General Info

Welcome to the Push Back Tournament at Lutheran High School in Parker, CO

Coaches: Please read this tab in its entirety; you are responsible for knowing, and communicating to your teams and team-parents, the information below.

Lutheran High School wants to provide your students, and those who watch the event, a well-run and enjoyable tournament experience.  Volunteers are the key-part to making a tournament happen and we absolutely need your assistance in recruiting volunteers from your team’s parent group.  Volunteers who work 4+ hours at the tournament will be provided with lunch.

PLEASE DO NOT register your team(s) for this tournament unless you agree to the following volunteer recruitment terms:

1. Each team, (NOT school), is required to provide a volunteer for the tournament.  Volunteers may be parents, team coaches, or anyone else who is willing to volunteer on behalf of a team.

2. As team coach, you are responsible for recruiting appropriate volunteers for your teams. The skills, experience, and knowledge (of Vex robotics and tournaments) of your volunteers should align with the skills, experience, and knowledge needed to perform the volunteer role at a high level.  Additionally, if on-line training is recommended for the role (e.g. Judge role) prior to the event, please ensure that the volunteer is willing to complete that training.

3. The link to the Sign-Up Genius is below and on the "Volunteer" tab.  On the Sign-Up Genius, the tournament jobs have been organized by, and labeled as, either Category ("C1", "C2", or "C3"), depending on the skill and knowledge level needed to perform the job.

- C1 jobs can be done with no, or minimal, training. There are 10 positions rated as C1.

- C2 jobs can be learned the day of the event, but some advance familiarity with the duties of the job is helpful. Experience with VEX robotics and VEX tournaments is also helpful. There are 8 positions rated as C2.

- C3 jobs are critical to a well-run event and require pre-event training and/or advanced knowledge of this year's game and of VEX tournaments.  There are 16 positions rated as C3.

4. Use the following table to determine what Category of volunteers your team(s) need to provide for the event. (If your team(s) are highly experienced, please focus on getting volunteers for C2 and C3 positions, rather than C1.)

How many teams from your school are attending the tournament?	Category of Volunteer your team should provide.
1 Team – Is this your organization's first season in VEX Robotics?	If “yes”, provide at least one C1 volunteer. (Minimum of 1 volunteer required.)
1 Team – Is this your organization’s first season in VEX Robotics?	If “no”, provide at least one C2 or C3 volunteer. (Minimum of 1 volunteer required.)
2 Teams	Provide up to one C1 volunteer and at least one C2 or C3 volunteer. (Minimum of 2 volunteers required.)
3 Teams	Provide up to one C1 volunteer and at least one C2 AND one C3 volunteer.  (Minimum of 3 volunteers required.)
4 Teams or more (up to max allowed registrations per organization)	Provide up to one C1 volunteer and multiple C2 AND one C3 volunteers. (Minimum of volunteers required is equal to the number of teams you are registering.)

 

5. Please begin recruiting volunteers immediately and have them promptly sign-up using the Sign-Up Genius.  By doing this you will avoid multiple follow-up emails from me related to volunteer recruitment.

6. If there are open volunteer positions on the Sign-Up Genius on September 26, (15-days prior of the event), then, if any of your teams have no volunteers signed-up, those teams will be at risk of being replaced at the tournament by a team on the wait-list.  No refund of registration fees will be given if a team is replaced under this policy.

7. Volunteer “no-show” redress procedure on the day of the event.

• If the no-show volunteer had a C1 or C2 job, you may find a suitable replacement, or fill the position yourself.  If you cannot find a replacement, or fill the position yourself, before the time when the position is needed, then that team will NOT be allowed to participate in the tournament and no refund of registration fees will be given.
• If the no-show volunteer had a C3 job, or if more than one of your teams' volunteers do not show (regardless of the Category of the job), then those teams will NOT be allowed to participate in the tournament and no refund of registration fees will be given.

 

Link to the Sign-Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0848AAAD2FABF5CF8-57465232-push

Participation and Consent Forms
Completed/signed consent FORMS for all participants (students, volunteers, coaches and other participating adults) must be turned in on-line using this link (http://www.robotevents.com/consent)

Spectator/Student Snacks and Drinks
Snack items and drinks will be available for purchase in the team Pit Area (lower level of the school).

Spectator/Student Lunch
Lunch may be purchased from a variety of locations in Parker, CO, about a 10 minute drive (east of the school).

School Map
See the "Travel Info" tab for a link to a map of the school.  Please note where team parking and the school entrance/parts drop-off is located (lower level near to the football field).

Parents and spectators should park in the upper lot and enter the school through the main entrance.

Grade Level: High School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No