Forming A New Team

Schools, school districts, or coaches interested in forming a new team should contact Michelle Crawford, Assistant Director at the PAGE office, 800-334-6861 or mcrawford@pagefoundation.org. An information brochure and registration form will be provided. If you have questions not answered in the PAGE GAD brochure, contact CarySell, State Director, at 770-921-2705 or cary_sell@gwinnett.k12.ga.us . Your questions will be answered and assistance in starting a team will be provided.

Once your school, or school district, has decided to participate in decathlon, send in the registration form along with the $200 registration fee. A Georgia Academic Decathlon Coaches' Manual will be provided without cost to each participating school. Additional manuals can be purchased for $20 or downloaded from this website. Click on "GAD Coaches Manual" to the left.

A GAD Coaches’ Workshop is held in late August each year. This workshop has multiple sessions devoted to topics related to: starting Academic Decathlon, preparing a team for different objective and subjective events, making Academic Decathlon an academic elective course, and resources for Academic Decathlon. Check out the “Registration” page and the “Coaches Workshop” page while visiting this website.