General Info
General Info
ATTENTION VEX-U TEAMS: If you are interested in running the skills challenge at this event, please email me.
Welcome to the Knight City Friendly - Override, a high-school VEX V5 Robotics Competition event for the 2026–2027 Override season.
This event is designed to give teams a positive, well-organized opportunity to compete, test robots, refine strategy, build driver and alliance experience, and connect with other VEX teams. The tournament will use two Smart Field Control competition fields, a skills field and one practice field.
Each team will receive six qualification matches. Qualification matches will be followed by elimination rounds using two-team alliances.
Important Details:
- We are hosting our event this year at a different site than in the past due to construction. Unfortunately this means that we will not have spectator seating. There is plenty of room in the facility, just no bleachers.
- In order to get done on time we are not stopping for lunch. Lunch will be available for purchase from our culinary program. There are also many nearby restaurants. Please plan to have your team eat when they have time.
- This is a No Judging event. Engineering Notebooks will not be collected, reviewed, or judged.
- We are currently planning to run a skills challenge but we are in need of an additional field and game elements. We already have a smart control system for the field. If you are able to bring yours for skills, please contact the event partner at [email protected]?subject=Field%20for%20Skills%20Challenge.
The Tournament Champion alliance will be recognized at the conclusion of the event. Advancement to the Regional Championship is subject to Global Robotics & Science Foundation eligibility requirements and current-season advancement criteria.
Skills Challenge matches for VURC and VAIRC teams will NOT be offered.
- Venue
- Lynwood Bateman Hall
- Address
- 11331 Ernestine Ave, Lynwood, California 90262, United States
- Dates
- December 2, 2026
- Grade Level
- High School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- No Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 22
- Spots Open
- 5
- Event Region
- California - Region 4
- Max Registrations per Org
- 4
- Priority Registration Opens
- 18-Oct-2026 00:00 EDT
- Standard Registration Opens
- 1-Nov-2026 00:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 30-Nov-2026 00:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 11/30/26
- Price
- $120.00
Agenda
Travel Info
Date: 2-Dec-2026 Lynwood Bateman Hall 11331 Ernestine Ave Lynwood, California 90262 United States Travel Info Knight City Friendly - Override will be held at a different facility than our events in the past due to construction. Please do not travel to our previous event location. Please note the address above. Bateman Hall is in the Lynwood Civic Center Complex, across from the Lynwood Senior Center. Bus parking will be available nearby. We will send registered coaches details about team unloading, bus parking, and building entry before the event. If you have questions about arrival or accessibility, contact Steve Cline at swcline@mylusd.org.
Judging Format
Judging Format This is a No Judging event. Engineering Notebooks will not be collected, reviewed, or judged.
Volunteer
Volunteer We always welcome volunteers to assist with the event. Please contace steve cline at swcline@mylusd.org?subject=Volunteer%20for%20your%20event. is you want to help. We also need one competition field with Override game elements to serve as the event’s skills field. We are willing to provide one free team registration to a team that can bring the complete field and game elements and set it up for use as the practice field. If your team is interested, please email Steve to coordinate the equipment and setup details before making plans.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy The safety of students, coaches, volunteers, and guests is our priority. Knight City Friendly - Override is scheduled for December 2, 2026, and we plan to hold the event as scheduled unless weather, a facility closure, or another emergency makes it unsafe or impossible to proceed. If the event is delayed, postponed, or canceled, we will email registered coaches as soon as possible and update the event page. Please make sure the email address associated with your team registration is current, and check your email and the event page before traveling. If an emergency occurs during the event, please follow the directions of school staff and event volunteers. We may pause matches, move participants to a safer location, or end the event early if conditions require it. Teams should use their own judgment about whether travel to or from the venue is safe. If the event is canceled or postponed, we will communicate the next steps—including any rescheduled date and refund information—to registered coaches. Refund terms should be stated in the event’s separate Refund and Payment Policies section.