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5th Annual Caston Cobweb Classic VIQRC Full Volume Blended Competition; Rochester, IN

Date
28-Oct-2023 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-23-1833
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
30
Spots Open
0
Event Region
Indiana
Max Registrations per Organization
8
Early-Bird Registration Opens
31-Jul-2023 08:00 EDT
Standard Registration Opens
16-Sep-2023 08:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
22-Oct-2023 18:00 EDT
Payment Deadline
14-Oct-2023 20:00 EDT
Price
$55.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Dust off the cobwebs, it's time for Full Volume!! Get your season started off with one of the first competitions in the State. Come join us for an exciting day! There will be a VRC event being hosted in the same gym as well for you to check out! Bring your VRC teams to compete too!

**IF THE EVENT IS FULL PLEASE ADD YOUR TEAM TO THE WAITLIST!!**

All times are in Eastern Time Zone. 

Caston is located 3 miles south of Fulton, Indiana on the Cass/Fulton County Line. It is located between Rochester and Logansport right along Highway 25 approximately 12 miles from either town.  There are no restaurants in the area without going into either Logansport or Rochester. A mini-mart gas station is located in Fulton. 

There will be a concession stand available for the competition, but it will have limited options for lunch. Check the documents section of the event for concessions stand items and prices. Teams are invited to order pizza which will be delivered to the school. Orders need to be submitted by 8:00pm on 10/24/2023.

Pizza order form link:
https://forms.gle/oXHwf2gCpNm8L4sb8

With our competition being hosted on Halloween weekend, we encourage teams to dress in costume! Coaches are encouraged too! An award will be given to the team with the best costume! 


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 28-Oct-2023

Venue/Location:
Caston High School
9815 Indiana 25
Rochester, Indiana 46975
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

8:00am - Doors Open

8:00-9:00am - Team Registration 

8:30-9:15am - Inspection (Drop off Engineering Notebooks at Inspection) / All fields open for teams to practice if they have passed inspection.

9:20am - Coaches Meeting

9:30am - Opening Ceremonies

9:45am - Skills Fields open / Practice & Qualification schedules distributed

10:00-12:00pm - Morning Qualification Matches / Skills Open

12:00pm-1:00pm - Skills Fields Closed / Lunch Break 

1-3:00pm - Skills open / Afternoon Qualification Matches 

3:00 - Skills Closed 

3:15pm - Finals matches and Awards

4:00pm - Pack up and Depart. Have a safe trip home!

 

**All times are EASTERN and are subject to change based upon how many teams we have competing**

Volunteer

Volunteers are welcome and needed!! 

Please contact Jamie Taylor at [email protected] or 574-653-1782 for more information.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Although we do not plan on having inclement weather we know we live in Indiana and the weather changes whenever it wants to! Please know that we will do everything in our power to host the competition on the scheduled date. In the event that this tournament cannot take place due to inclement weather or COVID-19, registration fees will be returned minus $5.00 for administrative fees and postage. 

Refund and Payment Policies

Registration fees will not be refunded if teams do not cancel by 10/21/2023.

All teams need to be present and checked in prior to the start of the competition (no later than 9:00am). Refunds will not be issued to teams who arrive after competition rounds have begun. 

In the event that this tournament cannot take place due to inclement weather or COVID-19, registration fees will be returned minus $5.00 for administrative fees and postage.

Date: 28-Oct-2023
Caston High School
9815 Indiana 25
Rochester, Indiana 46975
United States

Travel Info

Traveling from a distance? There is a New Home2 Suites by Hilton open in Logansport and a Holiday Inn. Both will be about a 25 minute drive to Caston.

Webcast

We will make every attempt to have the competition available to be viewed live. We may use YouTube, FaceBook Live, or another source. We will post updates on here and on our Caston Robotics FaceBook page closer to the competition date. 

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. No Digital Notebooks will be accepted. If you are utilizing a Digital Notebook this season, please print it out and bring it in a binder for the judges to review. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of the concessions stand options

Cobweb Classic 2023 Concession Stand Items