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Tournament Directors

Tournament directors are university officials, community members, dedicated volunteers and Science Olympiad alumni who host, manage and oversee regional tournaments.

Ohio Science Olympiad tournament directors make every effort to provide a challenging and engaging experience for all participants. This page provides resources to better assist with tournament planning, event practices and consistent execution throughout the state. 

Tournament directors have a responsibility to ensure to the best of their ability that each participating team at any invitational, regional or state tournament is a certified member of the Science Olympiad national program. If multiple teams (JV/Alternate/etc.) from the same school are allowed at your invitational or regional, each team must be registered with a state office.

OHSO encourages tournament directors to follow the Science Olympiad National Tournament schedule conflicts for invitational and regional tournaments in Ohio, but understands each tournament and location is unique.

You'll find a copy of the 2026 State Tournament Event Schedule on the Event Schedules/Clarifications page.

 National SO Resources for Tournament Directors

Questions will arise throughout the planning process; OHSO recommends creating a policy and FAQ page for your tournament. Refer to the State Tournament Policies & FAQ as a model. Contact the State Director, Mariah Lesar, lesar.2@osu.edu, with any questions.

Forms & Documents

Scoring

  • Scoresheets and checklists 
    • Brian Hoffman’s (National ES) electronic team checklists are available for multiple build events and highly encouraged for use: sochecklist.com 
      • Avoids data entry errors when translating from paper to Scilympiad 
      • Speeds up scoring time 
      • Students get instant feedback to show their coaches 
  • Scoring Resources: 
    • Free download - Excel-based Scoring System for Sanctioned Science Olympiad Tournaments 
    • Scilympiad - Volunteer-created Tournament and Scoring Management System for Sanctioned Science Olympiad Tournaments 
    • Scoring Best Practices

Check If A Team Is Registered

Later this fall, you will find a list of the 2024-2025 Ohio Science Olympiad registered teams. If an Ohio team wishes to participate in your tournament and is not listed, please refer the team to the Ohio Science Olympiad website to register. If you are interested in viewing the Ohio registered teams, please contact the state office so that we may give you view rights.
 
Ohio Science Olympiad Registration closes on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. 
 

Additional Tournament Director Resources

Below you will find links to recorded workshop and training(s):