Potomac School February VEX IQ Robotics Competition

Date
14-Feb-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-25-0448
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
28
Spots Open
4
Event Region
Virginia
Max Registrations per Organization
7
Early-Bird Registration Opens
10-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
Standard Registration Opens
3-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline
7-Feb-2026 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
1-Feb-2025 12:00 EST
Price
$100.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event has reached capacity. Teams on waitlist may still be added.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Welcome to the Potomac School VIQRC February Tournament. We are looking forward to an exciting day of competition. 

Robot Skills and Judged awards will be available.  Please turn in the team’s engineering notebook at the inspection table. Teams with a digital engineering notebook must provide a printed hardcopy.

Location:
This tournament will be held at The Potomac School's Chester Gymnasium in McLean, VA. Parking and entrance locations will be emailed to coaches prior to the event.

Payment:
Unless a payment date/plan has been precoordinated via email with the EP, registration fee must be paid by February 1, 2026, otherwise team will be moved to the waitlist. 

Concessions:

Light refreshments will be sold throughout the event.

Participant Release Form:
A Participant Release Form/Consent Form must be completed and uploaded for all team participants (students, coaches, and mentors) prior to the event.  As a reminder, only those team members and coaches/mentors with a signed Participant Release Form/Consent Form will be allowed to participate.   Please take a few minutes to complete and upload the forms as soon as possible. Upon arrival, all team members, coaches, and mentors must sign in at the check-in table.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We look forward to seeing you there


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 14-Feb-2026

Venue/Location:
The Potomac School
1301 Potomac School Road
McLean, Virginia 22101
United States

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Agenda

6:45am Doors Open to Teams
7:00 – 8:00 Check-in, Inspections, Practice Fields Open
8:15 – 8:30 Drivers Meeting, Match Schedule distribution 
8:30 – Last Qual  Skills Field Open (closed for lunch and after last match begins)
8:30 – 11:45 Qualifications Matches 
11:45 – 12:30 Lunch Break 
12:30 – 2:00 Qualification Matches
2:00 – 2:30 Finals (Top 10) & Awards
2:30 – 3:00 Cleanup

Volunteer

Please sign up here to volunteer: https://signup.com/go/LctBPBw

If you are only able to volunteer for part of the time, please include that as a comment when signing up. Thank you!

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of school closure, this event will be cancelled and not rescheduled.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

A refund of $90 will be provided.

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

A refund will only be provided if another team can take your team's place.

Judging Format

In-Person Judging. Notebooks will be collected at check-in. Teams with digital notebooks must print a physical copy.