Ridgefield High Stakes Qualifier (HS & MS)
4th Annual Tournament
- Date
- 23-Nov-2024 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-24-7898
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 65
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Connecticut
- Standard Registration Opens
- 17-Sep-2024 15:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 21-Nov-2024 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 22-Nov-2024 12:00 EST
- Price
- $100.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
General Info
Welcome to the 4th annual Ridgefield VEX Robotics Competition tournament! This event is open to all Middle School and High School registered teams. This exciting event will bring together teams from around Connecticut. Our event is a qualifier for the Connecticut State Championship.
Please review the agenda and other event tabs for more information about this event.
Concessions will be available.
We look forward to seeing everyone!
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 23-Nov-2024
Venue/Location:700 North Salem Road
Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877
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
Schedule: (Is A Guide for the Day And Subject to Change)
7:00 AM Doors Open
7:15 - 8:30 Registration and Inspection
8:30 - 8:50 Drivers Meeting, Announcements, and Introductions
9:00 - 1:30 Qualification Rounds & Skills Competition*
1:45 - 2:00 Alliance Selection
2:15 - 4:00 Elimination & Championship Rounds, Awards**
* Skills fields will be open from approximately 9:00 am and close at the conclusion of Qualifying Rounds.
** Some awards will be announced between matches, others after the Championship Rounds conclude
Volunteer
Volunteers needed (and greatly appreciated)!
There are a number of roles we will need help with. You can view descriptions of these roles in the document linked here.
Please sign up to volunteer using this form.
Please don't resitate to contact Mike Murphy (Mr. Murf) at [email protected] if you have any questions about voluntering.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event of bad weather or heatlh restrictions, changes to the schedule will be emailed to team contacts.
Possible options:
- Event opening may be delayed to allow for travel due to inclement weather.
- Event may be cancelled due to the weather or heatlh restrictions. There is no snow date for this event.
Announcements will go out by 6:00 am. All teams are encouraged to use their best judgement when deciding to attend.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
In the case of the event being cancelled by the event partner, refunds will be offered less the Event Partner expenses.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Any refunds will be subject to a $5 RobotEvents processing fee that will not be refunded, and will only be availble to teams that request cancellation of registration 7 or more days prior to the event. No other refunds will be processed. Refunds are processed by Ridgefield Robotics not the REC Foundation.
Refund requests should to be emailed to [email protected].
Webcast
This event will be live streamed on the CTEEA YouTube channel and will also be available to rewatch after the event.
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
20 teams are on the waitlist for this event.