Coaching an Odyssey of the Mind team is fun and rewarding. Watching Iowa youth develop from individuals into a productive team that can solve complex problems creatively on their own is truely an amazing transformation.

Coach's Training:

We have had three coaches training meeting this fall with excellent attendance at each event.  Thank you to everyone who has given of their time to learn about coaching the best young people doing creative problem soling in Iowa. We will be scheduling one or two more sessions in the West and in the East.  Let us know if you are interested in participating.

You know you are a real Odyssey of the Mind coach when…

…You have two crusher board set ups in your living room and one of them serves as a lamp during "off season", whenever that is!

...Every license plate on a road trip turns into a spontaneous exercise!

...Your own license plate proudly proclaims your Odyssey of the Mind Association!

.... You can actually answer the question "what is Odyssey of the Mind?" in 15 minutes or less!

.... While answering the question "what is Odyssey of the Mind?" you wax poetic!

.... When asked the question "what is Odyssey of the Mind?" you ask for a minute of think time

.... You refer to your car as the Omobile.... and others know what you are talking about!

.... Your 7-seat minivan NEVER has all 7 seats because you never know what you might find sticking out of the next dumpster!

.... You are caught giggling and coming up with weird uses for items at your local Home Depot when you only went there for duct tape to begin with but couldn't resist the urge to "see what's good!"

....  When you read the book 101 Uses for Duct Tape, you can think of at least 50 the author forgot!

.... You know that the three essential elements in the universe are balsa wood, glue and duct tape!