Ravenna Public Schools V5RC Blended Tournament - High Stakes
Blended VEX V5 Robotics Competition MS/HS
- Fecha
- 18-Jan-2025 Add to Calendar
- Código de evento
- RE-V5RC-24-5748
- Programa
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Tipo de evento
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacidad
- 40
- Plazas disponibles
- 50%+
- Event Region
- Nebraska
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 13
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 1-Aug-2024 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 7-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 11-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 28-Dec-2024 21:00 EST
- Precio
- US$80.00
Información general
Registration Fee
All registration fee's must be paid in full three weeks prior to the event. Failure to comply may result in your team(s) being removed from the event.
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. V5 Inspection checklist found V5 Robot Inspection Checklist. Cortex checklist found Cortex Robot Inspection Checklist.
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
Engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design and
Excellence Awards )
Banners and other decorations for your team pit
Giveaways if you have them
5. Be sure to read 101 Things I wish I’d Known Before My 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 here.
10. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide. The guide can be found here.
Participation and Consent Form
If you have not already, all team participants (players, coaches, and mentors) must complete the on-line Participant Release Form before the event. The form is then applied automatically to every official REC Foundation event the team registers for during the current season. To access the on-line consent form: Click Here
This form only needs to be completed once each season for each participant and each team. Each time a team registers for an event, the consent forms previously uploaded for that team will be applied to the new event registration.
Nivel académico : All
Concurso de habilidades de robots ofrecido: Sí
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Fecha: 18-Jan-2025
Lugar / ubicación:41750 Carthage Rd
Ravenna, Nebraska 68869
United States
Información de contacto
You must login to contact this Event PartnerCode 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:
8:00 - 8:45 Team Registration
8:00 - 10:00 Inspections
8:15 - 12:30 Team Interviews (Pits)
9:00 - (End of Qualification Matches) Skills Challenge
10:00- 10:10 Referee's Meeting
10:10 - 10:20 Opening Ceremony
10:30 - 12:00 Qualification Matches
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Break
12:30 - 3:30 Qualification Matches
3:30 - 4:00 Alliance Selection
4:00 - 5:00 Elimination Matches
5:00 - 5:15 Awards Ceremony
Voluntario
We are always looking for good volunteers. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Kelley Jarzynka at [email protected]
Política de emergencia/mal tiempo
In the case of inclement weather, all team advisors will be contacted via email. While sometimes weather can be unpredictable, usually we will make a decision by 4:00pm the day before the event, if not earlier. I will also update the "EVENT NAME" to read "CANCELED" at the top.
Depending on the circumstances, we will make every effort to reschedule, rather than outright cancel the event.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
- Event Partner will receive a full refund (minus the $5.00 Robot Events fee)
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
- Full refund if request is make 3 weeks prior to event (minus the $5.00 Robot Events fee)
- Half refund if request is made 2 weeks prior to event (minus the $5.00 Robot Events fee)
- No refund if request is made less than 2 weeks prior to event.
Judging Format
All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.
Waitlist
0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.