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Flagstaff Academy Dragon Duel

VEX IQ Blended MS/ES Level UP

Date
9-Jan-2027 Add to Calendar
Event Code
VE-IQ-27-66422
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition™
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
32
Spots Open
-
Event Region
Colorado
Max Registrations per Organization
11
Standard Registration Opens
17-Oct-2026 00:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
4-Dec-2026 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
December 18
Price
$50.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • Registration opens at a future date.

General Info

 

                         

 

Hello Coaches and Teams! Welcome to the 2026- 2027 VEX IQ Dragon Duel!

 

Welcome to the Elementary VEX IQ Level Up Dragon Duel at Flagstaff Academy. We are excited to have your teams participating in our tournament this year. With every VEX IQ tournament, our volunteers and judges are what make any tournament run smoothly. We appreciate all of you that have signed up to volunteer your time during this event. There are still many spots to fill, so please share the following link to the DRAGON DUEL VOLUNTEER INTEREST FORM with your staff, families or others that can help out. Per our administration mandate, all volunteers that are 18 and older must sign up through our Flagstaff Academy Volunteer Portal at least two days before the event. This is a quick safety procedure to make sure our volunteers are cleared to work with all students that are competing. Coaches that are registered through VEX, and students under the age of 18 who volunteer do not need to follow this process. 

When arriving at Flagstaff Academy make sure to follow the Dragon Duel Parking Map regarding robot drop off and parking areas. Also, have coaches and teams follow the signs for entrance to registration and pit areas. If parking spots are full please have your families park across the street at Front Range Community College. This is marked as overflow parking on the map. Upon arrival and registration teams will be provided a map of their pit area and important areas within the school. Please have your teams become familiar with areas including queuing areas, practice fields, and competition fields. This will help in the flow of the tournament to better stay on the day's schedule.

The Dragon Duel Agenda is an outline of the day's events and is subject to change based on the flow of the tournament. Each team will receive judging times and school maps in their welcome packet upon registering. Please note that we will try our best to stick to the scheduled event times. 

We will have a concession stand with a variety of food items and drinks. We please ask students and visitors to keep food and drinks inside the commons area and not in the gym. There are many options available for lunch, as we are centrally located to numerous restaurants around Longmont. Again, all volunteers and judges will have lunch provided in the hospitality room. Please make sure that your volunteers add any dietary restrictions so we can accommodate them for their lunches. 

Again we look forward to hosting the VEX IQ Level Up 2026 Dragon Duel. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions to me directly.

 

J.R. Kerbel

[email protected]



 


Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 9-Jan-2027

Venue/Location:
Flagstaff Academy Charter School
2040 Miller Drive
Longmont, Colorado 80501
United States

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Agenda

 

 

VEX IQ Level Up 2026-27 Dragon Duel  

AGENDA

  • 8:00 Doors Open: Commons Door- Please see the Dragon Duel Parking Map for location.

  • Volunteers may arrive at 7:45am if they signed up for the morning shift- Check in for Volunteers will be in the commons. 

  • 8:00-8:30 Team Check-In & Inspection: 

    • Team check in - make sure most of your team has arrived before checking in.

    • Go straight to Robot Inspection immediately after you check-in 

  • 8:30am   Quick team meeting about the schedule 

  • 8:40 - 10:30 am Judging and Skills

    • We will have skills match running and teams will be assigned a judging time during this time. 

  • 10:30-10:45 Opening Remarks and Drivers Meeting

  • 10:45-12:00 Qualification Matches 

  • 12:00-12:30 Lunch: Qualification matches will be paused at 12:00 for teams, volunteers and judges to have lunch. 

  • 12:30-2:00 pm Qualification Matches Continued

  • 2:00-2:30pm Finals Matches

  • 2:30 pm Awards

Volunteer

 

 

Volunteers Needed for the 2026-27 VEX IQ Dragon Duel Tournament!

We will be hosting a VEX IQ Tournament on January 9th and we could use your help. No experience is necessary and a few hours of your time can make a huge impact on the success of the tournament. If you know anyone that can help out please forward this information to them. We appreciate all of you that have signed up to volunteer your time during this event. There are still many spots to fill, so please share the following link to the DRAGON DUEL VOLUNTEER SIGN UP with your staff, families or others that can help out. Per our administration mandate, all volunteers that are 18 and older must sign up through our Flagstaff Academy Volunteer Portal at least two days before the event. This is a quick safety procedure to make sure our volunteers are cleared to work with all students that are competing. Coaches and volunteers that are registered through VEX/Global Robotics, and students under the age of 18 who volunteer do not need to follow this process. 

Thanks for considering helping out at the VEX IQ 2026-27 Dragon Duel.  

J.R. Kerbel

[email protected]


 

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In case of inclement weather (as determined by St. Vrain Valley School District) the tournament will be canceled and no refunds will be available.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event for Reasons other than incelment weather:

Refunds will be provided.

Payment Deadline:

Payments for this tournament are due by  December 17th, 2026.

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

Refunds will be available up to four weeks prior to the event

Judging Format

 

  • All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.
  •  Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In-Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.