Team Spontaneous & Structure Workshops!

• Spontaneous Workshops (9am to Noon)
  • September 7, 2024 at Florida College Academy
    • 7032 Temple Terrace Hwy, Temple Terrace, FL 33637
  • October 4, 2024 at Plato Academy
    • 6725 38th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33710
  • October 7, 2024 at Roland Park K-8
    • 1510 N Manhattan Ave, Tampa, FL 33607
  • November 16, 2024 at Winston Academy of Engineering
    • 3415 Swindell Rd, Lakeland, FL 33810
  • January 4, 2025 at Hardee Junior High
    • 3415 Swindell Rd, Lakeland, FL 33810
  • January 25, 2025 at North Wauchula Elementary
    • 1120 N Florida Ave, Wauchula, FL 33873
• Team members will get to experience actual OM problems the way they are presented at competitions. All three styles (Verbal, Verbal/Hands-On, & Hands-On) are presented. OM judges/officials will be on hand to answer questions, and give advice.
• REGISTER HERE: https://bucbay.com/spontaneous-registration/
  • Teams must register for the workshops and make check payable to FLOMA.  Give to Mandy when you check-in.
• For any questions regarding the Spontaneous Workshop, please contact:
  • Mandy Pope at BucBayRD@FLOMA.org or (863) 944-3467
• NOTE: this workshop is intended for those teams that are new to OM or only have a couple of returning team members.

Spontaneous Links

• Odyssey of the Mind – Spontaneous
• Virginia Odyssey into Creativity Explorations
• NEPA – Spontaneous Galore!
• SwopNet: Odyssey of the Mind Spontaneous Fun
• Missouri OotM
• Tennessee OotM
• CT OM – SponZone
• CA OM San Francisco Region

The following documents were written before the change in the number of team members who can participate/solve the spontaneous problem.  As of World Finals 2021, ALL team members may solve.

• FLOMA Spontaneous Problem Solving
• Spontaneous Tips from Bob Filardo (Buccaneer Bay)

Practice Problems

• FLOMA Website Spontaneous Problems
• Too Busy for Spontaneous Practice, Think Again

Verbal Problems

• A Variety of Verbal Problems
• Big and bigger
• Can You Hear Me Now
• Extra
• Flash Back 6 Pack
• It Could Have Been Better
• May I Take Your Order
• Now Eye Sea it Two
• Question Me Coach
• Seven Wonders of the World
• Speak Doggie Speak
• Tears In My Eyes
• The Great Candy Bar Caper
• Two by Two

Hands on Problems

• A Walk In The Park
• Barbie
• Chain Letter
• Charlie Brown Christmas
• Color Blind
• Float Your Boat
• Going the Distance
• Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
• Humpty Dumpty
• Mixed Fruit Salad
• Picasso Would Be Proud
• Sweet Dreams
• Ten Clumsy Fingers
• The Tower of Babble
• Water Water Everywhere
• You Dont Say
• You Need Bob’s Approval

Verbal Hands on Problems

• 101 Uses
• Change Is Good
• Color Me a Rainbow
• Instant Fable
• It Is Better to Give
• Looks Are Deceiving
• Sailboat
• Text Messages
• The Show Must Go On