General Info

General Info

Illiana Christian High School's Robotics Team welcomes you to our inaugural tournament. 

Arrival:

• Enter through North or South doors.
• Bus parking available in South lot and car parking available in both North and South lots.
• Student waivers must be completed online.
• Check in immediately upon entry.
• Engineer’s Notebooks submitted at Check-in.
• Indicate if your team wants an interview at Check-in.
• Competition Arenas located in the Commons (center of the school building).
• Team Pits located adjecent to the Commons.
• Full Concessions available with Breakfast, Lunch and snack items. 
• Order forms for pizza delivery for lunch availble in pre-event email and at the Concessions until 9:30 AM.
• Facility is ADA accessible.
• Restrooms located across from Concessions.

 

This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. All teams should come prepared for competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.

This event has 4 State Qualification Spots: 1 = MS Excellence, 1 HS Excellence,  2 = Tournament Champions.

1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. Bring a completed inspection checklist with Coach's signature to the inspection table. The inspection checklist can be found here.

2. Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.

3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on RobotEvents.com

4. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.

• Goggles/Safety Glasses
• Spare parts & tools
• Batteries and chargers
• Programming cable
• Power strip
• Laptop computer (WiFi connection will be provided)
• Engineering notebook 

5. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament.

6. Prep for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.

7. Remember that safety comes first, please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks.

8. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to review the referee training before they attend a tournament.

9. Ensure that you have the latest version of firmware.

10. Since we are using Smart Field Control, ensure your team has coded their team number into the robot. 

Participation and Consent Form
A completed form for all participants must be completed online prior to the event. The form can be found here.

 

Grade Level: All (Blended High School & Middle School)

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No