Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
Inspiring students, one robot at a time.
Inspiring students, one robot at a time.
Event Code: RE-VRC-16-1900
Program: VEX Robotics Competition
Type of Event: Tournament
Capacity: 36 / Spots Open: 0
Event Region: California - North
Price: $250.00
This event is closed to registration because:Date: 02/24/2017 - 02/25/2017
Venue/Location:
Grade Level: High School
Robot Skills Challenge Offered : Yes
Teams that qualify to the 2017 California State Championship will be able to choose one of the three sites where they would like to compete as long as that site has space available. Teams that move on to the World Championship Event in Louisville, Kentucky will be responsible for registering for the World Championship event promptly as they will only have a ONE week window to register before their invitation to Worlds becomes void.
Friday February 24, 2017
Pits Open at 5:00pm
Team Check In 5:00 pm
Robot Inspection from 5:00 to 7:00pm Inspected robots need to remain at the venue.
Practice Filed will be open. NO teams will be practicing on the competition fields.
Saturday February 25, 2017
Pits Open at 7:30
Team Check in from 7:30 to 8:30 Teams not checked in before 8:30 will be dropped from the match schedule.
Robot Inspection begins at 7:30
Driver Meeting 8:45
Opening 9:00
Matches begin 9:15
Lunch break 12:00
Matches resume 12:30
Alliance Selection 2:15
Play off Matches begin 2:45
Pits close 5:30
Volunteers are greatly needed to fill both technical and non technical positions all day. Contact Nancy_Mcintyre @roboticseducation if you are able to volunteer for this event.
Technical Positions:
Robot Inspectors, Morning shift
Referees, All Day
Tournament Manager Software Operators, All Day
Judges, All Day
Non-Technical Positions:
Team Check-In, Morning
Volunteer Check-In, Morning
Team Queuing, All Day
Field Reset, All Day
If there is an emergency the team main contact will be notified using the information that has been provided to us on the team registration page. It is suggested that there be information as to where the team main contact can be reached when the school is closed.
Teams who sign up to play at the State Championship Event are making a commitment to being there and commits the organizer to set costs. Therefore, refunds will not be issued.
San Jose Visitors Bureau: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/visitors.asp
We will not be holding rooms for this event. Teams are welcome to make their own arrangements for travel.
Please bring signed Participant Release Forms for all team members (students and adult mentors) to team check-in/registration.
Participant Consent Form
Please use the Robot Inspection Checklist to pre-inspect your robot prior to the event:
Inspection Checklist
Please download our temporary license plate template if your team has yet to receive license plates:
Temporary License Plate Template
Please dowload and print a copy of the Drivers Meeting Notes:
Drivers Meeting Notes