We are doing the dinos and my co coach and I keep rereading the problem and she thinks the replica of the dino should be technical and I don't think it has to...
I would suggest asking for a clarification on the website. You're really not supposed to discuss problems here. Sally KY ... From: Susan To:...
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I was just about to suggest asking for a clarification on the website, but Sally beat me to it! BOTH of my teams are doing Dinos. I'm coaching both my 9 yo DS...
Sally & Karen are both correct, but I would further suggest re-reading the problem very carefully! Ron _,_._,___ [Non-text portions of this message have been...
I wasn't asking for help with the problem I already did a clarification. Just asking in general how everyone else was doing if I was having problems and...
hey Susan! This is our first year to do a problem other than structure so I am nervous also. It is scary to think competition is a month away. Wouldn't it...
I'm co-coaching a Div. 1 team that is mostly all boys (5 boys and one girl). It seems any time we try to get them to do some brainstorming, these boys go ...
Just wanted to remind everyone that the cut-off date for Clarifications is fast approaching. You only have until the 15th of February to submit them this...
I know as a coach sometimes it is so frustrating watching them work and when they finish something try it out and maybe it works maybe it doesn't. When it does...
seperate them. Whichever problem you are doing break them up into groups. Take different parts of the problems for each group and make them work on one part at...
Thanks alot Ron!!! Do you guys have a Regional torn? I didn't see one on your calendar. Only states. Good luck to you!!!!!!!!! ... From: Ron Raab-Long...
No regionals - just a state tournament for now. However, it's harder and harder to schedule nearly 180 teams into one tournament. Regional tournaments may...
I wanted to share an idea that I tried with my Div. 2 Dinostories team this week that proved to be rather successful. I think the team has named this idea "the...
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Hi All- This year we have had to move our State Tournament from a college campus to a high school. There will be advantages and disadvantages to this move,...
Hi Fern, In the past, we have set up a movie room for younger kids. Just grab an empty classroom with a TV/VCR and show your favorites, or at least those ...
Fern- I have heard from other States and seen first hand at Worlds that kareoke is a HUGE hit if you can find a room big enough. Mainly, anything that ...
Last year, at Provincials, they had "Fun Rooms" set up for the kids - these were hands-on type activities that required team work and creativity. I think there...
Hello to all, I'm a coach for a young OM team and a new member here. (Thanks for having me!) I have a question about outside assistance and how/if it relates...
I really try not to say "Good job", or "That's a great idea" to ANY idea my teams have. Instead, I'll say, "What's creative about that idea? What's common...
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Thanks, Karen! Yes, it all made sense, and I love the idea of a Creativity Elevator. My next question is this: Should the fact that I *did* say "good idea" to...
In a message dated 2/19/2008 9:29:11 A.M. Central Standard Time, odysseyworld@yahoogroups.com writes: We'd like to get suggestions for ways to interest and...
I have been going to the Odyssey Web Site every few days checking on Clarifications for my two teams. There has been a new one posted for DinoStories and I...
I am adding to my previous e-mail. I do not want to write anything wrong so if my question about the Eccentrics is considered OA, I apologize. It is very...
In the more technical problems (#1,2,4) at the end of 8 minutes time is called and the team must stop. Usually in the more acting-centered problems (3,5)...
Thanks! I finally get it. I have always coached acting ones, so I thought it meant that you could go over the eight minutes without penalty. I now see that...
Hi Michele and Angela, ... I'm the state problem captain for Problem 1 in North Carolina. While it is true that teams can't send in clarifications after a...
Hi Michelle, One of my high school teams is doing the Eccentrics, and that slipped past them initially too. But I have my kids in a class, for which they get ...