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topicstobecovered…

•  longterm•  forms

•  spontaneous•  style•  teamdynamic

•  resourcelinks

longterm

“theproblemisthebeginningoftheproblem”

thebasicsoflongterm

•  fivetypesoflongtermproblems

•  costvariesforeachproblem(2011‐2012):problem1:$145 problem4:$145

problem2:$145 problem5:$125

problem3:$125

scorecalculaMon

•  rawscorebecomesacalculatedscore•  placementsarebasedoncalculatedscore– calculatedscoresareconvertedtostandardpercentages•  example:iftoprawscoreis87,thatteamreceivestopscorepossible(100)–  ifsecondrawscoreis79,secondplaceteamwouldreceive91because79/87=.9191

theteamandtheproblem

•  makeacopyforeachchild– havethemreadandhighlight

– mostimportantthing:understandwherepointscomefrom!•  askinpracMce:whereisB10?etc.•  haveteambeabletopointoutbeginning,middle,end(problem,acMon,soluMon)

•  considersendingPDFtoparents– attheveryleast,beforethecompeMMon!

INTRODUCTION

PROBLEMSUMMARY

LIMITATIONS

SITE,SETUP,ANDDETAILS

SCORING

PENALTIES

PROBLEMSPECIFICSTYLE

PROVIDEDATTOURNAMENT

TEAMMUSTBRING

PROBLEMSPECIFICGLOSSARY

theimportanceofatheme

•  pickathemesomewhere– 8minutesisnotlong;judgeswantsimpleyeteffecMve

– a[achtosomethingreadilyrecognizable•  makesurethekidsknowthejudgesareolderthanthem!

•  themesmakeiteasierfortheteamtocreateprogressively

•  crispness,cleanliness,obviousness

penalMesandpoints

•  differentkindsofpenalMesandhowtheyhappen–  thisiswheretheproblemguideismosthandy!

•  don’thesitatetouse/submitforclarificaMons– checkclarificaMonso^en!–  theyarealwaysaddedtoandsomeMmeschange– clarificaMonssupercedewhatiswri[enintheproblem

lastthoughtsaboutlongterm

•  considerkeepingacoachesnotebook•  DON’TFORGETTHEMEMBERSHIPSIGN

–  makesureteamknowsmembershipnameandnumber•  setaMmelineandsMcktoit(bestyoucan!)

–  dressrehearsals(without)parents•  audienceshouldbeotherteachers,etc.

•  becomeadramacoach•  brainstormfordisasters

–  haveanemergencykit•  checkouttheproblemsitebeforeyougetthere

–  arriveatleast30minutesearly!

forms

ibelieveinforms.

theimportanceofforms

•  formsaremorethanaformality–  formsareusedasreferencesifneedbe,

BUT

– wellwri[en,preparedformsspeakvolumestoateam•  PDFconverterswillallowyoutotypeinforms

•  divisionIcoachescanhelpteamswriteforms–  mustuseteam’sownwords

–  formscanbeusedtosaywhatmayneverotherwisebesaid,•  butshouldneversayanythingthatisn’talreadyconveyed

styleform

•  fourcopiesforstagingjudge

•  opportunitytodescribehowtheteamenhancedlongterm

•  categories:–  problemspecificscoring

elements–  freechoiceelements–  overalleffect

•  beveryspecific

materialvalues(cost)form:pg.47‐49

•  onecopyforstagingjudge

•  includeseverythingusedduringLT&stylepresentaMon

•  garagesale&assignedvalues

•  exempMonsarepossible!•  even“donaMons”have

value

outsideassistanceform

•  onecopyforstagingjudge

•  only7memberscancontribute–  becarefulifsomeone

quits!

•  ifOAdidoccur,listitontheform–  mayresultinapenalty

•  penalMesareproporMonal

otherrequiredforms

•  mostproblemsrequireteamstoprovideinformaMonspecifictotheirproblemsoluMon–  problems1,2,and5:B12–  problem3:B14–  problem4:N/A

•  mustbesubmi[edinorder,format,etc.requested•  numberofcopiesisusuallyspecified•  teamsnotprovidingthisinformaMonwillreceiveapenalty–  typicallygiventhechance(DON’TGETTHERE)

•  formisusedasadirectreferenceduringyourperformanceandhenceisPARTICULARLYIMPORTANT

typesofspontaneous

•  threetypesofspontaneousproblems– verbal:problembasedonverbalanswersandusuallynointeracMonamongtheteam

– verbal/hands‐on:combinesverbalanswerswithaninteracMveelement

– handson:requiresteamcooperaMontobuildorcompleteatask

spontaneous

theoreMcally,thegreatequalizer

spontaneous:itma[ers

•  spontaneousmakesandbreaks–  rememberthatspontaneousis1/3ofthetotalscore

•  allteamswiththesame(spontaneous)problemarejudgedbythesameteamofjudges

•  answersthatwerecreaMveoncearecreaMveallday

spontaneousoncompeMMonday

•  teamsshouldreporttospontaneouscheckindeskahalfhourpriortoscheduledcompeMMonMme

•  teamsaretakentoaholdingroom– onecoachcanstaywiththeminthatroom

•  teamsareescortedtoanassignedroom– coachesarenotpermi[edtoa[endorobserve

numberofteammembers

•  onlyfiveteammemberscanparMcipateinspontaneous•  iflessparHcipate,theymaynotbeabletomaximizepointsona

limitedresponseproblem

–  recently,teamshavebeengivenasetamountofcardsandhencehavelimitedresponses

–  cardsarenotredistributedforteamswithfewermembers•  teamsmustchoosewhichmemberswillparMcipatea^ertheyaretold

whattypeofproblemtheywillbesolving.•  teammembersnotparMcipaMngcanstaybutmaynothelpinanyway

–  otheropMon:theycanleavetheroom–  sitontheirhandsiftheystay!

•  allteammembersshouldcometospontaneouseveniftheydon’tparMcipate

selecMngforspontaneous

•  selectthefivebestteammembersforeachtypeofproblem– kidscanvote!blindvoMngworks,but…–  ifachilddoesn’twanttoparMcipate,youcan’tmakethem.

•  throughpracMce,teammemberwillreachaconsensusastowhichtypeofproblemtheyarebestat

inthespontaneousroom

•  teachyourteamtolistenwhentheproblemisread,but–  theyshouldbeginreadingthesecondtheysitdown

•  thereisaMmeallowedwhenquesMonsmaybeasked–  judgeswillanswerinaclarifyingway,nottosolve

•  someMmestheywillsay,“re‐readtheproblem”

spontaneousMps

•  ifitdoesn’tsaytheycan’t,theycan!•  considerhavinga“captain”foreachteam–  teamsgenerallyworkinconsensus,butcaptainscanhelporganizeifneedbe

•  “speakloudlyandclearly”–seriously!•  beawareofMmeremaining•  lastminuteshouldbeusedforfine‐tuning•  ifsomeoneisjuststaring,Mmeandpointsarebeingwasted

specificMpsforspecificsituaMons

•  solveonlywhattheproblemcallsfor

•  neverargue–  teamworkcounts!

•  iftheteamcan’tquicklyagreeonanapproach,followthecaptain

•  assigntaskstoteammembersandquicklyperform

•  thinkstrengthandlengthwhenbuilding

•  fourlegsare(generally)be[erthanthree

•  somematerialsmaybeuseless

•  Workefficientlyandbeflexible

•  recognizewheretheproblem’semphasisis

morespecificMps

•  lookforgapsintheirproblemsolvingstyleandteachthemtoaskquesMons

•  pracMceverbalwithcards•  rememberanswerscanbeactedout!•  bestwarmup:“todayisgreatbecause…”•  teachthemtoevaluateandunderstandqualityversusquanMty

•  piggybacking–  notencouraged,butsomethingtohaveinyourbackpocket

spontaneoustoolbox

•  haveteammembersdecideonindividualandteamthemes–  thisshouldbesomethingthechildiscomfortabletalkingabout

–  teamthemeswillonlybeusedforcooperaMveteam‐basedproblems

– shouldnotbeusedrightaway,butinemergencies

SCAMMMPER•  subsMtute:whatcouldyousubsMtute?whatcouldyoudo

instead?whatwouldworkaswellorbe[er?•  combine:whatcouldyoucombine?whatwouldworkwell

together?•  adapt:whatcouldbeadjustedtosuitapurposeor

condiMon?howcouldyoumakeitfit?•  modify,magnify,minimize:canyoumakeitbigger,greater,

stronger?canyoumakeitsmaller,lighter,slower?•  puttootheruse:whataresomeotherwaystousethat

material?•  eliminate:whatcouldyousubtractortakeaway?what

couldyoudowithout?•  reverse:whatwouldyouhaveifyoureverseditorturnedit

around?couldyouchangetheparts,order,layout,orsequence?

teamdynamics

theylastalifeMme…really.

odyssey101

•  ifyouhaven’talreadyhadaparentsmeeMng,haveone.– discuss:schedules,behavior,a[endance,goals,snacks,tournamentdates,potenMalcommitment

•  rememberthatodysseyisessenMallyayearlongschoolproject

•  youwillprobablyrequiremoremeeMngsasthecompeMMondrawsnear

a[endance

•  itisimportantforatleast5/7memberstobeatapracMce

•  everyoneshould…– shareequallyinthework– haveconsistentcontribuMons– shouldknowwhatwasdoneandhow

goalsesng

•  decidewhowilldowhat,bywhen,andwhere–  it’sagoodideatoidenMfyparents’talents

•  teamstendtoworkharderandlongerifheysettheirowngoals–  thisallowsthemtoidenMfyeachmember’sstrength

–  thisdoesn’tmeanyoushouldn’tspeakup!

•  nevercompromisesafety

brainstorming

•  brainstormingisn’tjustforthebeginningoftheyear!

•  useapenciltopassaround– onlythepersonholdingthepencilcanspeak– goaround–everyoneshouldspeakatleastonce!

•  casuallyhaveresourcesaround..magazines,books,etc.

intheheartoftheacMon

•  whenateammembercompletessomething,havethempresentittotheteam– howtheydidit,wheretheideacamefrom

•  don’texpectperfecMon.youwilldie.•  remembereverythingmustfitthroughastandarddoorframe…andinyourminivan.

coachesCAN…

•  writeongiantpadsfortheteamtoconMnuetoreference

•  pluginapowertool–  butNOTatcompeMMon!

•  prepareanemergencykit•  showandtell,butneverdo•  ASKQUESTIONS!•  giveoutsidehomework•  organizeabondingacMvity!– watchforburnout

compeMMondayadvice

•  haveabreakfastmeeMng(evenifonsite!)•  ifpossible,havetheteamtraveltogether

•  makesureparentsunderstandoutsideassistance!– emphasize“handsbehindyourback”

•  haveapracMcespontaneoussession..orfive.– havethemrunaroundforali[lebeforespontaneous

style

showuswhatyou’reworkin’with

asbriefasicanbe…

•  stylemakesthesoluMonunique–  demonstratescreaMvethinkingbeyondproblemconstraints

–  MesallelementsofthesoluMontogether•  eachlongtermproblemhasmandatorycategoriesandteamselectedcategories

•  teamcannotselectanythingscoredinlongterm•  stylejudgesscoreindependentlyofeachotherandproblemjudges–  yourstyleformbecomestheirscoresheet,soyouonlygetasummarysheetreturned

•  eachcategoryisworthuptotenpoints

howtoselectfreechoicestyleelements

•  someteamschooseearlyandplanaccordingly•  someteamsseethingsdevelopandthenchoosethem

•  someteamsidenMfythemastheyarealmostdone–  rememberrequiredelementsshouldbeconsideredearly!

scoringbasics

•  1‐3points:usingcommonmaterials/ideasinordinaryways

•  4‐6points:usingcommonmaterials/ideasinunusualandcreaMveways

•  7‐8points:usingunusualmaterials/ideaswithuncommon,effecMve,andusual creaMvity

•  9‐10points:usinguncommonmaterialseffecMvelyinuniqueways

styleMpsfromallenball!

•  singlemostimportantaspectofstyle:WORDING•  showthejudgessomethingtheyhaveneverseen!

–  or,pointoutsomethingnooneelseisspecifying

•  trytoavoidcategoriesthatarehighlysubjecMve•  makesureyourstyleelementsdon’tlooklikethey’retherejustbecausetheyhavetobe

•  don’tbasestyleonwhatyouthinkjudgeswanttosee•  thisisanopportunitytoshowtheteam’spersonality•  makesureallteammemberstakepartinstyle

–  thismeanseverything–creaMon,selecMon,descripMon!

styleformMps

•  freechoiceofteam–  pickwiselyandcarefully–  discussearlyando^en–  bespecificanddescribeasthoroughlyaspossible,

•  butalso,besuccinct!–  chooseareasthatclearlystandout

•  notonlyshouldtheybethebest,buttheyshouldbeeasilyidenMfiablebythejudges

–  chooseareaswithmaximumimpactinthecontextofyourpresentaMonandthesoluMonsofotherteams

–  rememberthatstyleisnottalent,buthowyouusetalent

morestyleformMps

•  overalleffect–  inotherwords:cohesiveness– generalimpressionofthejudges–  includessmoothnessofdelivery

•  pracMce,pracMce,pracMce–  inotherwords:cohesiveness

•  describingtheoveralleffect– makesureyourconceptareclearlydescribed– emphasizefreechoiceareasinthedescripMon

elementsstylejudgesarelookingfor

•  arestyleelementssmoothlyintegratedthroughout?

•  originality,isitinnovaMveandunpredictable?•  areconceptsandpointsclearlyemphasized?

•  iseverythinginteresMngandcohesive?•  whatisthequalityofdesign,construcMon,andworkmanship?

•  doesthejudge“getthepoint”?

helpfullinks

youknowyouwantsome

generalresources:h[p://users.wcvt.com/perkins/OOTMWCT_files/frame.htm

h[p://www.azodyssey.org/pdf/coachesman0809.pdfh[p://www.ncom.org/Coaches'%20Handbook%202011‐2012.pdfh[p://odysseyo^hemind.com/downloads/programguide.pdf

spontaneousresources:h[p://nepaootm.com/wp/?page_id=9

h[p://va.odysseyo^hemind.org/weekproblemarchive.htmlh[p://ncome.org/spontane.html

justforfun:h[p://western.ncom.org/PinCollecMon/PinCollecMon.htm