Why Judges are so Important
Judges play a key role in the success of the Odyssey of the Mind
program at all levels.
We appreciate the efforts our judges go through for the betterment
of the student.
To provide the best experience possible at our tournaments we must
have trained and certified judging teams. To accomplish this we
ask each team to provide a long term judge and each membership to
provide a spontaneous judge for the regional tournament. Teams which
advance will be required to provide a certified long term judge
for the State Tournament. Generally, judges will not judge in the
same Division as the team they represent.
Tournament Day
Once trained and certified please make every effort to judge on
Tournament day. Any team not providing a trained judge for a tournament
may be assessed a spirit of the problem penalty.
Primary Judges
(Regional Tournaments Only)
Judges for teams solving the Primary Problem do not attend Judges
Training. You will be contacted by the Problem Captain and trained
on the Tournament day.
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How a Judge is Certified
To become a certified judge we will ask that you go through a two
part training. Check your regional web site
for the date and location of this year's Judges' Training.
Part one will be general information about Odyssey of the Mind,
how we judge our tournaments and why it is so important to be excited
and provide positive feedback to participants.
Part two of your training will be problem specific dealing with
the details of the problem you will be judging. Judges training
generally occurs in February of each year.
Documents Judges Should Get from Their Team's Coach
The coach of the team you are representing should give copies of
the following to you well before Judges Training. You should bring
the Judges' Training Form, Problem Description, and Odyssey
of the Mind Program Guide with you to Judges' Training.
Please study the problem and program guide prior to Judges Training.
Doing so will enhance the training and help you to be a better judge.
Judges should also stay abreast of clarifications
issued for their problem.
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