Region 5 VRC Blended HS/MS League
- Date
- 12-Oct-2023 - 14-Dec-2023
- Event Code
- RE-VRC-23-3153
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- League
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Louisiana
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 4
- Standard Registration Opens
- 12-Sep-2023 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 25-Sep-2023 09:44 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 26-Sep-2023 14:05 EDT
- Price
- $55.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to our R5 Blended VRC League,
For our Blended HS/MS League, we are trying to limit to 4 HS teams/3 MS teams on our Registered Teams List, with other teams going to the wait list and moving to a competing team if spots are available after registration closes. This is to make sure that every school/organization has a chance to sign up.
1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found here.
2. Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.
3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on RobotEvents.com
4. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
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Goggles/Safety Glasses
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Spare parts & tools
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Batteries and chargers
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Programming cable
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Power strip
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Laptop computer
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Engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design and Excellence Awards )
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Banners and other decorations for your team pit
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Giveaways if you have them
5. Be sure to read 101 Things You Should Know Before Your First VEX Tournament.
6. Remember that safety comes first, please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby as the venue is a very tight fit. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks.
7. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament.
8. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 12-Oct-2023 - 14-Dec-2023
1509 Enterprise Boulevard
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601
United States
Date: 12-Oct-2023
1509 Enterprise Boulevard
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601
United States
Date: 26-Oct-2023
1509 Enterprise Boulevard
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601
United States
Date: 9-Nov-2023
1509 Enterprise Boulevard
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601
United States
Date: 30-Nov-2023
1509 Enterprise Boulevard
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601
United States
Date: 14-Dec-2023
1509 Enterprise Boulevard
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601
United States
Contact Information
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Day 1-3
4:00pm Volunteers arrive
4:30pm Doors open to Teams/Coaches/Public
(Must have Arrived, Check-in/Passed Inspection BEFORE 5pm)
5:30pm Skills Closes/Matches Start
8:00pm Venue Closes
Please make sure to have your digital engineering notebooks uploaded to robot events by 5pm the week before League Night #4. That will give our judges a chance to review notebooks before conducting interviews on Night #4.For Blended League teams that's 11/23.
Day 4
4:00pm Volunteers arrive
4:30pm Doors open to Teams/Coaches/Public
4:45pm Skills Opens
(Must have Arrived, Check-in/Passed Inspection BEFORE 5pm)
5:30pm Skills Closes/Matches Start
8:00pm Venue Closes
Day 5 - Finals
4:00pm Volunteers arrive
4:30pm Doors open to Teams/Coaches/Public
(Must have Arrived, Check-in/Passed Inspection BEFORE 5pm)
5:00pm Alliance Selections
5:30pm Matches Start
7:30pm Awards (Engineering Notebooks will also be given back)
8:00pm Venue Closes
Volunteer
Volunteers are needed and appreciated. Individuals or teams wishing to volunteer, please contact the Michael Hardy at [email protected]
Event volunteers are the heart and soul of VEX competitions.
We rely on Referees to keep things fair, Emcees to keep things exciting, and Queuers to keep things on schedule! Volunteering at a VEX competition is easy to learn, fun to do, and rewarding for everyone involved.
Please click on the link below for more information on volunteer roles.
Volunteer Roles Available – REC Library (roboticseducation.org)
Each team will be required to supply at least one adult volunteer each night and will sign up to have one student from their teams reset. (Each team can pick 2 weeks to help reset, 3 resetters per night.)
If you have someone that wants to get certified or trained for ref, judge, or TM, please let Michael Hardy know and we can set up training sessions.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In any event, teams will be contacted as soon as possible with the information. The event partner will contact teams if the event must be postponed. Teams should make sure their contact information is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
Team contacts will be notified about how to receive a refund
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Teams must complete payment within two weeks of registering, if payment is completed and a team cannot make it no refund will be given.
**If you have to cancel last minute please let us know in case we need to adjust the rosters or schedule.
Judging Format
Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. 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.
Please make sure to have your digital engineering notebooks uploaded to robot events by 5pm the week before League Night #4. That will give our judges a chance to review notebooks before conducting interviews on Night #4.
For Blended League teams that's 11/23.