Allgemeine information

**If you are a 1st year team and cannot get into any events, please contact me for priorty on the waitlist.

Welcome to the 7th. Annual Spartan Championship-Middle School.  We are excited to bring together some of Southern California's finest teams and battle for a chance to go to the state championships.  If this event is full please place yourself on the wait list. We are initially only allowing 3 teams per organization but will open up to more teams per organization closer to the event if registration is not full.  Please put additional teams on the waitlist.

Teams registering before Sept. 15th will have 3 weeks to pay the tournament fee or they will be moved to the waitlist.  Teams registering after Sept. 15th will have 2 weeks to pay the registration fee. Spots may fill up when a team is moved to the waitlist for missing the payment deadline so please make sure to check your email for deadline reminders.

Teams that have not checked in 45 minutes prior to the beginning of the qualifying matches will be dropped from the roster so that the match list may be run. Teams that are running late must contact the event partner prior to this cut off if they do not wish to be dropped. 

Match Lists will be generated as scheduled and cannot be re-run.

Note: This event is planned to be in person and will follow all LA County Health guidelines. 

Judging

Judging interviews will bw in-person on the day of the event. Notebooks will be judged remotely and teams must submit their notebook via robotevents.com by Oct. 16th at 5:00pm.

Competition Preparation

This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. All teams should come prepared for competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.

1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. Please make sure to keep in mind at all times.

2. Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.

3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on RobotEvents.com

4. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
Goggles/Safety Glasses
Spare parts & tools
Batteries and chargers
Programming cable
Power strip
Laptop computer
Banners and other decorations for your team pit
Giveaways if you have them

5. Be sure to read 101 Things You Should Know Before Your First VEX Tournament.

6. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament.

7. Prep for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.

8. Remember that safety comes first, please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby as the venue is a very tight fit. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks.

9. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee training videos can be found at vexrobotics.com

10. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide. 

Participation and Consent Form

A completed form for all participants must be uploaded on robotevents.com prior to check-in. 

Klassenstufe: Middle School

Herausforderung der roboterfähigkeiten: Ja

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks