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

• 7:30 AM:  Doors open (30 min earlier) 

• 7: 30 - 8:30 AM: Inspections (full hour instead of 30 min)

• 8::45 - 9:15 AM: Drivers Meeting (30 min instead of 15)

• 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Qualification Matches/ Skills/ Interviews

• 12:30 - 1:00 PM: Lunch Break (30 min instead of 1 hour)

• 1:00 - 3:30 PM: Continue Quals/ Skills/ Interviews 

• 3:30 - 3:40 PM: Alliance Selection 

• 3:45 - 5:00: Elimination Matches and Awards (1 hr 15 min instead of 30 min)

Volunteer

Please contact Molly Gomes at [email protected] to volunteer. 

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of cancellation due to weather, refunds will be issued if a makeup date is not found.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

• Refunds will be issued if a makeup date is not found.

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

• Refunds will only be issued if a team is found to fill that spot.
• No refunds will be given for withdrawls less than 2 weeks prior to the tournament.
• Regardless of the reason for issuing a refund the $5 REC fee is not refundable.

Webcast

The tournament will be Live Streamed on the KS VEX Youtube Channel. This channel was created by one of our BLHS Robotics students. 

Please contact us if you are interested in having Webcasting done for your tournament! 

https://www.youtube.com/live/eQ09z6ge9Bw

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. Judges will not review digital notebook submissions. Please print any digital engineering notebooks in advance and bring them with you the day of the tournament. Printed notebooks must still be bound (3-ring binder for example)
• Teams must submit a copy of the Innovate form inside the front cover of their engineering notebook in order to be considered for the Innovate Award. We will have copies of this form available the day of the tournment.