CTEEA at Ridgefield VEX V5 Push Back Invitational (HS & MS)

5th Annual Tournament

Date
7-Feb-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-V5RC-25-2664
Program
VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type
Invitational Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
Smart Field Control
Capacity
60
Spots Open
0
Event Region
Connecticut
Max Registrations per Organization
15
Standard Registration Opens
14-Oct-2025 15:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
30-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline
22-Nov-2024 22:00 EST
Price
$105.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • This event currently has no spaces available.
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Welcome to the 5th annual Ridgefield VEX Robotics Competition tournament!  This event is open to all Connecticut Middle School and High School registered teams.  This exciting event will bring together teams from around Connecticut. Our event is a qualifier for the Connecticut State Championship.

Please review the agenda and other event tabs for more information about this event.

Concessions will be available.

We look forward to seeing everyone!  


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: 7-Feb-2026

Venue/Location:
Ridgefield High School
700 North Salem Road
Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877
United States

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Agenda

Modified Schedule Due to Delayed Start:
(Is an estimate for the day and subject to change)

11:00 AM Doors Open
11:10 - 11:50 Registration and Inspection
11:50 - 12:00 Event Meeting, Announcements, and Introductions
12:00 - 3:30 Qualification Rounds & Skills Competition*
3:30 - 3:45 Alliance Selection
3:50 - 5:00 Elimination & Championship Rounds, Awards**

* Skills fields will be open from approximately 9:00 am and close at the conclusion of Qualifying Rounds.  Due to the reduced schedule, we will each team will play only 4 qualifying matches.

** Some awards will be announced between matches, others after the Championship Rounds conclude

Original Schedule: (Is A Guide for the Day And Subject to Change)

7:00 AM Doors Open
7:15 - 8:15 Registration and Inspection
8:30 - 8:50 Event Meeting, Announcements, and Introductions
9:00 - 1:30 Qualification Rounds & Skills Competition*
1:45 - 2:00 Alliance Selection
2:15 - 4:00 Elimination & Championship Rounds, Awards**

* Skills fields will be open from approximately 9:00 am and close at the conclusion of Qualifying Rounds.  

** Some awards will be announced between matches, others after the Championship Rounds conclude

Volunteer

Volunteers needed (and greatly appreciated)!

There are a number of roles we will need help with.  You can view descriptions of these roles in the document linked here.

Volunteer signups will be availaible via Signup Genius.  Check back here for sign-up links soon!

Please don't resitate to contact Mike Murphy (Mr. Murf) at [email protected] if you have any questions about voluntering.   

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the event of bad weather or heatlh restrictions, changes to the schedule will be emailed to team contacts.

Possible options: 

  1. Event opening may be delayed to allow for travel due to inclement weather.
  2. Event may be cancelled due to the weather or heatlh restrictions. There is no snow date for this event.

Announcements will go out by 6:00 am.  All teams are encouraged to use their best judgement when deciding to attend.

Refund and Payment Policies

PAYMENT INFORMATION:

Please make all checks out to CTEEA.

REFUND POLICY:

Teams must contact the CTEEA at [email protected] for refund or question about refunds.

If the CTEEA cancels the event: 

In the case of the event being cancelled by the CTEEA, refunds will be offered minus the Event Partner expenses.

If a team completes registration for the event, and then chooses to withdraw or not attend:

Refunds will only be made available to teams that request cancellation of registration by Friday 11/14/2025 at 8:00am. No other refunds will be processed nor vouchers/credits issued for future events. Refunds will be processed by the CTEEA, not the REC Foundation.

Webcast

This event will be live streamed on the CTEEA YouTube channel and will also be available to rewatch after the event.

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.