School Coaches and Teams
2024 State Tournament · Friday, April 19th
Checklist of Information for Coaches and Teams
- Rules for Team Registration
- Registration Form -Now Open! Deadline to register is Feb 3, 2024
- Team Fees
- Payment Information and Credit Card Portal - Coming Soon!
- 2024 Events are posted HERE
- Download the 2024 Science Olympiad Rules Manuals
- Tips for New Coaches
- Scilympiad Software
- Newsletters
Rules for Team Registration
Please review these rules to ensure proper registration of your teams and students. You will be asked on the registation form to acknowledge your review, understanding, and compliance of these rules. Accurate registration ensures compliance with the national rules for Science Olympiad.
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- Register a Varsity team first (11-15 students or <11 students)
- JV team(s) are registered seperately by filling out the registration form subsequent times for each JV team
- JV teams may have up to 15 students
- Students may not compete on a Varsity team in some events and a JV team in other events
- Division B teams may have up to FIVE of last year's 8th graders competing on a team
- Division C teams may have up to SEVEN 12th grade students competing on a team
Questions? Contact us at [email protected] or (406) 994-7476
Registration Form
Please review the 'Rules for Team Registration' above. You will be asked on the registration
form to acknowledge your review, understanding, and compliance with these national
rules.
Please complete the registration form for individual teams. For example, if you have
a high school Varsity team and JV team, you will complete the Division C (high school)
form twice. If you have a middle school Varsity team and 2 JV teams, you will complete
the Division B (middle school) form three times.
Registration deadline is February 3rd, 2024. Questions? Contact the Science Olympiad
staff at [email protected] or (406) 994-7476.
Division B (Middle School) · Register Here
Division C (High School) · Register Here
Team Fees
Complete the Registration Form above for each team (Varsity, JV). Calculate Registration fees as follows:
- Varsity Team (11-15 students): $325
- Varsity Team (10 students or less): $275
- JV Team (up to 15 students): $200
Payment Information and Credit Card Portal
Registration Fees are paid by check or credit card. Check back here for the credit
card portal, coming soon. If paying by check, coaches will receive an invoice via
email.
Mail checks to: MSU Science Math Resource Center, PO Box 172804, Bozeman, MT 59717
Tips for New Coaches
Video: How (and Why) to Start a Science Olympiad team!
This video presentation was part of a 2022 MFPE Educator Conference. Learn the nuts and bolts of Science Olympiad plus tips from a SciOly coach. Watch the presentation HERE
Video: Prepare your Team for Tournament Day
Hear from Dr. John Loehr and National Program Director Dan Nichols from National Science Olympiad about best practices for preparing your Science Olympiad team to compete in a tournament and what to do on competition day! Watch the presentation HERE
Scilympiad Software
We are using the Scilympiad software for the 2024 tournament.
Get a head start and make a coach account at: https://scilympiad.com/mt
Already have an account? Make sure it is active and accurate to save a headache later
on!
Coach Newsletters
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NOTE: Please add [email protected] to your contacts to prevent the newsletter from going to spam.
Archived Newsletters
Previous years newsletters may be helpful for general information. Please recognize that some information is specific to the year and tournament and may not apply to the 2024 State Tournament.
Letter of support for School Administrators
Need a letter of support to show your school leaders the value of Science Olympiad? Here is a sample letter you can print or download.