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

*This is a Tentative Agenda and is subject to change:

7:30 am Doors Open

7:30 am Registration, Inspections, and Notebook Submissions

8:30 am Registration & Inspection Closes

8:30 am Driver Meeting

8:30 am Skills Field Open

9:00 am – 11:00 am Qualification Matches

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Lunch Break

12:00pm -1:15 pm Qualification Matches

1:00 pm Skills Fields Close

1:30 Alliance Selection

2:00 pm Finals Matches

3:00 pm Awards

3:00 pm Team Load-out

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. 

If you or your team would like to volunteer at our Early Bird Days @ Basic Academy please contact Adam Billman by email.  [email protected]

For a decription of voluneter roles please click this link: Volunteer Roles

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

We will communicate by email if something should prevent us from hosting the event.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Refunds will be provided in the event the competition is cancelled. Contact Adam Billman to request the money back.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: It is up to the Event Partner if a refund will be provided in this case. Any cancellation two weeks before event will recieve no refund! Generally a refund will be provided in this case only if another team can take your spot before the deadline for registration or extenuating circumstances.

The Payment Deadline for this event is 9/13- teams not paid by that date may be moved to the waitlist to allow another team to attend.

Health and Safety Policies

All participants are responsible for keeping a safe environment. This means:

• Ensure the area is kept clean and tools and robots are not left lying around
• Any food brought by outside sources should be safe to consume. (Event will also provide concessions)

Lets keep everyone safe and have a great time!

Judging Format

• No Judging