General Info
General Info
This is a middle school event hosted at Black Rock Middle School. There will be one skills field, along notebook judging, with the opportunity to win the Judges, Innovate, Design, and Excellence Awards. More information about parking and the competition space will be added closer to the time of the event.
- Venue
- Black Rock Middle School
- Address
- 1860 Montgomery Avenue, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, United States
- Dates
- January 30, 2027
- Grade Level
- Middle School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 40
- Spots Open
- 22
- Event Region
- Pennsylvania - East
- Max Registrations per Org
- 7
- Priority Registration Opens
- 2-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Standard Registration Opens
- 5-Dec-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 27-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- Wednesday January 27, 2027
- Price
- $100.00
Agenda
All times are approximate and subject to change.
7:30 am - Doors open: check-in and setup pit area
7:45 am - 9:00 am - Inspection / limited practice (4 teams per field, 10 minute sessions) - Main competition area (theater). Teams MUST pass inspection before practicing!
9:05 am - 9:20 am - Driver's meeting - Coaches / Parent information session will occur immediately afterwards
9:30am - 12:00pm - Qualifying Match Rounds (Skills will open at 9:30am)
Approximately 12:00pm - 12:45pm - Lunch
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm - Qualifying continued. Skills will close after the final qualification match.
2:20pm - Alliance Selection
2:30 pm -4:00 (approximate) Elimination rounds
4:15pm - Clean up and Event Close
Judging Format
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. Notebook submission deadline: Monday, January 27, 2027: 5:00pm EST
Volunteer
Volunteer We could always use volunteers! Please email John VSoske at vsoskej@lmsd.org if you are interesed in helping out.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy If the event needs to be postponed due to weather or other circumstances, the plan will be to compete on Sunday, January 31, 2027, following the same agenda. Potential postponement will be determined by LMSD administration.