VRC Seton Christmas Tournament (MS/HS)
- Date
- 16-Dec-2023 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VRC-23-1937
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 50
- Spots Open
- 6
- Event Region
- Virginia
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 9
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 27-Jun-2023 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 4-Nov-2023 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 9-Dec-2023 20:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 15-Dec-2023 21:01 EST
- Price
- $105.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to the Seton Christmas VRC tournament. This is a Virginia State qualifying event. Tournament will be held December 16, 2023 at Seton School (9314 Maple St. Manassas, Virginia 20110).
Live stream at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnoXACui3wY
After 5 years hosting 2 tournaments per year, we have mastered running a great tournament. Key Features of this Tournament are:
- 2 Skills Fields!!!!!!
- 7 Qualification matches
- Elevated tournament fields
- Certified Head Referee
- Tournament fields use portable fields with GPS grid.
- Elevated skills field
- Skills field uses portable field with GPS grid.
- Pipe and drape at competition fields
- 2 practice fields
- Spacious pit areas w/seats
- All matches live-streamed on YouTube-Live.
- Live stream in the pits
- In person judging
- Certified Judge Advisor
- Monitors with qualification rankings.
- Monitors with skills scores.
- Free parking at the school.
- On-site concessions. You may bring your own lunch or visit local area restaurants.
Be sure that consent forms for all attendees are uploaded. The form can be found here: REC Foundation Participant Release Form (smartwaiver.com)
https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/w/5ab2c50d92047/web/
Payment: All team payments must be sent to the REC Foundation by December 1 at 4:00 PM or your team will be dropped. Only on-line payments will be accepted. If the tournament is cancelled, all registered participants will be notified by 10 PM on the evening before the event. The refund will be $90.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 16-Dec-2023
Venue/Location:9314 Maple St
manassas, Virginia 20110
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
Seton Christmas Tournament at Seton School – Agenda
6:45 am – Doors open to public
6:45 am – 8:00 am – Inspections
7:55 am – 8:15 am – Drivers Meeting, Judges meeting, Match Schedule distribution
8:15 am – 8:30 am – Opening Ceremony
8:30 am – 12:00 pm – Qualification Matches
Skills Field schedule – same as qualification rounds
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm – Lunch Break
12:45 pm – 3:15 pm – Qualification Matches
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm – Alliance Selection
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Eliminations & Awards
5:00 pm – Event clean up
Volunteer
Volunteers, please signup at the links below.
Judges: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48ACAA28A3FA7-judge2
Referees: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48ACAA28A3FA7-referee1
Field Setters: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48ACAA28A3FA7-field4
MC: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48ACAA28A3FA7-master1
Registration Help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48ACAA28A3FA7-registration1
Queue Help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48ACAA28A3FA7-queue1
Field Setter – Skills: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48ACAA28A3FA7-field5
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event the tournament is cancelled, you will be issued a refund of $90. The event coordinator will e-mail coaches by 10:00 PM the day before the tournament if the event needs to be cancelled.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels/postpones the event:
- The refund will be $90.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
- No refunds will be made unless the tournament is cancelled by the Event Partner.
All participants will be notified by e-mail by 10 PM on the evening before the event if the tournament is cancelled.
Health and Safety Policies
We will follow all State and Local Health and Safety Policies.
Date: 16-Dec-2023
Seton Christmas Tournament - Middle & High School9314 Maple St
manassas, Virginia 20110
United States
Travel Info
Seton School
9314 Maple St.
Manassas, Virginia 20110
Event will be using both Buildings. Check-in will be at the gym.
Webcast
The matches will be live-streamed on youtube. A link will be sent to mentors as soon as all teams have checked-in on the morning of the tournament.
Live stream at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnoXACui3wY
Judging Format
- In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams must bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.