Team Manager/Coordinator INFO

Destination Imagination Regional Participation Certificates

Get some good quality paper and print out Participation Certificates for team members, and even volunteers. Click on this link to download. PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATES.

Registering a Team

If the school coordinator is not registering your team, then you need to fill out the form on the home page, or go to www.idodi.org and do so online. Payment for national and state fees are done at that site. Regional fees are separate. The Regional fee is $20 per team or 7+  regional t-shirts ordered. If your team qualifies for the State tournament, an additional fee will be assessed ($50 ?)

Team Manager Must Haves

A TM needs these brochures to have the basic information to run a team, if you do not have these contact your coordinator or the Regional Director.   

1. Copies of the Challenge
2. The Rules of the Road
3. Team Manager Guide
4. Parent Guide

 

SIMPLE TEAM MANAGER OUTLINE

Being a Team Manager can be an exhilarating experience, but as with anything new, the first year is going to be the toughest. We will try to help you in any way possible to make this experience as easy as possible, so please don't be afraid to ask questions of your school coordinator, the Regional Director, or this website administrator. You will go through many feelings and experiences in this program: you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll feel like pulling out your hair, you'll discipline, etc. etc., but the kids and the program will start to grow on you. Your team becomes your family. Your job is to nurture that family into becoming the best it can be. But as with a toddler, you can't walk for them, you can only guide them and let them take their own steps to creatively solve the Challenge as presented. Below is a simple calendar outline that should serve as guide.

A. Before the first meeting.

1. Get the copies of the challenges.
2. Get the Rules of the Road.
3. Get the Team Managers Guide.
4. Get the Parent Info Sheet.
5. Collect some Instant Challenges (IC's)

B. First meeting with team and parents.

1. Explain what Destination Imagination is.
2. Though there is much work, you want to keep the meetings FUN.
3. Talk about team member commitment.
4. Bring up the rules of Interference.
5. Have team and parents try some Instant Challenges.
6. Set a meeting schedule.
7. Set a treat schedule.
8. Find out what skills or talents each team member has.
9. After #8, you may wish to discuss with the team which Challenge they want to do.

C. Make sure the team is registered through Shopdi and the regional.

D. Second and third meetings.

1. Do IC's.
2. Discuss Rules of the Road
3. Discuss chosen Challenge
4. Break for Treats (treats are a very important part of any meeting).
5. Develop a simple timeline of when things need to get done.
6. Discuss with the team its skills and strengths and how they may incorporate those into the solution.

E. Fourth meeting.

1. IC's
2. Have team do simple outline of the skit.
3. Have team divide up into project groups.
4. Have team start compiling materials and skills need list.
5. This could be a good opportunity to take a field trip to a university or lab to gain some needed skills or insights.

F. Middle meetings.

1. IC's
2. Check for Challenge Clarifications.
3. Ask for a clarification if the team is having trouble comprehending a challenge point.
4. Construction of sets, script, technical devices should be ongoing.
5. As your team needs to field a volunteer for the Regional tournament, you may want to start searching for someone that can Appraise or be a general volunteer.

G. Last meetings before Tournament (2 to 4 weeks before).

1. Double check your team is registered with the Regional or the Affiliate.
2. Meetings may go from once a week to twice or thrice a week.
3. Teams should be memorizing the script.
4. Can the team do something special for the two Side Trips.
5. One or two projects should be coming to completion.
6. Start thinking about how you're going to get all this stuff to the tournament.

 

 

 

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Related resources

Get hold of the Team Manager Guide. It will help guide you on your way.

 

 

If you're completely lost as a New TM - ASK FOR HELP. Contact your school coordinator. If that fails to help you, Contact the Regional Director, or contact me, and we'll try to Guide you through the process. If necessary, an experienced person from the DI family can meet with you and your team and try to smooth over the rough patches.

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION There are a number of scholarships that are affiliated with Destination Imagination, don't be afraid to take advantage of them. Go to the NEWS page for more information.

FUND RAISING IDEAS Fund Raising can be considered in two phases, 1) for a general DI program, and 2) fund raising for tournament appearances (especially Globals). You'll have to decide which idea is best for your application, but I'll try to give some guidance. A) Racine Kringles has an opportunity for fund raising. Our school district worked this for many years. Great right before the holidays. Great Wisconsin connection. B)Click this link for more ideas. CLICK HERE.