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Kimball Area Schools Super Mega MS Tournament - High Stakes

Middle School only VEX V5 Robotics Competition

Date
25-Jan-2025 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-V5RC-24-5945
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
Smart Field Control
Capacity
48
Spots Open
17
Event Region
Minnesota
Max Registrations per Organization
8
Early-Bird Registration Opens
21-Oct-2024 16:00 EDT
Standard Registration Opens
14-Dec-2024 16:00 EST
Registration Deadline
22-Jan-2025 16:00 EST
Payment Deadline
25-Jan-2024 02:17 EST
Price
$100.00

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General Info

Welcome to our annual Kimball Area Schools "Super Mega VRC Tournament".  This tournament will be held at Kimball Area High School at 100 state hwy 55 Kimball MN, 55353

Due to excessive damage to our gym floor, please note, roller carts with small rollers or casters (similar to the Robosource travel boxes), will NOT be allowed to be used in the gym.  If this is your only option please be respectful and carry the cart to your pit table.  Do not use these to transport your robot to and from practice,skills or competition fields.

Concessions

There will not be a lunch break.

Full concessions with lunch options will be offered at this event.

There are a few local options for food also, but it is limited.

Competition Preparation

This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. All teams should come prepared for competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.

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 on the Documents tab.

2. Check the official VEX forums at www.robotevents.com for rule updates and changes.

3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on RobotEvents.com

4. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
Goggles/Safety Glasses
Spare parts & tools
Batteries and chargers
Programming cable
Power strip
Laptop computer
Engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design and 
Excellence Awards ). We will be reviewing both hard copy and electronic logbooks
Banners and other decorations for your team pit
Giveaways if you have them

5. Be sure to read VEX Tournaments 101.

6. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament. 

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. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks.  

9. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee training videos can be found at www.roboticseducation.org web site, under the Volunteer Resources tab.

10. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide. The guide can be found here.

11. Ensure your robot brain has the latest version of firmware.

NOTES: 
- Alliances will be 2 teams.
- All teams up to 32 will participate in the finals.
- If an odd number of teams, the last-ranked team should still attend Alliance Selection in case a team withdraws due to a problem with their robot.
- All finals matches will be one-and-done (no best-of-three matches). 
- Ties in finals matches will be replayed until a winner is determined.

Participation and Consent Form

All team members, coaches and adult mentors should fill out the online consent form wich is good all season and for all RECF run events.  A link to the instructions for online consent form can be found here. , www.roboticseducation.org/documents/2018/03/participant-release-form.pdf

 

 

VEX Robotics High School and Middle school teams are welcome to sign up for this event.  There will be a separate tournament for Middle School Teams in the same venue at the same time. Both will be competing to gain state tournament spots

The event will be held at:

Kimball High School

100 Hwy 55

Kimball, MN 55353

 

 


Grade Level: Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 25-Jan-2025

Venue/Location:
Kimball High School
100 Highway 55
Kimball, Minnesota 55353
United States

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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

Tentative Schedule/Agenda: 

7:30 AM: Early Bird Check in/inspection; Practice fields open
8:00 AM: Check in/Inspections begin
8:30 AM: All teams need to be checked in or have been in contact with the tournament coordinator in order to compete. 
9:00 AM: Check in/Inspections close
9:00 AM: Team Meeting
9:20 AM: Opening Ceremony
9:30 AM: Qualification rounds begin; Skills Field opens
3:00 PM: End qualifications; Skills Field closes when final qualification match ends
3:15 PM: Alliance Selection for elimination rounds
3:45 PM: Elimination rounds begin
5:00 PM: Closing and Awards Ceremony

Please note that we are able to provide one hard copy of the qualification round match-ups to each team. The qualification round schedule is continuously running in the pit area.




 

 

Volunteer

About 150  volunteers will be needed to help run this event.  

 

If you are interested in volenteering for this event please contact Kevin Kieke at [email protected]. Or you may use signup.com with the following link to find a spot.  https://signup.com/go/mJyJKtq

 

 

Watch your email for role and shift assignments.

THANK YOU!

We provide a t-shirt to each volunteer to wear that day and we provide food, snacks and drinks for volunteers to enjoy. 

If you have questions please feel free to give me a call

Kevin Kieke

(320)293-2328

 

 

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

We will make every effort to not cancel this event for weather. If weather is threatening or hazardous, use your own best judgment as to whether or not you'll travel to the tournament. Put the safety of students, coaches, and spectators first. If the event is cancelled then "Cancelled" will appear in the title of the event on RobotEvents.com.

Refund and Payment Policies

No refunds will be given for cancelations. If refund is given for extenuating circumstances, there is a $5 Robot Events registration fee that cannot be refunded.

Health and Safety Policies

If conditions change in relation to Covid-19 we will update all registered coaches and mentors

Date: 25-Jan-2025
Kimball High School
100 Highway 55
Kimball, Minnesota 55353
United States

Travel Info

This location is within 20 minutes of St, Cloud's Crossroads Area Hotel Options. This is going to be the best option for teams that will be staying overnight. Utilize the Holiday Inn located on Hwy 15 in St. Cloud as a reference point.

Webcast

We continue to explore options for Web casting of the event please check in as the event gets closer

Judging Format

All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Digital Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Electronic logbooks will be reviewed on the day of the event.  Digital logbooks must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the check in time for the tournament.  (9:00 am Friday morning)

  • I will be supplying the location to submit the logbooks 1 week before the scheduled date of the competition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waitlist

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