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
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