Connecticut Odyssey of the Mind (CTOM) 2/21/12
News and Events
February Updates:
NO Separate Semi-finals. All Teams go directly to the State Tournament on March 31st at Bristol Eastern HS.
JUDGE TRAINING- March 3rd -- Coaches, remember All JUDGES MUST ATTEND JUDGE TRAINING ON MARCH 3rd in order to fulfill the team's mandatory Judge Requirement.
Judge Training will be at Bristol Eastern HS! and we provide lunch for Judges who stay all day.
Remind your judges:
* NEW Judges must plan to arrive at Bristol Eastern between 8:30 - 9:00 am
* Experienced judges come just in the afternoon starting between 12:15- 12:30 pm.
* Judges will be contacted by their assigned Problem Captain in the next week or so.
* Each Judge will need to provide us with their lunch preferences and t-shirt sizes.
If your judge no longer can judge you can replace that judge with another person prior to Judge Training. You MUST contact Brian bwagar@ctom.org or the problem captain with the name of the substitute AND the name of THE PERSON he/she is REPLACING in order for your team to get credit for providing a judge!
SPONTANEOUS SCRIMMAGES- also on March 3rd at Bristol Eastern HS. Teams that signed up for the Morning Scrimmage (9:00 -11:45 am) and Afternoon Scrimmage (12:45 - 3:25 pm) are listed here. Don't forget to bring a snack for the team!
We do need judges to help us with the Spontaneous Scrimmage, if you can help contact Beth at bmanley@ctom.org. If your team signed up for the scrimmage and your team has two coaches could one accompany the team while the other plays a judge? Division III students and experienced Division II students can also be judges (and get Community Service hours).
LOOKING FOR SPON PROBLEMS?: Check out our SponZone. Also, on www.odysseyofthemind.com click on 'local contacts' which will take you to a map. Click on Pennsylvania and Virginia for loads of spon problems. Other states have spon problems, just click on other states. For great books, games and other creative problem solving, brainstorming, out-of-the- box thinking resources, check out Fox Imaging (formerly Zancas). If you are running a scrimmage, just contact Beth at bmanley@ctom.org and she'll send some out to you. Have fun with SPON!
PROGRAM GUIDE: Be sure to check the Odyssey of the Mind Program Guide for the important guidelines every coach and team needs to know.
CTOM RESOURCES:
- Odyssey Day Presentation: Vehicle Workshop
- Coach Training--There is no Coach Training in January this year. If you missed New Coach Training: Coach Training powerpoint; Coach Training Handout. If you have questions about your Long Term Problem, email the Problem Captain for your specific problem.
 -- Our beloved CTOM Board Member, Problem Co-Captain on Problem #5, Jill Riggles, passed away in November, after a year long struggle with breast cancer. Her lively Odyssey spirit, her quick wit, and her down-to earth common sense helped make CTOM what it is today. We will miss her tremendously. She is our inspiration, our own "Odyssey Angel." (Riggles Family 120 Main St. Durham, CT 06455).
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