty of adult supervision so the adult from the team will not have to stay with all the team members all day.
• Once you have registered and paid, you will be contacted via email with more details on the fair, and with an individual schedule for each of your team members for the day.  Bring this schedule with you!  Your team members will go straight to their first session when they arrive.  There will be no on-site registration.

For additional information, contact Randy Burton:
[email protected]

NCOM Eastern Region Coaches Webinar
Saturday December 14
10:00AM – 11:30AM

Questions about tournament logistics?
Want to get insight into coaching best practices?
Need some guidance or assistance with any issues related to OotM?

Coaches – please join Randy Burton, the Eastern Region Director, and other NCOME Board members for a Q&A tailored specifically to your needs. This virtual meeting is open to any Eastern Region coach and all questions are welcome. No outside assistance will be given, of course, but you will be pointed to resources that can help you and your team.

Topic: NCOM Eastern Region – Coaches Webinar
Time: Dec 14, 2024 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Schedule:

Sessions Offered:

Electricity and Wiring (batteries, light bulbs, wires, and motors)
Creative Use of Materials (how to use common items found in homes and garages to create things)
From Script to Stage (writing scripts for performances and acting them out)
Building Sets and Props with PVC Pipe (how to take PVC pipe and make things like stage sets)
Balsa Wood (all you wanted to know about building with balsa wood)
Brainstorming and Time Management (how to work as a team to create ideas for problem solving and working within limited time)
Characterization and Stage Presence (how to “become” characters on stage)
Sewing and Costumes (how to create really creative costumes)
Spontaneous Skills (important skills to use to solve and respond to spontaneous problems)

Notes:

• Registration is $12 per team member.  There is no charge for adults. 
• Please use the button above to register. Once you have finished entering your registration information, the confirmation screen will provide a payment link to complete your registration.  
• Registration closes on Wednesday, December 4th.  There will be no on-site registration at the fair!
• There must be at least one adult on site with the team during the fair.  Team members may split up into different sessions if you prefer to do so.  There will be plenty of adult supervision so the adult from the team will not have to stay with all the team members all day.
• Once you have registered and paid, you will be contacted via email with more details on the fair, and with an individual schedule for each of your team members for the day.  Bring this schedule with you!  Your team members will go straight to their first session when they arrive.  There will be no on-site registration.

For additional information, contact Randy Burton:
[email protected]

Odyssey of the Mind Coaches Training will be presented virtually via Zoom

When:
Saturday, November 2, 2024
8:00AM – 1:00PM

Planned Class offerings: 
– New Coaches Seminar
– Returning Coaches Seminar
– P1 – The OM-Mazing Race
– P2 – Mech-Animal Sidekick
– P3 – Cooking with Books
– P4 – Save Me Structure
– P5 – AstronOMical Odyssey
– Primary Problem – It’s a Wonderful World!
– Balsa Wood Basics
– What is ‘Style’?
– Solving a Long Term Problem: Where Does the Team Begin?
– Spontaneous
– Outside Assistance / Coaching Guide


Class offerings may change – download the detailed schedule of classes using the button above.

All classes will be offered virtually via Zoom. Zoom links will be emailed prior to the training to the registered attendees. 

Registration ($15 per coach) is now open!