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

7:00 AM   Doors Open, Check-In Begins, Lobby Hospitality Opens
8:30 AM Check-In Closes
7:30 AM Coaches/Volunteers Hospitality Room Opens 7:00 - 8:45 AM Inspections (lobby area)
7:15 - 8:45 AM Practice Field and SKILLS Field Open*
                                                                                                                                 *must pass inspection first
9:00 AM Code of Conduct meeting
9:15 AM Opening Ceremonies
9:30 AM Qualification Rounds Begins
 

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch and SKILLS Fields Open in the arena area at 12:10 and Practice Field open in
alcove.  Both until 12:50.

1:00 - 2:00 Qualification Rounds continue conclude & SKILLS Field Closes
2:15 PM Alliance Selections
2:45 PM Elimination Matches followed by Awards and Closing Ceremonies

Volunteer

If you are interested in volunteering please contact Pam Brown ([email protected]) for any available opportunities.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Teams will be notified as soon as possible should inclement weather be in the forecast.  Should the competition have to be postponed we will work with each team to reschedule.  Should the competition have to be cancelled, by us, we will refund any paid entry fees.  

Refunds will only be given if the competition is cancelled and the teams can not attend the make-up event due to a prior commitment.  Teams who do not show up or who decide not to participate after the paying their registration fee will not be eligable for a refund.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: Refunds will only be given if the competition is cancelled and the teams can not attend the make-up event due to a prior commitment.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:  Teams who do not show up or who decide not to participate after the paying their registration fee will not be eligable for a refund.

Health and Safety Policies

We take the health and safety of all our gust very seriously therefore we ask that you limit the number of team members you have in the pits so that we can maintain as much social distance as possible.

Should the Coweta County School System implement an additional safety procedures we will let each team know as far in advance an possible what those precautions are and how they will be handled at/during the competition

Date: 2-Dec-2023

Travel Info

If you are using a GPS to get to here we are located at 160 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Newnan, GA  30263.  In the event you get lost or need something that morning you can call 678-468-0926 and speak to Pam; she will talk you in or help you out.

We have a NEW exit that will allow you to get off I-85 about 2 miles from the CEC.  The new exit number is 44*.  You will go through 1 traffic light and 1 round-a-bout/circle and the school will be on your right.

*If you are traveling southbound get off, turn right, cross the bypass, use the 2nd exit at the roundabout/circle and the CEC will be on your right.

Webcast

Nothing is planned at this time.

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.  THERE WILL BE NO ELECTRONIC NOTEBOOK JUDGING.