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

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Tentative Schedule of Event (depends on number of teams registered)

7:30 AM  Volunteer Check In

8:00 AM  Team Check in, Pit set up, and Robot Inspection begin. 

9:00 AM  Team Check In ends. ALL TEAMS PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT NEED TO BE CHECKED IN OR WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE MATCH SCHEDULE.

9:10 AM  Robot Inspection ends. Pits CLOSED.

9:15 AM  Team/Driver Meeting, Pits CLOSED.

9:30 AM  Opening Ceremony, Pits CLOSED.

9:40 AM  Pits reopen.

9:45 AM  Matches and Judging begin.

12:00 PM  Lunch break. Skills matches continue.

1:00 PM  Matches and Judging resume.

3:30 PM  Matches and Judging end.

3:45 PM  Finals Matches and Awards Ceremony.

4:30 PM  Pits/event close. Cleanup begins.

Dobrovolník

Volunteers are welcome and appreciated. 

Information about Volunteer Roles, Preparation, and Sign-Up sheets will be available at tinyurl.com/26-Volunteers.

Technical Positions                  Non Technical Positions                                                            

     Robot Inspectors                        Team and Volunteer Check In                                                

     Referees                                     Team Queuing

     Judges                                        Field Reset

     Computer Operators                  Practice Field Official

     Emcees

Zásady pro případ nouze/špatného počasí

In the case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations, please visit the event on Robotevents.com where updates about the event status will be posted as needed. Event Partners will also make every effort to reach teams directly in case of an emergency.  Make sure your team contact information is up to date in your robotevents.com account, as this is the information that will be used to contact your team. Teams should make sure their contact information in Robotevents.com includes both school and non-school phone numbers.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Full refunds minus the $5.00 processing fee will be provided if the event is cancelled.

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: 

Full refunds minus the $5.00 processing fee may be provided at the discretion of the Event Partner.

Teams will be moved to the wait list if they have not completed the payment by February 16, 2024 according to robotevents.com.

Health and Safety Policies

We wiil follow Los Angeles County and Los Angeles Unified School District health and safety guidelines.

Webové vysílání

This event will be live streamed on the Los Angeles Robotics YouTube Channel. The link will be posted here and sent to registered teams via email.

https://www.youtube.com/live/XxABrTN6zhs?si=08SI7vm5JnXTzr2r

Formát hodnocení

Remote Judging:  The Team Interviews will be conducted remotely, and Engineering Notebooks will be submitted to judges electronically. Interviews and Notebook submission deadlines will be scheduled ahead of the event date. Additional details will be posted on the Remote Judging tab and sent to registered teams via email.

Remote Judging

 Links for Remote Judging will be posted here and emailed to registered teams on Friday, February 6, 2026.

For information about Remote Judging, see the Guide to Judging (in the Documents tab on the event webpage).

Remote Judging Deadline: Monday, February 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM

• Submit Remote Judging Sign-Up Form
• Submit Link to Digital Engineering Notebook
• Submit Participant Release Forms

Remote Judging Team Interview Schedule

• Sunday          February 22, 2026  4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• Monday        February 23, 2026  4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• Tuesday        February 24, 2026  4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
• Wednesday  February 25, 2026  4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Remote Judging Details

• Each team must submit a Remote Judging Sign-Up Form by the Remote Judging Deadline to be scheduled for a Remote Judging Team Interview.

  • Link to form: tinyurl.com/26-RJ-LAUSD-MS
  • Include coach and alternate Contact Information.
  • Include link for Team Photo.
    • The Team Photo should include students, coaches, mentors, and robot with license plate visible.
    • The Team Photo could be used in a program book.
  • Include Remote Judging Team Interview schedule preferences in 2-hour blocks.
• Each team must submit a Link for their Digital Engineering Notebook by the Remote Judging Deadline to be eligible for all judged awards except Judges Award.
  • Teams that created hardcopy Engineering Notebooks can convert them to Digital Engineering Notebooks. For example:
    • Scan each page and submit them as a PDF (preferred).
    • Photograph each page and submit them as a Photo Gallery.
• All Remote Judging Team Interview participants (students and one adult) must submit the online Participant Release Form by the Remote Judging Deadline.
  • Your team members should have already done this for previous events.
  • Any team member who does not have a Participant Release Form on file might not be allowed to participate in a Remote Judging Team Interview.
  • If the adult team member does not have a Participant Release Form on file, the team might not be allowed to participate in a Remote Judging Team Interview.
• The Remote Judging Interview Schedule will be available shortly after the Remote Judging Deadline.
  • Link to schedule: tinyurl.com/26-RJ-Sched
  • Teams will be notified by email when the schedule is posted and when their team is added to the schedule or rescheduled.
• Remote Judging Team Interviews will be conducted using Zoom Breakout Rooms.
• • Link to Team Interview Zoom meeting: tinyurl.com/26-RJ-Interview
    • Or join Zoom Meeting at zoom.us
      • Meeting ID: 819 5847 0902
      • Passcode: RJ2026
  • Team members will not be allowed to Chat or Share Screens during Remote Judging Team Interviews.
  • Team Interviews will be limited to 12 minutes.
  • Team Interviews will follow a script based on the Team Interview Rubric.
  • Team members should be prepared to show judges their robot construction and the most creative features of their robot.
• The Engineering Notebook Rubric and Team Interview Rubric are in Judging Documents with the Guide to Judging and Judging Resources.
  • Link to Judging Documents: tinyurl.com/26-RJ-Docs

Volunteer to be a Remote Judge

• Coaches, mentors, and other adults are invited to volunteer as Remote Judges for events that their affiliated teams are not attending. Additional volunteer Information is available on the Remote Judge Sign-Up Form: 

• Link to form: tinyurl.com/26-RJ-Judges
• Adults affiliated with MIddle School teams will interview Elementary School Teams, and vice versa.

Thank you for all that you do for students.

For additional information, contact LeRoy Nelson at [email protected]  or  310-529-4637.