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Regional Team Qualification

To be qualified for the (on-site) Central TX Region Tournament both competitive teams and primary teams must complete the following general steps:

  1. Purchase/Renew your annual membership online at the National website.

  2. Register Online. Complete online TOURNAMENT registration and receive a confirmation email.

  3. One Judge* per Team. Provide a person to judge. This person must commit to TWO, possibly THREE days:

    1. Judges training (evening before or morning of tournament), training may include a required online component,

    2. The Region tournament (full day), and

    3. The State tournament (full day). This judge commitment is required if the team you represent advances to the State tournament. Judges representing Primary teams are not required to judge at the State tournament.

  4. Team Volunteer requirements vary by region.
    Two Volunteers per Team. Provide untrained person(s) to volunteer for 2-3 hours for the Regional Tournament. Volunteers register online and receive a confirmation email. Assignments will be given the week before the tournament.

  5. Payment. Regional tournament payment must be received by the published deadline. See Tournament Fee Payment Information for details.

  6. Each MEMBERSHIP that has 3 or more teams must provide 2 additional judges. So, if you are a membership with 4 teams, you will provide a total of 6 judges. If you are a membership with only 2 teams, you only provide 2 judges.

*Notes on judge volunteers:

  • Additional judges are welcome.

  • All judges – new and experienced – MUST attend judge training each year. Coaches may not attend judge training.

  • Judges must register online and will receive a confirmation email.

  • Pick a judge that you would be happy to have judge your team.

  • Judges may not judge in the problem of the team they represent.

  • Judges may not change their problem after they have been trained.

  • Judges will NOT get time off to watch performances.

All Training & Tournament dates and deadlines are published on the TXOdyssey.org calendar. Announcements are published under TXNews and your regional web page. Check monthly between October and January for updates. Check weekly from February onwards.