Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
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Placer Robotics League: VRC Over Under Middle School Division

MS Invite only

Date
25-Oct-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
Event Code
RE-VRC-23-2812
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
League
Event Format
In-Person Invitational
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
18
Spots Open
0
Event Region
California - Region 2
Standard Registration Opens
21-Aug-2023 20:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
14-Oct-2023 20:00 EDT
Payment Deadline
1-Oct-2023 00:00 EDT
Price
$165.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Placer Robotics League, VRC MS Over Under Division, is for teams in Placer County and nearby communities - the league is by invite only. Please register into the Waitling list to be considered for this league.

Here’s is how the league works:

Qualifiers (Ranking Sessions) – Teams must compete in at least 60% of the following qualifying events.  All teams are encouraged to participate in all three dates if possible

League Championship - This is the season finale and will run as a bracketed tournament! Teams will be ranked according to their season records. Alliance selection will be based on rankings. A league champion will be crowned as well as State qualifiers. Multiple judged awards will be presented as well.

Skills will be offered Teams are allowed to run up 3 Driver and 3 Programming Skills at each session,

There may not be dedicated practice fields - show up with your robots ready to start matches. 

League Dates (Final - updated as of Nov 7)

10/25/2023 Session 1

12/13/2023 Session 2

1/17/2024 Session 3

2/1/2024 -- Championship Event

Please note: all events will receive state championship award bids based on the REC Foundation Qualifying Criteria. As such, this event must meet all requirements for a Qualifying Event to receive bids to the state championship released in July 2023. 

 


Grade Level: Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 25-Oct-2023
Venue/Location:
Placer Robotics Center
643 Vernon Street
Roseville, California 95678
United States
Date: 13-Dec-2023
Venue/Location:
Placer Robotics Center
643 Vernon Street
Roseville, California 95678
United States
Date: 17-Jan-2024
Venue/Location:
Placer Robotics Center
643 Vernon Street
Roseville, California 95678
United States
Date: 31-Jan-2024
Venue/Location:
Placer Robotics Center
643 Vernon Street
Roseville, California 95678
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

Agenda (Tentative)

5:00 - venue opens to public, check in opens
5:30 - Check in closes
5:45 - Matches Begin

8:30 - Venue closes (9:00pm for finals night)

Volunteer

We appreciate volunteers - contact us at [email protected]

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Bad weather should not affect this event. In case of a cancellation, the event partner will contact you as early as possible. Teams should make sure their contact information in Robotevents.com is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.

Refund and Payment Policies

No refunds unless the event is cancelled. 

If the event is cancelled, a full event registration (minus $5) refund will be given to all paid teams.

Teams who have registered but have not paid or submitted a PO 3-weeks prior to the event will be removed from the event unless special arrangement has been made with the Event Partner.

 

Health and Safety Policies

COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS: None currently. Placer Robotics reserves the right to require masks or limit particiation based on public health conditions at the time of the event. 

Judging Format

 

  •  Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation  via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.
  •  Team Interviews may be conducted remotely / in person, or a combination of the two