23-24 Dodd City Happy Hornet New Year Blended VIQC Tourney
- Date
- 20-Jan-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-23-4536
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- 2
- Event Region
- Texas - Region 2
- Standard Registration Opens
- 24-Nov-2023 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 17-Jan-2024 11:30 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 17-Jan-2024 12:19 EST
- Price
- $60.00
- This event has reached capacity. Teams on waitlist may still be added.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
We will have a concession stand open, but feel free to bring snacks or any diet-specific foods as there are limited restaurants/convenience stores in the area.
We will be offering a pre-order burger basket lunch for teams from our concession stand. You will receive an email with details at a later date in January.
Eligible Teams: MS and Elem Teams
The following Awards will be offered:
Tournament Champion
Tournament Runner Up
Robot Skills Champion
Judges Award
Sportsmanship Award
Excellence Award
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 20-Jan-2024
Venue/Location:602 North Main Street
Dodd City, Texas 75438
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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
7:30 AM - Doors Open to Gym and Pits, Check-In, Notebook dropoff, and Inspection Open
8:15 AM - Skills Field Opens
8:30 AM - Check-In Closes
8:45 AM - Inspection Closes
8:45 AM – Event/Drivers Meeting
9:00 AM – Qualification Matches Begin
12:00 PM – PM Break for Lunch
1:00 PM – Continue Qualification Matches
3:30 PM - Final Alliances Announced
4 PM – Elimination Matches and Awards
*Don't forget to pick up notebooks
*Times are subject to change.
Volunteer
If you're interested in volunteering as a Head Referee, Scorekeeper Referee, or Engineering Judge, please email Mr. Nathan Melson, Robotics Director at [email protected]. He will gladly accept volunteers.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
Due to the possibility of winter weather in January, if bad weather occurs, events will either be canceled or rescheduled. Coaches will be emailed in advance.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Refunds in this case will be processed on a case-by-case basis. If a refund is issued it will not include the $5 Robot Events processing fee. Payments must be made by competition day in order to compete in the event. Teams who have not paid by check-in on competition day will be moved to the waitlist unless approved by the Event Partner ahead of time. Communication is key to avoid conflicts.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Refunds in this case will be processed on a case-by-case basis. If a refund is issued it will not include the $5 Robot Events processing fee. Payments must be made by competition day in order to compete in the event. Teams who have not paid by check-in on competition day will be moved to the waitlist unless approved by the Event Partner ahead of time. Communication is key to avoid conflicts.
Health and Safety Policies
Please be advised: Team members will be required to wear safety goggles while in the drive box on the practice field, skills field, or competition field. This is a proper safety practice and will be enforced by the referees.
Date: 20-Jan-2024
Dodd City School East Gym/Cafeteria602 North Main Street
Dodd City, Texas 75438
United States
Travel Info
Dodd City School is located in rural Fannin County 5 miles East of Bonham, TX 75418 just off of TX- HWY 56.
Our address is :
Dodd City School
602 N. Main Street
Dodd City, TX 75438
I will email a map to registered coaches for unloading, parking, and check-In during the second week of January. We look forward to hosting your VIQC teams.
Judging Format
Please Note:
- 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. You may print these and place in a 3-ring binder for judging.
- Team Sportsmanship will be judged during the competition by observations made by judges.