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Tonight’s agenda…7:00 Welcome and Introductions
7:10 Science Olympiad 2020 Info
• Important Dates/Calendar
• Registration
• 2020 New Events
• Workshops
• Invitational Tournaments
• Final Registration
• Macomb Tournament
• Supervisors
• Advice from veteran coaches
• Q & A
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Important dates…12/07/19 Michigan Coaches’ Clinic – Michigan
State University
*12/14/19 Sat Region 7 Events Workshop
12/14/19 Region 7 Registration Payment Due Date
12/13/19 State Registration Payment Due Date
1/9/20 Event Extravaganza @ South Lake High School
*1/11/20 Sat Events Workshop – Events to be announced
*TBA Sat Events Workshop – testing of build events
3/3/20 Region 7 Final Registration – Team rosters due
TBD Self Schedule will open this week
03/21/20 Region 7 Tournament – Macomb CC South Campus
04/25/20 Michigan Sci Oly State Tournament – MSU
05/15-16 National Tournament – Raleigh, North Carolina
Check the calendar at macombso.org
* 3 Workshops
$25 for all 3
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Macomb
Website
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Registration…
▪ Online Macomb Region 7 2019 Registration at • www.macombso.org
click on secondary tab
• Registration fee $125 for regular team
• Fee is $ 25 for alternate team
• Regional fees due 12/14/2019
Alternate teams must be registered with region & state
to participate in invitational or regional tournaments
http://www.macombso.org/
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Registration…
▪ Michigan State Online Registration Site •
http://miscioly.org/shop/
• $235 Regular Team
• $75 Alternate Team
• Covers National fee & Insurance
• Electronic Rule Books are available at the National
website, soinc.org, to everyone as of Sept 1, 2018.
• Fee must be received by 12/13/19. Late fee of $65.
Alternate teams must be registered with region & state
to participate in invitational or regional tournaments
Note new mailing
address this year!!
http://miscioly.org/shop/
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Resources…▪ Michigan State Coaches Clinic – Dec 7, 2019
▪ At MSU (BPS Building)
▪ National, State and local supervisors will present
information and resources for all B and C events
▪ New Coaches Session
▪ Adult coaches only, no students
▪ The fee is $35 per person which includes a luncheon
and online access to event information if registered by
Nov. 18. On-site registration $50.00 with no lunch.
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Resources…▪ Region 7 Event Extravaganza -- Jan. 9, 2020
▪ Sessions tentatively scheduled to begin at 6 pm
▪ South Lake High School
▪ All B and C events will be covered
▪ Free to region 7 coaches
▪ Sessions will run concurrently. Bring enough
(suggest at least four total) event coaches to be able
to cover all. High school students may attend if self
coached.
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Resources…▪ Rulebooks can be downloaded for free (pdf)
▪ https://store.soinc.org/us/page/manuals?resetallfilter=1
▪ Macomb Website: www.macombso.org
➢ Coaches handbook
➢ Online final registration
➢ Calendars
➢ FAQ’s
➢ Michigan State Science Olympiad Website:
http://miscioly.org/
▪ National Website: https://www.soinc.org/ and
https://scioly.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
▪ Workshops
▪ National CD’s / DVD’s
https://store.soinc.org/us/page/manuals?resetallfilter=1http://miscioly.org/https://www.soinc.org/https://scioly.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
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Invitational Tournaments…
12-14 Liberty Invitational, Liberty MS Canton (MS)
1-25 Cobra, Birmingham Covington HS (MS)
2-8 Great Lakes Invitational, L’Anse Cruse
Central (MS)
1-25 East Side Invitational, Stevenson HS (HS)
2-1 Plymouth Canton, Salem HS (HS)
2-15 UMSO Invitational (HS/MS) (waiting list now)
Check State Website for complete list
http://miscioly.org/practice/ and
updates
http://miscioly.org/practice/
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Final Registration…▪ Final registration occurs a few weeks
before the
regional tournament
▪ A team roster with the names of the 15 students
participating is submitted
– The forms will be online this year, and will
include the Macomb waiver.
– You will need the parent e-mail – collect
those now!
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Macomb Tournament…▪ The draft Michigan State Tournament schedule
is
available at http://miscioly.org/state-tournament/
▪ The draft Macomb / St. Clair regional schedule is
being reviewed. Every effort will be made to keep
the same conflicting events as the state schedule.
▪ We will use an online scheduling program again
this year for the self schedule events. You will not
be given a password until your final registration is
complete.
http://miscioly.org/state-tournament/
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Macomb Tournament…▪ Your team number will be posted at
http://www.macombso.org/index.php/tournament
after your payment has been received and
processed.
▪ Take your team picture and email it to
[email protected]
▪ Read rules (and re-read) for allowed resources – 1
sheet per team, 1 per person, etc., binders, allowed
materials during competition.
http://www.macombso.org/index.php/tournamentmailto:[email protected]
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Macomb Tournament…▪ Holding rooms -- If you know your team does
not
need a holding room, please let us know tonight. If
you would like to share a holding room with a
specific school, let us know.
▪ Volunteers are critical to the success of our
tournament. We can’t run without them!
▪ Ask parents now if they will help out for 2-3
hours at the regional tournament.
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2020 New Events▪ Division B
− Ornithology
− Reach for the Stars
− Machines
− Food Science
− Mission Possible
− Mouse Trap Vehicle
− Ping-Pong Parachute
− Aerial Scramble
− Game On (trial)
▪ Division C
- Ornithology
- Machines
- Detector Building
- Gravity Vehicle
- Ping-Pong Parachute
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Macomb Tournament…
▪ Division B – Events for Alternate Teams
− Anatomy & Physiology
− Boomilever
− Disease Detectives
− Dynamic Planet
− Fossils
− Heredity
− Meteorology
− Road Scholar
− Reach For The Stars
− Aerial Scramble
− Water Quality
− Machines
− Mouse Trap Vehicle
− Game On (Trial)
Tentative – Final list will be posted on macombso.org
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Macomb Tournament…
▪ Division C – Events for Alternate Teams
− Anatomy & Physiology
− Astronomy
− Boomilever
− Designer Genes
− Disease Detective
− Code Busters
Tentative – Final list will be posted on macombso.org
− Dynamic Planet
− Machines
− Fossils
− Protein Modeling
− Gravity Vehicle
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We need your help…▪ Each team is responsible for providing 2-3
volunteers
for competition day—ask your parents now.
▪ In addition, the following events still need supervisors.
Please speak to any board member if you know of
anyone who may be able to help.
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Mentoring… 2020 ideas▪ Advice from veteran coaches – What should
a new
coach be sure to do?
– Use Remind 101 or text or email the students the night before
to
remind them of the tournament.
– Consider parental commitment/availability when choosing
team
– Meet the kids for breakfast on tournament day
– Make detailed schedules for each kid and parent with map
on
back. Include items they need to bring
– Meet with team and at least one parent one evening the
week
before tournament to set expectations.
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Mentoring… 2020 ideas▪ Advice from veteran coaches – What should
a new
coach be sure to do?
– Make sure the team knows it’s Macomb South Campus
– Email [email protected] with questions.
mailto:[email protected]
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Mentoring… 2020 ideas▪ Advice from veteran coaches – What should
a new
coach be sure to do?
– Start build events early
– Have parent coaches at first meeting and make sure they
fully
understand everything that’s expected of them as coaches.
– Read rules multiple times and check state and national SO
websites for rule clarifications and FAQ’s.
– Make sure your team arrives early to competitions to get
wristbands and items to impound. If there’s a problem with
an
item at impound, they may be able to fix it before the end
of
impound.
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Mentoring… 2020 ideas▪ Advice from veteran coaches – What should
a new
coach be sure to do?
– Make sure your team has the proper safety clothing and
eyewear. No short lab coats or aprons; must have indirect
vents
on goggles.
– Involve parents from the beginning and make sure they know
expectations
– Check schedule when it’s released and make sure don’t
assign
a student to prepare for events that will be at the same
time.
– Participating in an invitational helps get your team going
earlier.
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Mentoring… 2020 ideas▪ Advice from veteran coaches – What should
a new
coach be sure to do?
– Put rules questions in team tryout test, or in event practice
tests
– Plan ahead for how many 9th graders are allowed on B team,
or
12th graders on C team
– Have students turn cell phones off and give to parents on
tournament day.
– Food at practice sessions is a plus for students.
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Q & A
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Door Prizes!!!
