General Info
General Info
Registration Deadlines: Please register early.
Competition Preparation
A Participant Release Form will be required for this event. Forms can be submitted online (preferred) or paper copies can be accepted at team check-in. Instructions for submitting online can be found HERE.
Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared:
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 Checklists can be found here: V5 Robotics Competition Inspection Checklist
2. Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.
3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on events.vex.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.
- Goggles/Safety Glasses
- Spare parts & tools
- Batteries and chargers
- Programming cable
- Power strip
- Laptop computer
- Engineering notebook (required for Design and Excellence Awards)
- Banners and other decorations for your team pit
- Giveaways if you have them
5. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament.
6. Prep for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.
7. 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. 8. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks.
9. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee training videos can be found here.
10. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide. The guide can be found here.
11. Ensure that you have the latest version of firmware.
Skills Challenges
All teams will be offered exactly 3 attempts of each Robot Skills Challenge (3 Driving and 3 Programming). If your team misses their chance to complete their attempts during the time provided, they cannot be made up. Skills will close at the end of qualifying matches. NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Venue
- Vista School
- Address
- 585 East Center Street, Ivins, Utah 84738, United States
- Dates
- December 5, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Remote Engineering Notebooks
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 32
- Spots Open
- 26
- Event Region
- Utah
- Standard Registration Opens
- 1-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 28-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 1-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
- Price
- $65.00
Agenda
Friday
3:00AM -7:30PM Setup
7:30PM Venue closes
Saturday
Saturday
7:30AM - 8:55AM Pits open, inspection and registration begins
9:00AM - 9:15AM Drivers meeting
9:20AM - 12:00PM Qualifying matches
8:30AM - 12:00PM Robot Skills and Programming Skills Challenge *
9:30AM - 2:30PM Judging of teams for Excellence and design award
12:00PM - 1:00PM Lunch (Provided for teams, Coaches and Volunteers)
1:00PM - 2:30PM Qualifying matches
12:30PM - 2:30PM Robot Skills and Programming Skills Challenge * (Until the last qualifying match ends)
15 minutes after the end of Qualification rounds Alliance selections begin
15 minutes after the Alliance selections the elimination Tournament will begin
Awards will take place immediately following the final elimination match.
*Skills will be available until qualifying matches are finished. Teams must be in line at the end of the last qualifying match.
*Please be aware that the event will move with the matches. This means that your match may occur earlier than it is written on the schedule!!! Please keep track of matches and be sure you are at the queuing tables on time when your match is called! Teams not present when called to the field will be disqualified from that match. No exceptions.
Stream
https://www.youtube.com/@VistaRobotics/streams
Webcast The link will be available 20 min before the event starts. Check out the live stream of the event. The Link will be live when the tournament starts: https://www.youtube.com/@VistaRobotics/streams
Travel Info
Date: 5-Dec-2026 Vista School 585 East Center Street Ivins, Utah 84738 United States Travel Info Vista School is located north west of St. George with plenty of accomodations in the St. George area.
Judging Format
Judging Format Notebook Judging will be remote; interviews will be in person Teams should submit a Digital Notebook by Mon Nov 30th, 2026, 11:59 am. Interviews will take place in person the day of the event. • 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. All submissions need to be received by Monday, Nov 30th, 11:59 am.
Volunteer
Volunteer If you would like to volunteer for any of the following positions, please email Jordan - jbartholomew@vistautah.com • Team Queuing • Scoring Referee • Skills field • Inspection
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy We understand that, especially for those teams coming from Northern Utah, the roads can be dangerous if winter storms impact the I-15 corridor--particularly over mountain passes. We do not want teams taking unnecessary risks to get to our event. If you make the decision not to travel due to weather, please notify us at the earliest opportunity. Refunds for weather-related reasons will be issued as long as notification is given before the event.