Damien's 1st Annual Beginners Bash S3, JUDGING, Blended MS/HS

Invitational (session3) for new(er) robotics students

Date: 10-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code: RE-V5RC-25-2023
Program: VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type: Invitational Tournament
Event Format: In-Person
Field Control System: Smart Field Control
Capacity: 24
Spots Open: 0
Event Region: California - Region 4
Max Registrations per Organization: 3
Standard Registration Opens: 22-Sep-2025 20:00 EDT
Registration Deadline: 7-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline: 3-Oct-2025 20:00 EDT
Price: $155.00

This event is closed to registration because:

This event currently has no spaces available.
It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

*You must put your teams on the waitlist and then email EP to be registered. Please read qualifications below.

Welcome to the first session of Damien's Beginners Bash tournaments.

The goal of these events are to give new(er) students a chance to get some competitions under their belt in a low(er) stress environment. We are asking that we only have teams that have new students with only 1 year of experience or less. If any of the students on the team won tournaments or awards last season, this is not the event for them. This event is focused on learning and giving a chance to students who do not have a lot of experience competing. Please place your team on the waitlist and then send me an email with information about your team and student's experience levels. After confirming that they match our requirements, I will place the team in the event. If you have questions, feel free to reach out.

Competition Preparation:

1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. Please make sure to keep in mind at all times.

2. Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.

3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on RobotEvents.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 (power will be provided at table but you may need more outlets)
Laptop computer

5. Be sure to read 101 Things You Should Know Before Your First VEX Tournament. Found in the RECF library.

6. 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.

7. 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 at vexrobotics.com

8. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide.

Participation and Consent Form

A completed form for all participants must be uploaded on robotevents.com prior to check-in.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: No Judging

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: Yes

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 10-Jan-2026

Venue/Location:

Damien High School
2280 Damien Avenue
La Verne, California 91750
United States

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Agenda

8:00 am . . . Door Open for Volunteers
8:30 am . . . Pits Open/Team Check-In and Registration - - - Practice Field Opens - - - Inspection Table Opens - - - Judging Begins

9:00 am . . . Skills Challenge Field Opens
9:15 am . . . Opening Ceremony/Driver Meeting - Please stop work on robots at this time
9:30 am . . . Qualifying Matches Begin - - -
12:00 pm . . Lunch Begins- - - Skills Challenge Field Closed
12:30 pm . . Qualifying Matches Resume - - - Skills Challenge Field Opens
3:00 pm . . . Qualifying Ends/Skill Challenge Closed
3:15 pm . . . Alliance Selections - - -
3:30 pm . . . Ellimination Matches Begin
4:30 pm . . . Awards Ceremony
4:45 pm . . . Team Load-Out - - - Clean-Up Begin

Volunteer

If you would like to volunteer please contact the Event Partner.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

The event partner will contact teams if the event must be postponed. Teams should make sure their contact information in Robotevents.com is up to date and includes both school and non-school phone numbers.

In the event that there is something out of the Event Partner's control that prevents the event from happening or being rescheduled a 50% refund will be issued.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: A full refund (minus the $5 RECF fee) will be issued unless it is a situation beyond the Event Partner's control that cancels the event. In this case a partial refund will be issued based off of the costs that were incurred for the event.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: No refunds will be issued unless the spot can be filled by another team.

Judging Format

Judging is all in person. Bring printed or handwritten notebooks. Digital notebooks will not be accepted.