Omaha Area VEX IQ League

General Info

Omaha Area VEX IQ League Play

The Omaha Area VEX IQ League's mission is to provide convenient opportunities for elementary and middle school students in Omaha Metro area to compete in local robotics tournaments.  League Play dates are especially designed to be an introduction to VEX IQ for young and new teams, the shorter format allows each event to last about 2 hours.

The Championship Event for the Omaha Area VEX IQ League Play will be held on Tuesday, January 21th. The top twenty-four (24) teams from the qualification Ranking will participate in Finals at the Championship Event.  These twenty-four (24) teams will be automatically paired into twelve (12) Alliances.  The top scoring alliance in Finals will earn the Tournament Champion Award. 

Skills Challenges will be available at each League Play event to all teams, with 2 Max Driver attempts and 2 Max Programming attempts per team.  

Students this year will design robots for the Squared Away, details can be found here:  https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/competition/viqc-current-game

LATE Arrivals
Teams must be checked in 30 minutes prior to the start of the qualification matches so that the match schedule may be printed. Teams must contact the event partner if they are running late or they will be removed from the team list for the event. 

Competition Preparation

This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. To help all teams prepare, here are a few tips for each team:

1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found here. http://link.roboticseducation.org/vexiq_robotinspectionchecklist_2018-19

2. Check the official Game Manual for rule updates and changes.
http://www.roboticseducation.org/vex-iq-challenge/viq-current-game/

3. Check the official QA Forums for rule updates and changes.
https://events.vex.com/VIQC/2018-2019/QA

4. Carefully read all of the information contained in this tournament posting all updates will be posted here

5. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.

• Spare parts & tools
• Batteries and chargers
• Programming cable
• Power strip
• Laptop computer
• Engineering notebook.

6. Read through the Awards Appendix, there has been some small changes to the awards process. 
http://link.roboticseducation.org/vexiq_nextlevel_awardsappendix

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. 

8. Understand how the game will be played. VEX IQ participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee training videos can be found here: http://www.roboticseducation.org/vex-iq-challenge/vex-iq-challenge-referee-training-videos/

10. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide. The guide can be found here -
http://content.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/pdf/VEX-IQ-Troubleshooting-Flowcharts-20141117.pdf

11. Ensure that you have the latest version of firmware. https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexiq/resources/vexos

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes