Battle In the Big Country

VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Push Back

Date
25-Oct-2025 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-V5RC-25-2542
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
Smart Field Control
Capacity
18
Spots Open
0
Event Region
Texas - Region 5
Standard Registration Opens
29-Sep-2025 12:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
18-Oct-2025 12:00 EDT
Payment Deadline
24-Oct-2025 12:00 EDT
Price
$90.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

 

Welcome to our first V5RC event of the year, "Battle in the Big Country - Push Back." 

This tournament will have two competition fields, one Skills field, and one practice field. We need two additional Push Back field element sets. If your team is willing to bring a complete field element set to this competition, please email [email protected] or call 801-390-6420 before registering for our tournament and ATEMS Robotics will pay for your team's registration. 

All team members attending this event are required to submit the REC on line consent form through Robot Events

We are very excited to hold this event at The LIFT Center. Doors will open at 7:00AM.  Registration and inspection will be from 7:30AM - 8:30AM. Practice rounds will start about 8:30AM and we are asking each team to complete at least one practice round on the competition fields to verify proper connection to the Smart Field controller.

Digital engineering notebooks must be submitted though Robot Events, no later than Midnight Central Time, Saturday, October 18th. (10/18/2025)

Team interviews will start after teams are inspected, pause for the Drivers Meeting, and then resume until complete.

Teams that have not passed inspection by 8:30 AM will be dropped from the schedule.

Please contact Denae Volk at [email protected], Tracy Long at [email protected], or David Contreras at [email protected] if you have any questions, are interested in volunteering, or are willing to help with field element sets.

 

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

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

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 25-Oct-2025

Venue/Location:
The LIFT Center
2034 Quantum Loop
Abilene, Texas 79602
United States

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Agenda

Agenda:  Battle in the Big Country - Push Back

This agenda is tentative and subject to change.  The Event Partner reserves the right to change times based on the number of teams competing and other situations that may arise throughout the day.

7:00 AM               Doors open 

7:15AM               Registration begins  

7:30 AM               Pits Open

                            Practice Field opens

                            Inspections begins

Team interviews will start after teams are inspected, pause for the Drivers Meeting, and then resume until complete.

8:30 AM               Coaches Meeting, Inspection Closes

8:45 AM               Driver’s meeting

9:00 AM               Competition fields open for practice 

                           Skills field opens

10:00 AM            Qualifying matches begin

12:00 PM            Lunch Break

12:45 PM            Qualifying Matches continue

SKILLS NOTE:   The Skills field closes at the end of the last qualifying match. This is a hard deadline.

                           Only teams currently in the Skills line at the end of qualifying will be allowed to complete their Skills run.

3:00 PM              Qualifying Matches end

3:15 PM               Alliance Selection

3:45 PM               Elimination Matches begin

5:00 PM               Awards Ceremony

Volunteer

If you are interested in volunteering at our event, please contact Denae Volk at [email protected], Tracy Long at [email protected], Andy Hope at [email protected] or David Contreras at [email protected]

Your help will be greatly appreciated and needed. This event could not happen without our volunteers.  Please arrive at 7:30 AM or the designated time discussed. 

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of bad weather this event will be rescheduled, and/or refunds will be issued less the REC Foundation administration charge.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

The event will be rescheduled and refunds will be given if it cannot be rescheduled.

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

Refunds will not be available.

Judging Format

 

  •  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 on RobotEvents. A submission deadline that may be scheduled ahead of the event date.