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VIQRC is a student-centered program. Adults should not make decisions about the Robot’s build, design, or gameplay, and should not provide an unfair advantage by providing ‘help’ that is beyond the Students’ independent abilities. Students must be prepared to demonstrate an active understanding of their Robot’s design, construction, and programming to judges or event staff. Some amount of Adult mentorship, teaching, and/or guidance is an expected and encouraged facet of VEX competitions. No one is born an expert in robotics! However, obstacles should always be viewed as teaching opportunities, not problems for an Adult to solve for the Team.
When a mechanism falls off, it is…
  • Okay for an Adult to help a Student investigate why it failed, so it can be improved.
  • Not okay for an Adult to investigate or put the Robot back together.
  • When a Team encounters a complex programming concept, it is…
  • Okay for an Adult to guide a Student through a flowchart to understand its logic.
  • Not okay for an Adult to write a premade command for that Student to copy / paste.
  • During Match play, it is…
  • Okay for an Adult to provide cheerful, positive encouragement as a spectator.
  • Not okay for an Adult to explicitly shout step-by-step commands from the audience.
  • This rule operates in tandem with the REC Foundation Student Centered Policy, which is available on the REC Foundation website for Teams to reference throughout the season.
    Violation Notes: Potential Violations of this rule will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. By definition, all Violations of this rule become Score Affecting as soon as a Robot which was built or programmed by an Adult scores points in a Match. All reported and/or suspected <G2> Violations should be reported to the Event Partner during the event, and should be reported to the REC Foundation Rules and Conduct Committee following the event.
    Significant Q&As:
  • 2233 - Time counts and prompts from the audience are not allowed