General Info

This event will be a Middle School Only Tournament for Kansas Teams only, and will serve as a LAST CHANCE to qualfiy for the KS State Tournament. See the following bulleted statements about registering teams and swapping. Let me know if you will be bringing payment with you on the 22nd or submitting payment to the REC.  This tournament will be complete with trophies from the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation and be open to only KS MS teams. This Event will have 6 qualification rounds per team.  There will be an on-site concession stand for lunch.  Thank you so much for registering for the CMA Robotics LAST CHANCE tournament. 

The teams per organization limit will be set to 3, but if you have more than 3 teams who want to come, put them on the waitlist and we will fill any empty spots during the week before.
Coaches can sign up any three of their teams early on, but if they qualify at some point in the season, you may swap them out for another unqualified team in their organization the week before the event. So in essence each coach is reserving 3 spots at the event, and the coach can decide which teams will come as we get closer to the event.
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...

Covid-contingencies:

After consultation with the local school district and the Regional Coordinator, the Event Partner reserves the right to make changes to the above Health and Safety Policies in order to facilitate the safest event possible for the students, coaches, and volunteers. Any changes to these requirements will be shared with registered teams as soon as possible.

1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist before the competiton so that there is ample time for adjustments. 

2. Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.

3. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Remember: Goggles/Safety glasses, spare parts and tools, batteries and chargers, power strip, extension cord, laptop computer, engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design, and Exellence Awards - yes, we will have those, banners/decorations for your team pit, giveaways if you want. 

4. Safety comes first. Tools brought with you should not pose a safety risk with sparks, etc.

5. 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 videos can be found using this https://www.roboticseducation.org website.

6. Be certain you have the latest updates for all your equipment.

7. Participation and consent form - a completed form for all participants must be turned in to participate. These may be completed on-line and uploaded to the REC website and will be there all season long; contact me via email if you need help doing this. This event is a Middle School Only Tournament, complete with trophies from the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation. This event is open to all registered Kansas MS teams that have not qualified for state as of Feb 17th end of day. This Event will have 6 qualification rounds per team.  There will be an on-site concession stand for lunch.

Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Eligible Teams: Non-State Qualifiers

Grade Level: Middle School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Grade Level: Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging