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2025 OHSO Coaching Conference

Ohio Science Olympiad is excited to offer FREE sessions for new and returning Science Olympiad coaches to enhance skills, learn rule updates, and lead the next generation to success! Rules sessions will not be recorded. Please reach out to the State Director, Mariah Lesar, lesar.2@osu.edu with any questions. 

OHSO 2025 Coaching Conference Session Recordings/Slides

Coaches' Roundtable

The monthly Coaches' Roundtable meetings provide a unique opportunity to collaborate as coaches, with other coaches, in a stepwise fashion to support you in your role. Science Olympiad can feel overwhelming at times serving as a coach, whether new or experienced, and these meetings provide a platform to connect with your peers who are encountering the same problems or may have encountered them previously and can offer suggestions based on their experience.  

2025-2026 Coaches' Roundtable Schedule/Topics/Links

Next Call: 

January 21, 2026, from 8:00-9:00pm

Link to Join

Tentative Topic(s): Post-first Invitational Tournament learnings, how to motivate students, utilizing Invitational Tournament performance to build Regional/State team

Previous Call Recordings:

December: Non-mechanicals rules, preparing for Invitational Tournaments, optimizing winter break

November: Registration reminder, downloading & reading this year's Rules Manuals, scheduling Invitational Tournaments, fundraising

Have a question? Ask a Coach. 

Use this form to submit your discussion topics and questions for the monthly Coaches' Roundtable calls. These meetings offer a unique opportunity for new and experienced coaches to collaborate and support each other. If you feel overwhelmed, connect with your peers who can offer suggestions based on their experiences.

Coach Question Box