General Info
General Info
Thank you for registering for Battle at the Bluff for VEX V5 Robotics Competition™. We are excited to see you at our early season event!
- Venue
- Bluff City Elementary School
- Address
- 282 J. Forrest Thomas St., Bluff City, Tennessee 37617, United States
- Dates
- September 5, 2026
- Grade Level
- All
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- No Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 32
- Spots Open
- 16
- Event Region
- Tennessee
- Standard Registration Opens
- 29-Jul-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 2-Sep-2026 12:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- 9/3/2026
- Price
- $55.00
Agenda
Agenda
Please keep in mind this schedule is tenative. Teams need to be prepared for inspection as soon as they arrive as inspection will close at 9:00AM promptly.
Volunteer check-in 7:30 AM
Team Check-in 7:00 AM
Inspection 7:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Skills runs : The skills field is first come, first serve. The field will be open at 7:30 (once a team has passed inspection). Skills are first come, first serve. Please be patient. 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 09:00 AM
Qualifying Matches 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Qualifying matches resume at 1:00 PM and run until all matches are finished (we plan for each team to run 7 to 8 matches)
Skills will close once the last qualifying match has been scored! Teams in line will not be given the chance to run once the last match is scored.
Alliance Selection 2:15 PM
Eliminations 2:30 PM - until finished
Awards 4:00 PM
Closing Remarks 4:30 PM
Clean-up 4:30 PM until done
Judging Format
Judging Format • No Judging
Volunteer
Volunteer Running an event takes many volunteers. We are always in need of volunteers to assist the day of the event. Lunches are provided for all volunteers in addition to drinks and snacks the day of the event. Volunteers for the event will need to be present by 7:30AM until the end of the event which is normally no later than 4:30PM. • Volunteers for the judges role must be 18 years of age or older an not in high school • Head referee must be 21 years of age. • The head referee must be certified through the VEX PD+. • Field reset volunteers are needed and can be range from upper elementary to adult ages. • Scorekeepers are needed and ages can range from highschool age 16 to adults ages. Feel free to signup as a volunteer using the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A48ACAF2CA2F4CF8-64931984-battle#/ Please contact the event partner if you would have any additional questions.
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy Sullivan County Department of Education will require the event to be canceled due to inclement weather. Please watch for an update from the event partner if the event must be rescheduled or canceled due to weather.