Coaches
So, you’ve decided to (or are thinking about) coaching an Odyssey of the Mind team. It is coaches like you who make this entire program possible. You will be meeting with your team a few times a week for the next several months to prepare for a long competition day consisting of an 8-minute long-term skit and a spontaneous problem that they will only have a few short minutes to solve. We want to thank you in advance for your hard work and commitment to your teams!
If you have coached before, then you know exactly what you are getting into. For those of you who are new to Odyssey of the Mind, don’t panic. This web site contains resources that will be important for you as your team prepares their solution. Be sure to check the sidebar on the right side of the page for important deadlines, training opportunities, and tournament dates. Take some time to look through the information here and on the Resources page, and if you have any questions, please contact our school coordinator liaisons.
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Please see below the list of teams that have officially registered for the 2025 NoVA North Regional Tournament. If you have any questions regarding your registration or the tournament, please contact our Tournament Director. More information will be posted on the Regional Tournament event page as it becomes available. You can click the headers of …
The results for the State Tournament are available here. We are very proud of our 7 advancing teams from Nova North: The OM-Mazing Race Division I: Forestville Elementary School, team A Division II: Kilmer Middle School, team A Mech-Animal Sidekick Division I: Sangster Elementary School, team A Division II: Westbriar Elementary School Cooking with Books …
The following are the documents that are in the Coaches Packet that was mailed out: Tournament letter Parent letter Emergency Care Oakton High School OotM Sites 2025 Primary info letter
Congratulations to all of the teams that performed at the Nova North Regional Tournament! See the results for all teams here. The first-place winners are the following: P1 The OM-Mazing Race Div I – Forestville Elementary School Div II – Kilmer Middle School P2 Mech-Animal Sidekick Div I – Sangster Elementary School Div II – …
The OM-Mazing Race Div 1 Long Term Location: Cafeteria Spontaneous Location: Door 6 Lobby LongT Member Team Name Coach Spontaneous Volunteer 8:30 AM 77170542 Marshall Road Elementary School Hexel 10:05 AM 9:45 AM 8:50 AM 77452281 McAuliffe Elementary School Lehr 1:05 PM 9:45 AM 9:10 AM 78026031 Oak Hill Elementary School Kannekanti 1:25 PM …
This year’s shirt is designed by Sloane Delaney of Westbriar Elementary School: (Note: this is the logo superimposed on a picture of a T-shirt, not an actual finished T-shirt.) The cost is $18 for all sizes up to adult X-large; XX-large is $20 and XXX-large is $22. You will need to compute your total cost. …
First read through this entire page and then click the link at the bottom to register. Before you begin the registration process, you MUST have all of the information listed below. Otherwise, you will be forced to start the entire process over. If you enter something incorrectly and need to move backward in the registration …
Spread the Volunteering Opportunities Around Odyssey of the Mind is totally operated by volunteers. As a coach, you will be involved for the entire season (as will the NOVA North Board members). But putting on the Regional Tournament can only be accomplished through the efforts of many more volunteers. We will need a minimum of …
One of a coach’s most important roles is managing their team. Part of that role is creating a schedule of practices and setting goals for your team throughout the year. Before the First Meeting Be sure that you have read this season’s Odyssey of the Mind Program Guide (a link to it is available on the Resources …
The information provided on this site will get you started, but there is so much more than we could possibly write here! We STRONGLY recommend that you attend the Coaches Training that we hold in the fall. More information about this and other events can be found under “Important Events” on the right. Additional coaching tips and the Virginia Coaches Handbook …
Outside assistance is one of the trickiest aspects of Odyssey of the Mind for coaches. It can be very confusing trying to figure out what is outside assistance and what is not. Our general advice is, when in doubt, assume it is outside assistance. However, if team members are ever putting themselves or others in danger, PLEASE DO step in…without …
Building Your Own Tester Base The instructions below are instructions with a parts list of how to build your own structure tester base for the balsa problem. If you have any questions, please contact our Balsa Problem Captain. How to build a crusher 2017 Another resource can be found at: Instructions for Building Your Own …
Please review our list of frequently asked questions for Odyssey coaches. Click on the links below to view the questions in each category. If your question isn’t answered here, please contact our school coordinator liaisons.
Pat O’Brien was an Odyssey of the Mind volunteer for over 20 years, including 14 years as a coach and several years as a tournament and regional director for the Nova North Region, until his passing in 2018 due to illness. Pat’s favorite message to his teams was simple but one that every team can …
