General Info
General Info
Thank you for registering for the GFA Robotics Battle @ the Beach Tournament for VEX V5RC. We are excited to have you participate and to have your teams compete in this early season event to help inspire creativity and innovation among our local teams.
Looking forward to having you here at the GFA Battle @ the Beach. See you soon!
- Venue
- Greens Farms Academy - Coyle Gym
- Address
- 35 Beachside Avenue, Westport, Connecticut 06880, United States
- Dates
- October 17, 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
- 18
- Spots Open
- 11
- Event Region
- Connecticut
- Max Registrations per Org
- 4
- Standard Registration Opens
- 11-Sep-2026 07:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 9-Oct-2026 00:00 EDT
- Payment Deadline
- Oct 17th 2026
- Price
- $100.00
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 8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Skills runs : 9:15 - end of qualification matches. Closed during lunch.
Drivers meeting 09:00 AM
Qualifying Matches 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Qualifying matches resume at 12:30 PM and run until all matches are finished (we plan for each team to run 6 matches)
Alliance Selection 1:45 PM
Eliminations 2:00 PM - until finished
Awards and Closing Remarks 4:00 PM
Clean-up 4:30 PM until done
Stream
Webcast Webcast link:
Travel Info
Date: 17-Oct-2026 Greens Farms Academy - Coyle Gym 35 Beachside Avenue Westport, Connecticut 06880 United States Travel Info Address: 35 Beachside Ave, Westport, CT 06880 Drop off: Entrance at the Coyle Gym door just inside the school gates. Drop off at the Coyle Gym door. Parking: Please park in the main parking lot and follow the signs to enter the school to get to the gym. Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/@41.1200136,-73.3118464,2391m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDkyMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Buses arriving may drop off at the Coyle Gym door entrance but must park in the main parking lot at the end of the road by the Squash courts or new Athletic Wellness Center.
Judging Format
Judging Format There will be no judging at the event.
Volunteer
Volunteer Running a robotics 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 4PM. • Volunteers: can sign up for morning or afternoon shifts or the whole day. • Field reset volunteers are needed and can be in the range from upper elementary to adult ages. • Scorekeepers are needed and ages can range from highschool age 16 to adult ages. Sign up website form: https://www.cognitoforms.com/GreensFarmsAcademy/RoboticsTournamentVolunteerRegistration Please contact the event partner if you would have any additional questions. Berni Lally blally@gfacademy.org
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy Fairfield County 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.