Hello all, The deadline for submitting your pin design has been extended through tomorrow. This really isn't due to us not liking any of the designs already ...
Hi All- This is long, but I promise it's worth your time. A few years ago, someone (Grace Ann?) asked people to write in to share stories about why Odyssey is...
HEY ALL, Planning to move forward with online education,and looking for accredited online School/University, http://www.geteducationinfo.com is a good resource...
After state competition yesterday I am going to have to search my heart long and hard to continue coaching. Maybe I need to become a judge. I believe in the...
Yes Margaret, I think it is time for you to become a judge. Experienced knowledgable judges are priceless. Also encourage your alumni to judge, they...
Margaret, I hope you don't give up on coaching. Good coaches are hard to find. Your frustration about the application of the problem rules is understandable....
... find. ... understandable. I don't know about your part of the world, but here it's tough to find judges and getting everyone (judges and coaches)...
I am a first time Delaware OM parent and I have to give big credit to all the coaches and judges, it is such a huge undertaking I am sure that it takes a long...
We are a first time team. Everything was against us from the beggining. We went to our regionals with our heads held high. Our kids knew all the rules and we...
I just got home from out state tournament in Virginia. It was a great day all around. We had a great site with judges who knew what they were doing and kids...
Michael Nuckols
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Apr 9, 2006 9:08 pm
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I am wondering what problem you competed in Margaret since the rules read for Problem two that there would be a penalty for going over 8 minutes but then was...
Susan, I'm glad you had a positive experience. One comment - the fact that one of the style judges scored you lower than the other really means nothing. The ...
I have a problem I need some advice about. I never let my kids watch teams that perform before them but I knew it was going to be tight this year so I let...
Ok, so I have never responded or have written to the group but I have to agree with Margaret. I came away from our state competition extremely disillusioned. ...
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Apr 10, 2006 4:14 am
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Ron I was really amazed at the judges for our problem they were amazing. we did the great parade as you might have guessed. They were completely consistent...
I unfortunately have to agree with many of you. I have been a coach for many years. Every year, I see this.....judges do not know the problem. There is no...
I stand corrected. A former coach/present judge told me there were no scoring guidelines reviewed about the DEVICE (not vehicle) in the technical problem. ...
... coach. Judges do not know the problem; do not know the requirements or the parameters of the problem; let alone what the program guide is. ... I think it...
It is often difficult to find enough judges, and then to them to the point where they are very well versed in the problem. I'm not sure it is often possible to...
I think those of us who are saying we've seen problems do not mean ALL the judges. There are ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL judges out there. And I've encountered many...
... ABSOLUTELY, Allen :-) a few years back, my team, too, had an experience with biased judging...it took me a week to figure out the why of it, to find ...
That's tough to do when you still want to coach, but I am looking forward to the day I "retire" from coaching and can be a judge!! Linda "I urge all of you...
I thank the people who judge from the bottom of my heart, however, I feel that the judges score teams that perform first or second way too low in order to...
I don't think that judges always judge the first couple teams too low. Last year at Worlds, the first team to perform in Classics Division 3 got the highest...
Well I can *almost* put this years OM to bed. Still have to clean up/ pick up props and supplies stored in the church basement, my school attic and a parent's...
I'd like to add my two cents to the responses to the original post about judging problems. There is a difference between judging that is incorrect and judging...
I would like to say a few more things, but hope I am not criticized. Please realize that if some of us (many who are experienced coaches) have some negative...
I understand your frustration. I've been on both sides of that table- a competitor and now a judge and AD. Yes. It's a problem. Please know that we KNOW...
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