http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/ Odyssey World Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:29:59 GMT garwin.soe@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9253 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9253 I will be out of the office starting 02/01/2010 and will not return until 02/05/2010. For ID consults please call Randy Bergen-WCR 8-470-5147 (office), Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:27:30 GMT susan griffin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9252 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9252 I wasn't asking for help just generally asking if anyone else was confused. I already asked for a clarification as a coach and my kids have sent in there own. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:42:20 GMT Ron Raab-Long http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9251 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9251 Susan, That really not the kind of question that can be answered here. I suggest you write back to ask to have the clarification - clarified! Ron _____ From: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:41:09 GMT Angela Richard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9250 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9250 Clarifications and rules discussion can't take place here without Outside Assistance. If you are still confused, you could send for another clarification :) Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:32:56 GMT windwolf_43 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9249 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9249 my kids are doing the Nature Trail and they are confussed about the travelers on the trail. I asked for a clarification as a coach and it seems to contradict Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:13:35 GMT Lauren Spencer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9248 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9248 The difference between a sixth grade team is they are now classified as a division II team and they must compete against other intermediate teams in their Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:04:54 GMT Greg Schweers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9247 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9247 In a nutshell, we've done that and it has worked great!!! Remember, the 5-8 year olds are 'competing' against other 5-8 year olds so don't sweat it. Now I Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:30:18 GMT Dennis Godfrey http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9246 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9246 JL: There is a learning curve for being a coach, experience helps, but this is where other coaches can help you in your school or region. Reach out to them Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:21:58 GMT jialian http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9245 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9245 Hi, As a first-time coach who is working with a very young team, it does seem to me that it is a big disadvantage for a team to have a new versus an Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:06:30 GMT Ron Raab-Long http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9244 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9244 Kristen, Giving information on where to buy balsa isn't the concern - that's a good thing. The concern is whether mentioning the relative merits of the Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:06:19 GMT Greg Schweers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9243 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9243 "... but in my experience has been too soft for actual competition (unless they have upgraded). I suggest Odyssey of the Mind or SIG ..." still sounds like Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:50:19 GMT Jim & Joan Coates http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9242 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9242 The outside assistance comes if you actually pick the balsa wood for them. I had one coach who went as far as buying all the balsa wood that a craft store had Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:40:38 GMT mom2mylittlekitten http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9241 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9241 No outside assistance involved! I am not telling them where to buy the wood - just providing them with some choices - as the coach has absolutely no experience Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:58:59 GMT Diane Hilton http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9240 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9240 Last year was the first time I coached a team doing the structure problem. I ordered a "double" batch of wood from Odyssey of the Mind online, and I was glad Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:06:51 GMT Greg Schweers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9239 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/odysseyworld/message/9239 Sounds a little like 'outside assistance'... like recommending specific 'glue'... Remember, it's the "Learning", "Discovery", and "Ownership of the problem