General Info
General Info
VEX V5 Robotics Competition™ High School "Override" tournament qualifying for South Florida Regional. SUNDAY, Oct 18th, 2025 in Harry H. Anderson Gym, 3575 Main Highway, Miami FL 33133.
All participants are expected to complete the participant release form . Once per season covers all events (see this video to send link to parents/guardians)
This is an early season event, but PLEASE arrive with Robots that are COMPETITION READY. Ideally, you should do a preliminary inspection of your own prior to arrival, using either the official V5RC Override inspection sheet or guidelines in the APPLICABLE version of the Override Game Manual (probably Version 2.1)
Please take a look at the deadline for the Notebook. It is a week before the event (October 9th.) Submission of the notebook at events.vex.com is the only way to submit them. You might find this video helpful!
Parking is free, but it is a bit of a walk to the Gym, so a cart for equipment is recommended.
Lunch (1 pizza and 4 drinks per registered team) is included in registration fee.
Each team should bring a 15ft (or longer) extention cord--power will be within 15 ft of each pit table for charging.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED--ideally, each registered team brings along at least one adult to help run the event--check out signup.com/go/CZwLVqG if you are interested!
- Venue
- Ransom Everglades High School (HH Anderson Gymnasium 2nd floor)
- Address
- 3575 Main Highway, Miami, Florida 33133, United States
- Dates
- October 18, 2026
- Grade Level
- High School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Remote Engineering Notebooks
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 38
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Florida - South
- Max Registrations per Org
- 5
- Priority Registration Opens
- 4-Aug-2026 12:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 23-Aug-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 2-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 9-Oct-2024 16:00 EDT
- Price
- $125.00
Agenda
Tentative Agenda:
Doors open 7:00AM (Check in and inspections open ASAP)
Check-in until 8:30 (FIRM--if you hit traffic, you MUST call to be included in match list)
Skills field opens at 9
Inspections COMPLETE at 9 (Again, this is FIRM--bring robots ready to compete)
First 3 matches queued to fields by 9:15
Driver's meeting 9:15
Opening ceremonies 9:30
Qualifying matches begin 9:45
Lunch break 12:30-1:15
Qualifying matches resume 1:30
Qualifying matches end 3:30
Skills field closes at the end of final Qualifying match
Alliance selection 3:30-4
Eliminations 4-5
Closing ceremonies 5-5:30
Travel Info
Date: 18-Oct-2026 Ransom Everglades High School (HH Anderson Gymnasium 2nd floor) 3575 Main Highway Miami, Florida 33133 United States Travel Info Event will take place in the Harry H. Anderson Gym at Ransom Everglades (Upper School Campus), 3575 Main Highway, Miami FL 33133 Parking is free, but there is a little walk to the gym, so a cart for equipment is recommended. Map.
Judging Format
Judging Format Judging for this event • NOTEBOOKS will be judged ONLINE. Notebooks must be submitted to the team's events.vex.com account by October 9th, 2026 by 11:59pm. • HOW TO LINK notebooks can be seen near the end of this short video. • INTERVIEWS will be conducted in-person the day of the event. • Please take a look at the deadline for the Notebook. It is a week before the event, October 9th. Submission of the notebook on events.vex.com is the only way to submit them.
Volunteer
Volunteer WE LOVE VOLUNTEERS! Volunteers are managed in shifts--either 7:30am-1pm or 12pm-5:30pm (or both, if you like). Volunteers will be provided lunch (pizza). Volunteers will be trained at the event (no previous experience or expertise required!!) Some jobs are for adults only, but MANY can be done by kids as young as 10. VOLUNTEERING IS A GREAT WAY TO GET SERVICE HOURS (for Bright Futures, Scholarship applications, etc or simply to do a nice thing for others). Volunteering at a VEX V5 Robotics Competition™ event is fun! We're using SignUp to organize our volunteers for the Sunday October 18th VEX Robotics Competition at Ransom Everglades Upper School. Here's how it works in 3 easy steps: 1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp: https://signup.com/go/CZwLVqG 2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like. 3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp. Note: SignUp does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually. Thanks again! Bob D
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event of an emergency cancellation or other change in plans, teams will be notified via the team contact information available through events.vex.com. Be certain this contact emails and phone numbers for your teams are correct to insure up-to-date information. If you have questions or concerns, EMAIL rdubard@ransomeverglades.org or TEXT (DO NOT CALL!!) 305-773-0117 (Due to spam and fraud, I do not answer calls from numbers not in my contacts, sorry)