General Info
General Info
Bears Robotics Override Friday Night Fever Qualifying Tournament will be held on Friday January 29, 2027 in the Main Gym at Chittenango High School.
A concession stand will be open throughout the event selling snacks and drinks.
Your tournament entry INCLUDES one large pizza, six bottled waters, six bags of chips, six packages of cookies, and six granola bars.
There will be a designated spectator area, and the competitions will be streamed live on the Chittenango Schools HUDL page.
Teams affiliated with the New York North region will be given preference in the registration process. Any teams that register for the event from outside of the New York North region will be placed on the waitlist until January 18, 2027 to assure that local teams have had ample opportunity to register for local events.
Due to the limited timeframe of hosting a Friday Night event, this tournament is registered as an "invitational". If you would like to attend this tournament, please reach out to David Chizzonite - [email protected], with the team numbers you would like registered for the tournament.
Please verify with all of your teams that the are committed to this tournament before you register them, as space is very limited and not every team that requests an invitation can be accommodated.
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 on RobotEvents.
The Submission deadline for engineering notebooks for this event will be MONDAY January 25, 2027 AT 5PM.
NEW THIS YEAR:
Teams should arrive to the tournament with the official GRSC V5RC Override Inspection Checklist completed with the exception of the inspectors final passage and signature. At inspection certain physical characteristics of the robot will be verified. This is very similar to how inspections are performed at the World Championships.
- Venue
- Chittenango High School
- Address
- 150 West Genesee Street, Chittenango, New York 13037, United States
- Dates
- January 29, 2027
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Invitational Tournament
- Event Format
- Invitational
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- New York-North
- Max Registrations per Org
- 8
- Standard Registration Opens
- 19-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 18-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 1/29/2027
- Price
- $90.00
Agenda
3pm - Doors Open, Inspection is open, skills are open
4:15pm - Drivers Meeting
4:30pm - Qualifying Matches Begin
5:30pm - Pizza delivered, matches continue
6:30pm - Qualifying Matches finish, skills closes
6:45pm - Alliance Selection
7:pm - Elimination Matches
8:30pm - Awards & Cleanup
*These times are subject to change based on the speed at which the tournament progresses
Stream
Webcast The tournament will be streamed live on the Chittenango Schools HUDL page. https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ny/chittenango/organization/12902/chittenango-high-school
Travel Info
Date: 29-Jan-2027 Chittenango High School 150 West Genesee Street Chittenango, New York 13037 United States Travel Info The event will be held in the main gymnasium of Chittenango High School. 150 Genesee Street, Chittenango NY, 13037. CHS offers plenty of parking for buses and spectators. Enter through the Athletic Entrance to CHS, which is on the North side (back) of the building. A map will be emailed to advisors with more details.
Judging Format
Judging Format 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 on RobotEvents. The Submission deadline for engineering notebooks for this event will be MONDAY January 25, 2027 BY 5PM.
Volunteer
Volunteer Want to volunteer to be a judge, referee, or tournament host at this amazing event? Email Chizz: dchizzonite@chittenangoschools.org Teams who bring a volunteer willing to assist with match scoring, field set up, Skills administration, or is willing to bring game elements for use at the tournament will receive a free team registration. Please reach out to Chizz at 315-416-5901 for details. Free team registrations will be given on a first come, first served basis.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In the event of inclement weather, the event partners will make every attempt to announce the cancelation of the event by 5pm the day before . Notification will be sent via email as soon as that decision is made.