Iowa VIQRC ES State Championship – Rapid Relay
VEX IQ Robotics Competition Elementary School
- Date
- 22-Feb-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-24-7411
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 16
- Event Region
- Iowa
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 6
- Standard Registration Opens
- 1-Oct-2024 01:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 17-Feb-2025 01:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 17-Feb-2025 01:00 EST
- Price
- $50.00
General Info
Iowa VIQRC ES State Championship – Rapid Relay
The Iowa VIQRC ES State Championship – Rapid Relay will be held on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025. Students this year will design robots for the Rapid Relay Game, details can be found here: https://www.vexrobotics.com/iq/competition/viqc-current-game
This tournament is open to Middle School students (Any Student born after May 1, 2012 (i.e., who will be 12 or younger at VEX Worlds 2025). Elementary School Students may “play up” and compete as Middle School Students. Elementary teams should register for our Elementary tournament instead
Skills Challenges will be available to all teams, with 3 Max Driver attempts and 3 Max Programming attempts per team.
The top ten (10) teams from the qualification rounds will participate in Finals. These ten (10) teams will be automatically paired into 5 Alliances. The top scoring alliance in Finals will earn the Teamwork Champion Award.
Competition Preparation
This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. To help all teams prepare, here are a few tips for each team:
1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found here:
Rapid Relay Robot Inspection Checklist
2. Check the official Game Manual for rule updates and changes here:
https://www.vexrobotics.com/iq/competition/viqc-current-game
3. Check the official QA Forums for rule updates and changes here:
https://www.robotevents.com/VIQRC/2024-2025/QA/
4. Carefully read all of the information contained in this tournament posting all updates will be posted here
5. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
- Spare parts & tools
- Batteries and chargers
- Programming cable
- Power strip
- Laptop computer
- Engineering notebook.
6. Read through the Awards Appendix, there have been some small changes to the awards process.
7. Prep for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.
8. Remember that safety comes first; please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby as the venue is a very tight fit.
9. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide. The guide can be found here:
http://content.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/pdf/VEX-IQ-Troubleshooting-Flowcharts-20141117.pdf
10. Ensure that you have the latest version of firmware. It can be found here:
https://www.vexrobotics.com/iq/downloads/vexos
DUTY TO SELF-MONITOR:
Participants and volunteers agree to self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 (symptoms typically include fever, cough, and shortness of breath) and agree to not attend if any symptoms, potential exposure, or suspected illness are present. As a participant, volunteer, or attendee, You recognize that your participation, involvement and/or attendance at the Junior Jacket VEX Robotics Tournament is voluntary and runs the risk of potential exposure of Covid-19. You take this risk by participation and hold Junior Jacket Robotics blameless.
Grade Level: Elementary
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 22-Feb-2025
Venue/Location:2501 West Broadway
Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501
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
Saturday, February 22nd, 2025
8:00am - Doors Open, Check-In, Inspection, Turn in Notebook
9:15am - Match Lists will be ran. (need to be signed in by this time or matches will be ran without your team(s))
9:30am - Skills Challenge Opens
10:00am - Judging begins
11:30am - Skills challenge Closes
11:45am - Event Meeting
12:00pm - 4:30 pm Qualification matches
4:45pm - 5:00 pm Final alliance matches
5:00pm - Presentation of awards, closing
Volunteer
Volunteer
Get Inspired and Have Fun!
Be a part of the excitement by joining a team of volunteers who help in a variety of ways to make this event a success for the students involved.
Volunteer Coordinator:
Christy Arthur
[email protected]
402-672-1279
Experience level:
No previous experience is needed for most volunteer positions, and you can even bring your kids for a family activity (for example, Field Re-setter is an ideal position for young children).
Time Commitment:
You can register for the entire event or just a portion of the day as your schedule permits for most positions.
Meals:
Lunch is included for volunteers.
Want to find out more about these volunteer roles and expectations? Visit the REC Foundation website at RoboticsEducation.org/volunteer to check out position descriptions and find volunteer training materials.
Once you have an assigned volunteer role, please carefully review all guides and training materials posted on the Volunteer Resources page before the event at RoboticsEducation.org/volunteers/volunteer-resources/
Contact the Volunteer Coordinator to register for this event today!
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations please visit the event on RobotEvents.com where we will post updates about the event status as needed. If the event is cancelled or postponed, then the title of the event will be changed to "Cancelled or postponed" in Robotevents.com."If any questions arise please contact Matt Koletzke at 712-310-2717 the day of the event.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner or weather cancels the event: A refund, minus the $5.00 processing fee will be granted.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: A refund, minus the $5.00 processing fee, will be available until one week (7 days) before the tournament. After that, no refunds will be granted
We ask that participants contact Christy Arthur for refund requests. Refunds can take up to 2 - 3 weeks to process following the event.
Christy Arthur
[email protected]
402-672-1279
Health and Safety Policies
DUTY TO SELF-MONITOR:
Participants and volunteers agree to self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 (symptoms typically include fever, cough, and shortness of breath) and agree to not attend if any symptoms, potential exposure, or suspected illness are present. As a participant, volunteer, or attendee, You recognize that your participation, involvement and/or attendance at the Iowa VIQRC MS State Championship – Rapid Relay Tournament is voluntary and runs the risk of potential exposure of Covid-19. You take this risk by participation and hold Event Partners and staff blameless.
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.
Waitlist
0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.