General Info
General Info
Venue/Location:
Cornerstone Christian Academy
4801 S Davy Crockett Pkwy
Morristown, TN 37813
- Venue
- Cornerstone Christian Academy
- Address
- 4801 South Davy Crockett Parkway, Morristown, Tennessee 37813, United States
- Dates
- November 14, 2026
- Grade Level
- Middle School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- VEXNet Field Control
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- 28
- Event Region
- Tennessee
- Priority Registration Opens
- 5-Aug-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 19-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 7-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- October 31, 2026
- Price
- $90.00
Agenda
Agenda
Please keep in mind this schedule is tenative. Teams need to be prepared for inspection upon arrival. Inspection will close at 9:00AM promptly. Teams need to be prepared for judges to interview them in the pit area at all times.
Volunteer check-in 7:30 AM
Judges are required to arrive at 7:00 AM for training and to begin interviews with teams in the pit area.
Team Check-in 7:00 AM
Inspection 7:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Skills runs : The skills field is first come, first serve. The field will be open at 7:30 (once a team has passed inspection). Skills are first come, first serve. Please be patient. The robot must be present to be in the skills line. Teams without a robot will be asked to move out of the line.
Drivers meeting 09:00 AM
Qualifying Matches 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Judges final interviews may take place during and after lunch)
Qualifying matches resume at 1:00 PM and run until all matches are finished (we plan for each team to run 7 to 8 matches)
*Skills will close once the last qualifying match has been scored!
*Teams in line will not be given the chance to run once the last match is scored.
Alliance Selection 2:15 PM
Eliminations 2:30 PM - until finished
Awards 4:00 PM
Closing Remarks 4:30 PM
Clean-up 4:30 PM until done
Judging Format
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.
Volunteer
Volunteer Running an event takes many volunteers for the event to be successful. We are always in need of volunteers to assist the day of the event. Lunches are provided for all volunteers in addition to drinks and snacks the day of the event. Volunteers for the event will need to be present by 7:30AM until the end of the event which is normally no later than 4:30PM. • In order to offer judged awards at the event, the event partner asks that each team provide one adult volunteer to aide with this process. • Volunteers for the judges role must be 18 years of age or older an not in high school • The judge advisor must be certified through the VEX PD+. • Head referee must be 21 years of age. • The head referee must be certified through the VEX PD+. • High School team volunteers will judge ONLY Middle School teams. • Middle School team volunteers will judge ONLY High School teams. • Field reset volunteers are needed and can be range from upper elementary to adult ages. • Scorekeepers are needed and ages can range from highschool age 16 to adults ages. Feel free to signup as a volunteer using the following link: Please contact the event partner if you would have any additional questions. Jeff Hubbard jhubbard@lcstn.org
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy Lakeway Christian Academy will require the event to be canceled due to inclement weather or sickness in schools. *Please watch for an update from the event partner if the event must be rescheduled or canceled due to weather. *Sickness in schools creates many questions for coaches and event partners. Please know we want students to be safe and healthy. *If the event must be canceled due to the number of sickness in schools for the area, we will work to reschedule the event as soon as possible. Your understanding during these difficult times is greatly appreciated.