NC Eastern Region Odyssey of the Mind

IT'S TOURNAMENT DAY!! We are so proud of all the teams and coaches for their hard work!
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Tip from the TD:
BREATHE! You've got this!

📆Up Coming Events

March:
🤷‍♀️3rd - Office Hours @ 7pm
🎭7th - Regionals!
🤷9th - Office Hours @ 7pm
🎭28th - State Tournament

Spontaneous Friday - VERBAL

“Better, Worse, Weird”

Time:
You will have 1 minute to think and 2 minutes to respond.

The judge will name an everyday object.

For that object, the team must describe:
• One way to make it better
• One way to make it worse
• One way to make it weird

Responses must go in order.
No team member may answer twice in a row.

Scoring:
• Common response – 1 point
• Creative response – 5 points

Materials needed:
None

Tip from the TD:

Make sure you avoid outside assistance on tournament day! It's so easy as parents and coaches to automatically want to help with hair, makeup, a broken prop. Resist the temptation! You can assist with carrying props and such around but that's it. These kids are amazing and they've got it handled!

Spontaneous Friday - COMBINATION

“The Object With Opinions”

Time:
You will have 3 minutes to prepare and 2 minutes to present.

Choose one object from the materials.
That object now has strong opinions.

The team must:
• Build or decorate the object
• Perform a short scene showing what the object thinks and why

The object must be clearly involved in the story.

Scoring:
• Use of the object – 10 points
• Creativity of opinions – 10 points
• Performance – 10 points

Materials needed:
• One everyday object (cup, spoon, sock, etc.)
• Paper
• Tape
• Markers (optional)

Tip from the TD:

Have your team put together a tournament day kit. What are all the things they might need in case something breaks? Reminder - they should think of everything and put together the the kit!

📆Up Coming Events

February:
🤷19th - Office Hours @ 7pm
🏋️‍♀️21st - Judges Training

March:
🤷‍♀️3rd - Office Hours @ 7pm
🎭7th - Regionals!
🤷9th - Office Hours @ 7pm
🎭28th - State Tournament

Spontaneous Friday - HANDS-ON

“One Touch Only”

Time:
You will have 6 minutes to build.

Using only the materials provided, build a structure that will hold one coin at least 6 inches above the table.

Restrictions:
• Each team member may touch the structure only once
• After a team member touches the structure, they may not touch it again

The structure must stand on its own for 5 seconds.

Scoring:
• Structure holds coin – 15 points
• Height above 6 inches – 1 point per additional inch
• Teamwork and rule compliance – up to 10 points

Materials needed:
• Paper
• Tape
• One coin

Tip from the TD:

Practice moving props through doors (remember, the team will have a standard sized doorway at the tournament). Make sure part of rehearsing the performance includes moving everything at least a few feet (from "staging" to the "performance area") at the beginning.