Teams and Competitions
NEW! Updated 9/9/2025
Get access to the Member Area and the Portal
Coaches and co-Coaches are welcome in the Portal. All Coach and co-Coaches must be over 18 years old.
WHEN: After your school membership is active for the current year.
Do you already have an account from last year? If yes, go here using your email address and reset your password. This is a required step due to a system upgrade in the summer of 2025.
https://portal.odysseyofthemind.com/login
If you are new or the system does not recognize your email, create a new account.
https://portal.odysseyofthemind.com/register
TIP: do NOT use generic or shared emails for your coach login. Use your individual email address (personal or work).
Fill these settings carefully, otherwise you cannot get access to your membership:
Select the correct Texas region
Select the county that your school is in.
For “Role in the Organization”, Coaches and co-coaches must select the “Coach” role.
If the system says that No Active Membership Is Found - IT IS NORMAL. Wait until you are associated with your school membership.
TIP: Once you have an account, let your OM coordinator know. They will add you to the school membership, if it is already active. The whole process may take a couple days due to internal workflows.
RESULT: You now have access to two zones on the OdysseyHQ website:
a) Bookmark the Members-Area for long-term problems, forms and all materials:
b) Bookmark the Portal for team and competition related database:
2. Create your team (problem and division)
WHO: The Head Coach. NOT the school coordinator.
WHEN: After your OM Coordinator has confirmed that you are assigned a specific problem (September)
Login to the portal. Navigate to Teams. Click on Create Team.
Confirm your school, problem and division. Done!
You also have direct access to your long-problem there.
3. Create your team roster
WHO: The Head Coach
WHEN: As soon as you start discussing the long-term problem with the team (September to mid-October).
Login to the portal. Navigate to Teams. Click on Add Member.
Provide First Name. Last Name and grade. Provide any disabilities. Save changes. Repeat until a maximum of seven.
Tip: TEAM MEMBER NAMES CANNOT BE CHANGED once you have entered them. You can use a “preferred name” for team members, but you need to also know the “legal name” in your coach records.
If you start your team with fewer than 7 members, you can come back later and add another member.
You can also add a co-coach to the team roster.
4. Register for competition
Opens mid-October. Please wait for instructions. Details to come soon.