How do I start a Science Olympiad team?

mom2twogirls
Fri, 25 May 2018 01:11:30 +0000

Another possibility for help with event coaching (and maybe other advice) would be to contact whoever runs the regional science Olympiad that your school would be part of. Ask them if any of their judges also offers to coach teams. I know one of ours does and he is a fantastic coach.

At least where we are, there is are regional competitions in late winter and then the top 4? (I think 4) teams from each regional competition are invited to the State competition in early spring. From there, the top 2 go to National.

Realistically, a new team probably wouldn’t make it to States until they’ve gotten a few competitions under their belts. Like anything, practice and familiarity help. Some schools do invitationals with other local schools as well, in early winter, for practice.