General Info
General Info
This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. All teams should come prepared for competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.
For all rules--How to run a team, do your engineering notebook and steps to build your robot look at the VEX Robotics website.
1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments.
2. Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.
3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on events.vex.com.
4. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
* Goggles/Safety Glasses
* Spare parts & tools
* Batteries and chargers
* Programming cable
* Power strip
* Laptop computer
* Engineering notebook (presubmission)
* Banners and other decorations for your team pit
* Giveaways if you have them
6. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament.
7. Prep for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.
8. Remember that safety comes first, please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby as the venue is a very tight fit. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks.
9. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee training videos can be found here.
11. Ensure that you have the latest version of firmware.
- Venue
- Lakeside High School
- Address
- 533 Blue Ridge Drive, Evans, Georgia 30809, United States
- Dates
- January 16, 2027
- Grade Level
- High School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 24
- Spots Open
- 20
- Event Region
- Georgia
- Max Registrations per Org
- 4
- Standard Registration Opens
- 25-Sep-2026 16:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 8-Jan-2027 16:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 9-Jan-2027
- Price
- $60.00
Agenda
8:45 am doors open
9:00 am - 9:30 am check in
9:00 am -10:00 am inspection (once your robot passes inspection, you will be able to run skills on fields prior to driver's meeting)
The tournament fields will be skills fields for this hour only. The skills field will act as a practice field until the driver's meeting
10:00 am drivers' meetings (ALL FIELDS SHUT DOWN)
10:30 am-12:30 pm qualifying matches and skills
The dedicated skills field will be open until the finishing of the last qualifying match.
The field will close at that time. Any robot in line to run skills will not be allowed to run their skills after the field is shut down.
12:30 pm-1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm qualifying matches and skills (skills will close at the end of qualification matches)
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm Alliance Selection
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm Elimination Rounds and Awards
Note: We may have to wait on judges to finish interviewing teams before beginning elimination rounds.
Travel Info
Date: 16-Jan-2027 Lakeside High School 533 Blue Ridge Drive Evans, Georgia 30809 United States Travel Info Lakeside High School 533 Blue Ridge Drive, Evans, GA 30809 Parking Info Please enter at the front of the school via Panther X-ing road at the stop sign. Cars/busses may drop off equpiment at the curve near the main doors. Parking can be found near the front entrance, with addtitional parking to the side of the theater or in the back of the school. All attendees will enter through the main entrance at the front of the school.
Judging Format
Judging Format 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.
Volunteer
Volunteer To volunteer contact christopher.wyant@ccboe.net
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy In case of bad weather, a decision will be made based on the local school system.