2025 North/Central Florida High School Event Region Championship
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Date
- 23-Feb-2025 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-24-7512
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 36
- Spots Open
- 0
- Event Region
- Florida - North/Central
- Standard Registration Opens
- 3-Sep-2024 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 17-Feb-2025 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 3-Feb-2024 17:00 EST
- Price
- $250.00
- This event currently has no spaces available.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Welcome to the 2025 North/Central Florida VEX V5 Robotics Competition High School Event Region Championship! Congratulations to all the teams that have qualified.
We are excited to be hosting the Regional Championship at the USF Recreation and Wellness Center - North Gym. We hope Tampa, Florida will welcome you all for a great weekend filled with an electrifying VEX V5 Robotics Competition.
*** Note: This event is being held on a Sunday ***
All participants are expected to complete the participant release form. (also available in Spanish) Once per season covers all events.
Invitation - Registration
The team will be invited to this event via an email through Robotevents. Please register within 16 days or the invite will expire.
Important - Field Control
Please make sure brains are updated to the latest firmware to ensure smooth matches. The match fields will be controlled via the Smart Field Control system. Teams are required to be updated to the latest firmware and have thier team number uploaded and will be asked about this during inspection,
Logistics
Parking will be in the back of the North Gym highlighted by yellow. Venue is highlighted in red.

Judging
Remote Engineering Notebooks/In person Interviews
Grade Level: High School
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 23-Feb-2025
Venue/Location:12301 USF Genshaft Drive
Tampa, Florida 33620
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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Subject to change
8:00 am - Doors open to everyone
8:00 am to 8:45am – Team Check-in & Inspection
9:00 am – Drivers Meetings, Inspection/Check-in Closes
9:00 am - 10:00 am – Skills on all fields
10:00 am to 12:00 pm – Qualification Matches
12 pm to 1 pm – Lunch Break
1:00 pm to 3:45 pm – Qualification Matches
3:55 pm to 4:20 pm – Alliance Selection
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm - Elimination Matches
5:30 pm - Awards Ceremony
The event wraps up by 6:00pm.
There will be two dedicated skills fields that will be open all day once the drivers meeting has been completed. Once a team has checked in and passed inspection they will able to complete their skills runs. There will be skills runs on all five fields from 9 AM to 10 AM, however, the two dedicated skills fields are the only fields that will have GPS strips present. The skills fields will close once qualification matches have ended. We highly encourage teams to plan to complete skills matches early on, as lines can get busy.
Volunteer
Volunteers are the unsung heros of any great event. We hope to gather a great group of volunteers to enhance the experince for all teams and guests! Please feel free to follow the link and sign up for one or multiple positions and/or timeslots.
Please make if you do decide to volunteer for multiple positions, that the time slots do not interfere one another. Likewise, if the position slot mentions EP Approval, please feel free to reach and make sure you are quailified for your desired position.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4CAEAE22A0FACE9-51003313-2025#/
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
The event is held indoors and unless there's severe inclement weather - like a hurricane - the event will continue as planned. In the event of a severe weather event, the tournament will be canceled.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event: If inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances arise, the event may be canceled and teams will be refunded in full minus the $5 for RECF.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: After the payement deadline has ended, February 3, 2024 @12pm (noon), no refunds will be issued for any withdrawn teams or teams that do not show the day of the event. Any teams registered who have not paid by this date risk being moved to the wait list. Any team that qualifies after the Feb. 3rd registration deadline will need to register and pay within 2 weeks or before the 17th if their invite comes off the skills list.
Health and Safety Policies
All team participants, including students, coaches/mentors, and parents/guests will be required to follow all Hillsborough County Policies while on campus
Date: 23-Feb-2025
Recreation and Wellness Center - North Gym12301 USF Genshaft Drive
Tampa, Florida 33620
United States
Travel Info
University of South Florida - Recreation & Wellness Center
12301 USF Genshaft Dr, Tampa, Florida, 33620
Webcast
Event will be streamed on youtube at:
Judging Format
- Electronic Engineering Notebook Submissions: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the Event.
- In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews will be judged in-person the day of the event.
- Engineering notebooks will be submitted electronically for evaluation, with a submission deadline is 2/17/2024