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2025 AIA Arizona VEX V5 Robotics Competition

High School State Championship

Datum
7-Mar-2025 - 8-Mar-2025 Add to Calendar
Veranstaltungscode
RE-V5RC-24-8655
Programm
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Veranstaltungsart
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
VEXNet Field Control
Kapazität
50
Verfügbare plätze
27
Event Region
Arizona
Standard Registration Opens
29-Oct-2024 20:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
27-Feb-2025 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
5-Mar-2024 11:22 EST
Preis
$260.00

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Allgemeine information

Welcome teams! We are excited for you to attend the 2025 Arizona High School State Championship! Please note, this is a 2-day event, please check the agenda tab for more information.

Qualifying for The 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship

This championship event will qualify 7 teams to the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship:

  • Excellence Award (1)
  • Tournament Champions (2)
  • Robot Skills Champion (1)
  • Tournament Finalists (2)
  • Design Award (1)

If a team double‑qualifies, the extra spot will be awarded to the next unqualified high‑school team who is ranked highest in the Robot Skills Challenge at the 2024 Arizona VRC HS State Championship. These do not include scores posted prior to the state championship. See the official Qualifying Criteria for more details.

Competition Fields Information:

The competition fields will be elevated 18" from the floor and use the metal competition field perimeter with the GPS Field Code V2 strips installed. Robot skills challenge fields will be on the floor and use the portable competition field. The practice fields will be mix of the metal competition field perimeters and portable fields.
 
The match load triballs on both the competition and skills fields will be stored using these baskets, the same ones 18x18az has been using all season. There will be also be one 18" stool available in each alliance station that you may place a basket on top of to help you match load

Concessions

Concessions will be offered at this event and we encourage you to take advantage of the food, drink and snacks throughout the day. For your convenience, teams will also be allowed to bring food in designated areas. Food and drink is not allowed in the gym or pits. Thank you for your cooperation.

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. The inspection checklist can be found on the Documents tab.
  2. Check the official game manual and Q&As at robotevents.com for rule updates and changes.
  3. Carefully read all of the information contained on this webpage and emails sent to participants/
  4. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
    • Glasses
    • Spare parts & tools
    • Batteries, chargers, and a power strip
    • Micro USB cable
    • Laptop computer
    • Engineering notebook
    • Banners and other decorations for your team pit
    • Giveaways if you have them
  5. Ensure your robot brain has the latest version of the firmware.
  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.

Participation and Consent Form

Consent forms are required for all students, mentors, and coaches on a VRC teams. Consent forms are now done online one time and are good for the entire season at all REC run events.


Klassenstufe: High School

Herausforderung der roboterfähigkeiten: Ja

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Datum: 7-Mar-2025 - 8-Mar-2025

Veranstaltungs-/austragungsort:
Desert Ridge High School
10045 East Madero Avenue
Mesa, Arizona 85209
United States

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Code of Conduct

The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.

For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.

Agenda

Tentative agenda, please check back closer to the event for the final agenda.

Thursday:
• 4:00pm: Pre-event set up, if you can volunteer to help, we would really appreciate it! Sign up to help here: https://forms.gle/8mHFn1dGwYUGxpHw9
• 9:00pm: Venue closes

Teams who help set up the event will be allowed to practice on the official competition and skills fields on Thursday.

Friday:
• 10:00am: Doors open
• 10:15am: Volunteer Meeting in gym atrium
• 10:30am: Inspection begins, skills matches begin
• 12:30pm: Coaches meeting in gym atrium
1:30pm: Inspection deadline, skills matches pause
• 1:45pm: Opening ceremony and event meeting
• 2:30pm: Qualification matches begin, skills matches resume
• 6:00pm: Qualifications matches pause, skills matches pause
• 6:15pm: Venue closes

Saturday:
• 7:30am: Doors open
• 7:45am: Volunteer meeting for new volunteers in gym atrium
• 8:15am: Recap meeting
• 8:45am: Qualification matches resume, skills matches resume
12:00pm: Lunch, skills line cut off for the event and qualification matches pause
• 1:00pm: Qualification matches resume
• 2:45pm: Qualification end for the event
• 3:00pm: Alliance selection
• 3:30pm: Elimination tournament and awards ceremony

Sich freiwillig melden

We need many volunteers to make this event possible! There are a variety of positions to fill. To sign up, please fill out the volunteer sign-up form and share!

Direct link: https://forms.gle/aVZAQti2Fr8n44w9A

Richtlinie für not-/schlechtwettersituationen

As we are in Arizona, it is extremely unlikely the event will be cancelled due to weather. If an emergency occurs, we will notify everyone registered the tournament is cancelled.

Refund and Payment Policies

Payments

Lack of payment by teams by March 4, will result in the teams being moved to the waitlist.

Submitting a PO counts as payment.

Refunds

No refund will be given

Webcast

This event will be livestreamed on 18x18az's YouTube channel.

Judging Format

Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the Event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted upon check-in on Friday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waitlist

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