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

7:00 am - Volunteers arrive 

7:30 am - Doors open to public and coaches/teams 

7:30 am to 8:45 am - Event Check-In/Registration/Inspection

9:00 am - Opening Ceremonies 

9:30 am to 12:00 pm - Matches/Skills Start 

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm - Lunch Break 

1:00 pm  Matches continue 

2:30 pm Skills Closes 

3:30 pm - Alliance Selection/Finals/Awards 

5:00 pm - Venue Closes 

Volunteer

Event volunteers are the heart and soul of VEX competitions.  

We rely on Referees to keep things fair, Emcees to keep things exciting, and Queuers to keep things on schedule! Volunteering at a VEX competition is easy to learn, fun to do, and rewarding for everyone involved. 

Please click on the link below for more information on volunteer roles. 

Volunteer Roles Available – REC Library (roboticseducation.org) 

We are asking each team to supply at least one adult volunteer for the day of the events. If you have more that are willing, please reach out for more information. 

Each school/organization will required to sign up one student volunteer to help reset the fields. (Check for shift availability) 

If you have someone that wants to get certified or trained for ref, judge, or TM, let me know and we can set up training sessions. 

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of an emergency or bad weather, the event may be cancelled. 

In any event, teams will be contacted as soon as possible with the information. The event partner will contact teams if the event must be postponed. Teams should make sure their contact information is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers. 

Please check your email the day before and the morning of the tournament (before leaving). 

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Team contacts will be notified about how to receive a refund 

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

Teams must complete payment within two weeks of registering, if payment is completed and a team cannot make it no refund will be given.  

**If you have to cancel last minute please let us know in case we need to adjust the rosters or schedule. 

Judging Format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation  via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.