General Info

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Welcome:

Welcome to Virginia's first VEX IQ tournament for Mix and Match at Woodson High School in Fairfax VA! We are looking forward to an exciting day of competition.  The tournament address is 9525 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22031

This will be a combined Elementary and Middle school event.  Robot skills, judged awards, and engineering notebook judging will be available.  Teams must submit physical engineering notebooks to the judges table by the end of check-in time - 8:30am on Oct 25th 2025.

Our tentative agenda:

7:00 am – Doors Open  

7:00 am – 8:30 am – Check-in, Inspections, Practice Fields Open

8:45 am – 9:00 am – Drivers Meeting, Match Schedule distribution 

9:30 am – 4:15 pm – Skills Field Open – Max of 3 attempts per type ((Skills fields will close when the last qualification match ends)

9:30 am – 12:15 pm – Qualification Matches

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm – Lunch Break (skills fields closed)

1:00 pm – 4:15 pm – Qualification Matches.  Skills Fields close after the last qualification match.  If the last qualification match is complete before 4:15 pm, the Skills Fields will close right after the last qualification match, which may be before 4:15 pm.

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Finals & Awards

5:00 - 7:00 pm – Event Clean Up

Payment:
Unless a payment date/plan has been pre-coordinated via email with the EP, the registration fee must be paid by October 13th, 2025.  If not, unpaid teams will be moved to the waitlist. 

Concession:

Concessions and snacks will be available for purchase on-site. 

Lunch:

Lunch will be coordinated and available during the event.  Coordinating instructions for pre-ordering will be sent at a later date. 

Health protocols for this event:

Please visit the Health and Safety Policies information page to stay abreast of any updates to possible health protocols necessary for this event.  If anything is required, all teams will be notified.

Participant Release Form:

A Participant Release Form/Consent Form must be completed and uploaded for each team participant (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 electronically sign your forms as soon as possible. Upon arrival, all team members, coaches, and mentors must sign in at the check-in table.  The check-in list will identify all participants who have signed forms available online as of Saturday, October 25th, 2025.  If you have not done so, please take a few minutes to complete the forms as soon as possible. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact David Dilly by phone at 915-861-3483 or email at [email protected]

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging