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OotM Coordinators Meeting

OotM Coordinators Meeting. October 14, 2010 WHMS. Agenda. Introduction Importance of Communication Tournament Schedule and Locations – Mary Kay Creativity Kickoff – Yolanda Department of Ed update – Deb Spontaneous Festival – Ken What to do now? Questions? Discussion?.

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OotM Coordinators Meeting

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  1. OotM Coordinators Meeting October 14, 2010 WHMS

  2. Agenda • Introduction • Importance of Communication • Tournament Schedule and Locations – Mary Kay • Creativity Kickoff – Yolanda • Department of Ed update – Deb • Spontaneous Festival – Ken • What to do now? • Questions? Discussion?

  3. Importance of Communications • For New Coaches • For Parents • For Teams • Primary Source of Information • www.delcaps.org

  4. Tournament Schedule and Locations Due to overwhelming numbers participating, Delcaps, Inc. decided to create regional tournaments prior to the state tournament. The venues are as follows: • Bay Region Tournament • River Region Tournament • State Tournament

  5. Tournament Venues Bay Region Tournament • Held at Sussex Tech High, Georgetown, DE, March 5, 2011. 9 am – 4 pm. • Covers teams below Smyrna school district and south to the Maryland line for Primary, Division I and Division II teams only • Offers judges training and the mandatory tournament coaches’ tournament meeting Feb. 5, 2011

  6. Tournament Venues River Region Tournament • Held at Caravel Academy, Bear, DE, March 19, 2011. 9 am – 4 pm. • Covers teams in the Smyrna school district and north to the Pennsylvania line for Primary, Division I and Division II teams only • Offers judges training and the mandatory coaches’ tournament meeting Feb. 12, 2011

  7. Tournament Venues State Tournament • Held at the University of Delaware, Newark, DE, April 2, 2011. 9 am – 6 pm. • Covers all first through third place winning and tying teams at the regional tournaments in Divisions I and II and all Division III teams state-wide. No primary teams will compete at the state level. • All judges for the state tournament will have received their assignments by March 23, 2011.

  8. Tournament Venues World Finals Tournament • Held at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, May 27-30, 2011. • Covers all first and second place state tournament winning and tying teams (possible 30+) and any teams awarded a Ranatra Fusca award.

  9. Creativity Kickoff • Purpose • Coaches Training • Location • Independence School • When • November 13, 2010 • 9 to 4 PM

  10. Creativity Kickoff • Agenda • AM • How the Program Works: Reverse Engineering • Learn how a team works together for a final conclusion by analyzing a team’s eight-minute presentation and its subsequent scores. • Talk to the team and coach about how they worked for five months to create this final presentation: will review coaching principles, motivation, focus, score sheets, outside assistance, forms, style, teamwork, and the process of creativity

  11. Creativity Kickoff • Agenda • PM • 16 workshops to chose to attend. • From Forms to Glitter: Everything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask!!!

  12. Dept. of Ed update • Coordinator Clock hours • Coach Clock hours

  13. Spontaneous Festival • When • January 22, 2010 • Two sessions AM and PM • Where • A G Waters Middle School • How to sign up • Creativity Kickoff • On line after

  14. Spontaneous Practice Problems • Sites that contain Odyssey of the Mind Spontaneous Practice Problems http://www.odysseyofthemind.com/ http://www.azodyssey.org/spon.htm http://www.swopnet.com/ed/OM/spontaneouses.html http://va.odysseyofthemind.org/weekproblemarchive.html http://www.nepaootm.com/spontaneous/ http://www.odysseybc.ca/links.html http://www.svodysseyofthemind.org/ http://www.ctom.org/sponzone.htm http://www.missouriodyssey.org/index.htm http://www.nysoma.org/ • Search the Internet, there are many more sites available as resources.

  15. What to do Now • Down Load the Coordinators Packet • Provide Coaches with Full Problems • Review available documents

  16. Available Documents • Dos and Don’ts of Coaching • Dress Rehearsal • Fact Sheet • First Five meetings • Information Night • Opportunities for Involvement • Overview • Parent Meeting Notice • Parent meeting • Parent Responsibilities • Parent Volunteer Form • Problem Structure • Program Goals • Rationale for Participation • Team & Parent List • Team Member Registration • The Coach’s Role • The Sponsoring Coordinators Role • Top Ten Reasons to Coach

  17. Questions? • Discussion? Ken Ritter KRitter@Acsisinc.com Cell 856-304-7907

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