Welcome to the 2026 VEX V5 Robotics South Florida Middle School Event Region Championship!

Code of Conduct

The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.

For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.

Agenda

Subject to change

7:30 am - Doors open to everyone

7:30 am to 9:00 am – Team Check-in & Inspection

9:00 am – Drivers Meetings, Inspection/Check-in Closes

9:00 am - 10:00 am – Skills on all fields

10:00 am to 12:00 pm – Qualification Matches

12 pm to 1 pm  – Lunch Break

1:00 pm to 3:45 pm – Qualification Matches

3:55 pm to 4:20 pm – Alliance Selection

4:30 pm to 5:30 pm - Elimination Matches

5:30 pm - Awards Ceremony

The event wraps up by 6:00pm.

There will be two dedicated skills fields that will be open all day once the drivers meeting has been completed. Once a team has checked in and passed inspection they will able to complete their skills runs. There will be skills runs on all fields from 9 AM to 10 AM, then qualification will begin. The skills fields will close once qualification matches have ended. We highly encourage teams to plan to complete skills matches early on, as lines can get busy.

Volunteer

 If you are interested in volunteering, please e-mail  [email protected] with the subject line "ERC MS VEX Volunteer". Thank You!

This event is not possible without Volunteers. 

Volunteers will be provided with online training and will have dedicated team leaders. Volunteers will be provided catering, an event shirt and a Fast Pass (to use on the Skills Field ) 

Volunteer roles include: 

Field Resetters - reset the fields after play

Queuing Team - maintain the match schedule by coralling teams as they line up in the clearly marked waiting bays.

Score Keepers - data input using tables provided by VEX. Tablets use an image based platform to input the scores. All scorekeepers will have the support of a certified Head Ref

Judges - required from March 3rd to the 12th to remotely access engineering notebooks via their own personal devices from the comfort of their own homes and mark engineering notebooks using a standard, publicly available rubric. On site from March 14th &15th 2026, Judges will be needed to conduct interviews with teams using a standard, publicly available rubric.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

The event is held indoors and unless there's severe inclement weather - like a hurricane - the event will continue as planned. In the event of a severe weather event, the tournament will be canceled.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event:  If inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances arise, the event may be canceled and teams will be refunded in full minus the $5 for RECF.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: After the payement deadline has ended, March 6, 2026 @12pm (noon), no refunds will be issued for any withdrawn teams or teams that do not show the day of the event. Any teams registered who have not paid by this date risk being moved to the wait list.  Any team that qualifies after the Feb. 27th registration deadline will need to register and pay within 2 weeks or before the 3/6/2026 if their invite comes off the skills list. 

Date: 14-Mar-2026

Travel Info

COMING SOON

Webcast

Event will be streamed on youtube at:

@SFLROBOTICSALLIANCE
 

Judging Format

All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews will be judged in-person the day of the event and Engineering Notebooks will be online. Teams must submit an electronic copy of their digital notebook by Friday, March 6 by 11:59 p.m. Upload the link on robotevents.com. Under "My Account" click on the Digital Engineering Notebook icon of your state finals participating team. Make sure the link is giving only "Viewing" rights of the file. Preferred format of the file: PDF. Digital notebook is the format used at Worlds, hence teams must submit a electronic/digital copy of their engeneering notebook.

Physical copies of notebooks will not be considered or accepted.

•  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. Submission deadline: Friday, March 6 by 11:59 p.m.

Event Payment

Please make sure to pay by the due date. Teams who have not paid by the payment Deadline will be unable to compete. 

Apparel

2026 South Florida V5RC Event Region Championship - Middle School

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Sponsors

Thank you for your interest in sponsoring the 2026 South Florida Event Region Championship for VEX Robotics Competition. We are always seeking and open to new partnerships and event sponsors are very excited 

Along with the Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation, we strive to provide elementary, middle school, and high school age youth with unique opportunities to participate in high-quality and affordable STEM-based competitive robotics programs and competitions using the VEX Robotics platform. These programs serve as a tool for student engagement in STEM, while also developing critical life skills and preparing students to become future problem solvers. 

We rely on the support of our sponsor partners to sustain and expand this culminating event in Ohio each year. We welcome you to join our family of sponsors and partners in any or all of the following ways:

• Our Sponsors are highly visible and committed partners who support programs, operations, and team growth in their communities and around the world.
• Culminating as guest speaker for this large event.
• Company logo on Field and around venue.
• Our sponsors have the opportunity to provide financial assistance and have their logo proudly displayed on a variety of event signage & print materials. 
• All of our sponsors have the opportunity to see their employees engage directly with students as volunteers at events.  

There are endless ways that you or your company can help!

If you have any questions about this form, please email [email protected]