Coaches,

We have added the 2017 tournament participation certificates to the website. You may download them at any time by logging into the coaches corner via the coaches login. We have all 4 certificates for all 4 tournaments already ready to go so that you can download and print them up as you need them. We understand some coaches like to have the certificates ready to go for team members on competition day and others may need them for an award ceremony at the school in a few months and they will be available on the website whenever you need them. The 2016 certificates are still available on the website in the same area for any coaches that may need them.

Filling out the certificates is very easy. They are setup easily with two spots already on the PDF to enter the participants name and the problem they participated in. All you have to do is click on the area and type. Once filled out, clicking print or save will render a high quality version that will frame up nicely. To make it even easier, the names can be quickly be edited and a new copy saved for each participant on the team.

As a reminder:

To login to the coaches corner: Simply click the login button at the bottom of any page on our website. Then, enter your membership number in for the username and the zip code in for the password and click to login.

Username = Membership #
Password = Zip Code

We have updated the General Tournament Information for the 2017 tournament season. Please be sure to check out the coaches notes for tournaments and everything else we have located in the General area. All of this information is applicable to each tournament for the 2017 season.   We also have information about some of the extra events going on at our tournaments that Coaches and parents can get involved in.  Check it all out!

 

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Coaches,

Did you know we have a Coaches Member Area located on our website?   This section is restricted only to our Georgia Coaches and is accessible using your membership number and zip code, the same way you can access the ‘member area’ on Odysseyofthemind.com.  Simply click the login button at the bottom of any page on our website.  Then, enter your membership number in for the username and the zip code in for the password and click to login.

• Username = Membership #
• Password = Zip Code

The coaches member area contains some helpful really helpful coaching tips and lots more!  We will be updating the content there all the time as we build more content.   If you are an experienced coach who would love to give back to other coaches, please feel free to create some content and submit it to us for posting.   We are all about providing our coaches with as much helpful information as possible and we hope to provide Georgia Coaches with enough information to have a great experience.

If you have trouble logging in, please send our webmaster an email with your membership number and zip code that you use to login to odysseyofthemind.com.   We have uploaded hundreds of coach logins, but there is always a chance we may have missed a few logins.    Email to: webmaster@georgiaodyssey.org

Join us on social media for the all the latest happenings with Georgia Odyssey. Whether Instagram or Facebook is your thing, we’re sharing everything that’s coming up for 2017 there!

It is with deep sadness that Georgia Odyssey of the Mind announces the passing of long time Georgia Odyssey of the Mind supporter, judge, world finals judge, coach, and State Problem Captain Ed Brown. Ed’s enthusiasm, knowledge, and “whatever it takes” attitude for Georgia’s kids will be greatly missed. Georgia Odyssey of the Mind is a better program because of Ed and he will be dearly missed. Thank you Ed for all that you have given so many of us.

Pictured Below: Ed Brown judging, always focused (2014 -State Finals)

Georgia Odyssey lost an extraordinarily creative and caring member yesterday. Jeanne Fessenden coached and mentored countless young lives throughout the state of Georgia for many decades. She had a role in starting the Odyssey of the Mind program in Georgia, served many different positions on the Board of Directors, and eventually became the State Association Director. Jeanne will be deeply missed by the countless OMERs she inspired.

Donations may be made in Jeanne’s memory to Georgia Odyssey’s newly created Fessenden “Pay it Forward” Fund at the request of the family. Inspired by the Fessenden’s drive to provide every student the opportunity to experience the benefits of Odyssey of the Mind, the Fessenden “Pay it Forward” Fund will be utilized for two key purposes team member recognition and under served team support.

Donors to the Fessenden “Pay it Forward” Fund will be listed on the website.

Donations may be mailed to:

Georgia Odyssey of the Mind
1216 W. Lakeshore Dr.
Dalton, GA 30720

Or

You may donate online (by clicking the donate button):

Pictured below: Jeanne Fessenden addressing State Finalists in 2015:

The 2017 Georgia Odyssey Calendar is finally coming together.  We have finalized dates and locations.  We have changed the North Georgia Tournament date and Location from the initial release due to conflicts with a large event.

Sign up is available now for the NEW coaches workshops AND In depth Workshop.

Spontaneous Workshop registration will open on October 1st.   Remember, the spontaneous workshops have limited space and we cannot add any teams to a session once it is full.   We suggest you sign up early to reserve your space now.

A sneak Peak at the 2016-2017 Problems have been released.  The synopsis offers a quick glance at what the problems will offer in the coming year.  Be sure to check them out and start considering the possibilities now.  Don’t be afraid to pick your favorites now!

The full problems will be released in the fall so be sure to keep a look out for them around September 1st.  The official release of the problems will be posted on the Odyssey of the Mind Facebook page when they are available.  Teams must have a current membership in order to view the full problems.

The State Finals Competition Schedule is now available to be viewed. Due to the complex nature of the schedule and many conflicts teams are having with other activities it is very possible the schedule may be altered some in the next week to adjust as best we can for any additional conflicts that may occur.

If your team has a serious conflict that needs addressing, please email: tyler@georgiaodyssey.org

Please explain the situation in detail with all pertinent information and we will do our best to address the scheduling conflict.