Primary
Primary teams will be scored on the same three elements as the competitive teams–long-term, style and spontaneous. The program goal at this stage is to have fun while learning about Odyssey and for primary teams the regional tournament is non-competitive. REMEMBER–Primary teams do not move on to the State tournament–they perform only once, at the regional tournament, and they do not receive a team placement. Each primary team member will receive a special pin that will not be sold. It must be earned by participating on a primary team.
Divisions I, II, and III
Long-Term: The long-term score is worth up to 200 points. Every team in the same problem in the same division will be evaluated by the same judges on the same point system that has been provided in the problem. Division I teams will be scored and compared ONLY to other Division I teams in that problem at the specific tournament. This is same process is for Divisions II and III. There are several groups of judges within the problem who look at the same elements all day. Some will be looking at the long-term (and within the long-term elements there may be an additional breakdown of judges, depending on the problem scoring for the year).
Style: The style score is worth 50 points and those judges only judge style.
Spontaneous: Spontaneous is a separate part of the competition and is worth 100 points. Again, each team in the same problem in the same division will get the exact same problem and be scored by the same judges all day.
- The team who scores the highest in Long-Term, no matter what the score is—will receive a prorated score of 200. Everyone else will receive a percentage score of 200 based on its raw score in relation to the highest raw score. Again, the top scorer in Style will receive 50 points and the teams below will receive a percentage score. The same is true for Spontaneous, except the top scorer will receive 100 points. Any penalty points are deducted after scores are calculated.
- Note: You cannot determine what a low or high score is for the day, as each coach receives the score for his team, but teams cannot see the scores of other teams until after the awards ceremony when they are posted on line. For example, it is possible for a team to score 153 points and be the top scorer for the day. Or, a team could score 127 points and be the top scorer. Or a team could score 172. You just do not know. What you can be assured of is that the judges will score consistently all day.
- Coaches will be told how long to wait before returning to the Long-Term area to pick up their raw long-term and style scores. The Head Judge will release the scores only to the team coach. Coaches have 30 minutes after receiving their scores to return to the judge with any questions. Scores from the first 3-4 teams performing in Long-Term are “held” by judges to help them calibrate subjective scoring elements. Those scores are released to coaches after those first 3-4 performs. Check the schedule to help you determine when the scores will be available, or ask the head judge at your performance site for a time estimate.
- You’ll also receive ‘sticky notes’ on the team’s performance to share with the kids. This will be their favorite part – so let them enjoy their compliments.
- Overall scores, including long-term, style and spontaneous will be posted on the state website after the closing ceremonies.