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

Saturday, February 1, 2025

8:00 AM                           Gates Open, Registration, Inspection, and Practices Fields Open

9:15 AM                           Coaches meeting in skills area

9:30 AM                           Opening Ceremony

10:00 AM                         Drivers Meeting

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM      Qualifications Matches Begin and skills opens

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM        Lunch

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM          Qualifications Matches and skills

Sunday, February 2, 2025

8:00 AM                           Gates Open, Practice Fields Open

8:30 AM - 12:15 PM        Qualifications Matches and skills

12:15PM - 1:15 PM         Lunch

1:15 PM - 3:15 PM          Qualifications Matches and skills

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM          Alliance Selection

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM          Eliminations and Final

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM          Awards Ceremony

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM          Cleanup and Departure

Volunteer

Volunteer Opportunity - If you would like to volunteer at the event here is a link

Thank you to our key volunteers,

Head Referee:
John Queen - Ohio - Worlds x3, Signature x16, State x7

Certified Field Referees:

KaBao McCarver - Tennessee - Worlds x, Signature x , State x

Chris Morris - Ohio - Worlds, Signature x6, State x5

Judge Advisors:
Suzana Koch - Ohio - Worlds x2, Signature x2, State 

Emcees:

Leslie Tom - Worlds - World Finals

Andrew Flis - Signature x2

More to come as they are confirmed!

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of bad weather, updates will be made by email.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Refunds will only be made if the event is cancelled by 2011 Robotics. Refunds will not include the $5 processing fee assessed by Robot Events for processing.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:

Registrations will not be refunded for teams that register, but choose not to come. 

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.

Signature Event Early Bird Policy

• All Signature Events will have a specific Early Bird Registration that is independent of all local/regional Early Bird systems
  • Each team starts the season with three (3) opportunities to register during the Signature Event Early-Bird period
    • An opportunity is taken away each time the team registers for a Signature Event, whether during the Signature Event Early-Bird period or Standard period
    • A Signature Event Early-Bird opportunity is not taken away if a team registers for a tournament hosted by their school or organization (where the team’s coach is the Event Partner)
  • Early Bird Registration will open 16 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
    • Note: Modifications to this may be made for events in August and September
  • Standard Registration will open 14 weeks before the event at 12:00PM EST
  • An Event Partner may register their own teams to their Signature Event during Signature Event Early Bird Registration no matter how many other Signature Events they are already registered for  
    • The Event Partner must be the Primary Contact for the teams they are registering

Waitlist

38 teams are on the waitlist for this event.