MV Stangs Blended MS/HS: VEX V5 Robotics Competition

General Info

Please keep in mind this schedule is tentative. Teams need to be prepared for inspection as soon as they arrive as inspection will close at 9:45 AM.

Volunteer check-in 8:15 AM

Team Check-in 9:00 AM

Inspection 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Skills run : The skills field is first come, first serve. The field will be open after the driver's meeting around 10am. 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 9:45 AM

Qualifying Matches 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Skills will pause from 1:00PM-1:30PM but remain open at lunch)

Qualifying matches resume at 1:00 PM and run until all matches are finished (we plan for each team to run at least 8 matches)

Skills will close once the last qualifying match has been scored! Teams in line will be given the chance to run one last skills.

Alliance Selection 3:15 PM

Eliminations 3:30 PM - until finished

Awards 5:00 PM or After Finals and during Elimination rounds which ever comes first.

Clean-up 5:00 PM until done

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 if you forget or don't have access to print you will need to share the file with [email protected] by Dec. 1st for the judges to have acess to see your notebook.

We will provide as many awards as VEX allows for the size or the tournament.

Judged Awards

Excellence

Overall excellence in the Engineering Notebook, Team Interview, and competition performance

Design

An organized, student-driven Engineering Design Process

Innovate

A novel, well-documented aspect of the robot design or gameplay strategy

Think

Excellence in coding, programming, and software development

Amaze

A highly capable, competitive, and consistently performing robot

Build

Excellence in robot construction, craftsmanship, reliability, and attention to detail

Create

A creative engineering solution to the current season's game

Judges

Qualities worthy of recognition that may not fit another award category

Inspire

The passion, enthusiasm, and spirit of the program

Sportsmanship Award

• Treats everyone with courtesy, respect, and kindness.
• Demonstrates cooperation and friendly competition.
• Acts with honesty, integrity, and professionalism.
• Contributes positively to the event experience for others.

Energy Award

• Maintains a high level of energy and positivity.
• Demonstrates a passion for robotics that enhances the event experience for others.

Our goal is for all students to have a good experience and to have a fun time.

Please contact with any questions. (714)504-0733 [email protected] Tiffany Chatman