Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
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Showdown in the Devil's Den VEX V5 Robotics Competition

High School Only

Date
1-Feb-2025 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-V5RC-24-9295
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
Smart Field Control
Capacity
24
Spots Open
50%+
Event Region
Florida - North/Central
Max Registrations per Organization
3
Early-Bird Registration Opens
3-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
Standard Registration Opens
21-Dec-2024 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
25-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
27-Jan-2025 12:00 EST
Price
$90.00

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General Info

Welcome to the Devil's Den Showdown

Thank you for registering for our event this year!   We do need some VOLUNTEERS if you'd like to volunteer for this event please contact [email protected] with subject “Volunteer for February 1st”

The competition, skills area and pit area for teams will be in the cafeteria. Parking will be to the north side of the Winter Haven High School campus, there is plenty of parking there for everyone. If you have any questions, feel free to email or call me.  I will have a map to get to everyone before the event to show everyone where to go.

Please support our event with utilizing our concessions and amenities on campus, though we do have several food options close by if you are in need of something specific.

All attendees are expected to abide by the code of conduct.

All participants are expected to complete the participant release form. (Also available in Spanish) Once per season covers all events.

Note: Ensure your IT does not block emails from robotevents.com and roboticseducation.org   

 


Grade Level: High School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 1-Feb-2025

Venue/Location:
Winter Haven High School
600 6th Street Southeast
Winter Haven, Florida 33880
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

7:30 am - Doors open to teams for pit setup 

8am -9 am – Inspections

8:30 - 10:00 Skills

10:15 am– Drivers Meeting

10:30 am to 12:00 pm – Qualification Matches

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm  – Lunch Break

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm – Qualification Matches

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Alliance Selection

3:40 pm  to 4:40 pm – Elimination Matches

5:00 pm Awards

The event wraps up by 5:30 pm. 

*** Times are subject to change

Volunteer

Volunteers are the heart of every VEX competition--without them the event simply cannot function. It is better to have to many, than not enough for a compeititon. Though we scower all campus and students for volunteers sometimes it is nice to have some volunteers with experience.

We would be grateful to anyone who wishes to help. Contact [email protected] with the subject "Volunteer for Feb 1st" ASAP if you would like to help at this event.

There are lots of different roles that need to be filled, with varying degrees of expertise and physical activity. Check out the 'Volunteer Roles Overview."

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

This event will only be postponed due to extreme weather condition and district policies.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

In the event that this competition gets cancelled by the event partner, you will receive a refund for your registration fees.

If  a Coach/Mentor registers but doesn't pay the registration fee by the payment deadline (01/27/2025):

Your team(s) will be moved to the waitlist and the available spots will go to other teams on the waitlist.

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

We will not be able to issue a refund. 

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.

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