Invitational Tournaments

INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENTS

The national Science Olympiad office has clarified expectations regarding invitational tournaments. Please read below if you are planning on hosting or attending an invitational tournament.

Hosting an Invitational Tournament

Schools that wish to host an invitational tournament are required to do the following before running their competition:

The state office must be notified of the intention to run an invitational tournament. The tournament date, location, and divisions that will attend should be sent to the state director at least one month before the tournament date. Notifications should be emailed to the Missouri State Director.
The director of the invitational tournament is required to complete the Tournament Director Form which is submitted to the national office. A link to the form along with instructions for completion will be provided when the state office is notified of your invitational tournament.
Invitational tournament directors are required to verify that all attending teams have submitted their registration payments their respective state office. The Missouri Science Olympiad can handle verification requests for all competing teams, even those that are not in Missouri. Simply email your team list to gspiegel@missouriso.org to verify that all attending teams are paid and in good standing.

These requirements are part of the new insurance policy held by the national office. Failure to follow these steps could not only invalidate insurance coverage for your competition but could also affect that national insurance policy. The Missouri Science Olympiad is required to report any invitational tournament that does not follow these steps to the national office.

Attending an Invitational Tournament

Teams that wish to attend an invitational tournament are required to have submitted their registration payment to the national office before participating in any tournament, either in-person or virtual.

Per the national office, we cannot accept purchase orders or requisitions as evidence of payment.