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Beach Brawl 1/31

Beach Brawl @ McBride

Date
31-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-V5RC-25-1935
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
Smart Field Control
Capacity
35
Spots Open
0
Event Region
California - Region 4
Max Registrations per Organization
7
Early-Bird Registration Opens
22-Sep-2025 20:00 EDT
Standard Registration Opens
20-Dec-2025 20:00 EST
Registration Deadline
24-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
17-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
Price
$165.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

VURC/VAIRC TEAMS: If you are interested in running skills at this event, please send me an email!

 

V5RC TEAMS:

Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found here.

  1. Check the official VEX forums for rule updates and changes.
  2. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on RobotEvents.com.
  3. 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
    • Engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design and Excellence Awards)
    • Banners and other decorations for your team pit
    • Giveaways, if you have them
  4. Be sure to read 101 Things You Should Know Before Your First VEX Tournament.
  5. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament (see the Awards tab).
  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, as the venue is a very tight fit. 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 watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee training videos can be found here.
  9. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide. The guide can be found here.
  10. Ensure that you have the latest version of firmware. Assign the robot’s brain your team’s number/letter before you approach inspection.

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: Yes

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 31-Jan-2026

Venue/Location:
McBride High School
7025 Parkcrest Street
Long Beach, California 90808
United States

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Agenda

7:00 am: Doors Open for volunteers

8:00 am: Doors open for team: Registration and Pits Open

8:30 am: Team Meeting

8:45 am: Opening Ceremonies

9:30 am - 12:00 pm: Qualifying Matches

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm: Lunch 

12:30- 3:00 pm: Qualification Matches 3:15 Alliance Selection

3:30 Elimination Matches Begin - This is the hard stop on skills for V5 teams, and when any VURC/VAIRC teams may run skills.

5:00 Awards

5:30 Competition Closes- Clean Up Begins

5:30 - 7:00 Clean Up

Volunteer

If every team volunteered just one person, it would make things a lot easier on our end! These volunteers would get service hours, as well as food, dinks, and snacks.

Please contact [email protected] to receive the sign-up link. 

 

 

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

Teams pits will be inside the gym. This means that unless there is such bad weather that we can't safely hold the event, the event will continue as planned. If we are unable to host the event, a full refund will be given to all participating teams. Please keep your contact info updated so you see any updates we send out.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

A full refund will be given to teams. 

 

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

No refund will be given to teams.

Webcast

In case the link doesn't work, this is the channel that the event will be streamed from

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.