NorCal Silicon Valley Golden State Push Back Tournament # 1
VEX V5, Blended MS & HS, In-Person with Digital Engineering Notebooks
- Date
- 31-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-25-3126
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 60
- Spots Open
- 7
- Event Region
- California - Region 2
- Early-Bird Registration Opens
- 17-Nov-2025 20:00 EST
- Standard Registration Opens
- 20-Dec-2025 20:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 26-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 26-Jan-2026 23:59 EST
- Price
- $220.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
India Community Center (ICC) - Milpitas invites you to the NorCal Silicon Valley Golden State VEX V5 Push Back Tournament #1 at Milpitas, California.
While registrations are closed, if you are still interested in registering for this tournament please send us a message.
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All attendees (students, coaches, mentors and parents) - please take a moment to read through the event details here: IMPORTANT Info: Jan 31st Golden State Push Back Tournament [ALL Parents Must Read] Final Reminders
The document includes the following important points:
- Queuing for Matches
- Consent Forms
- Firmware Update of VEX V5 Brain
- Agenda
- Student Centricity
- Field Setup
- Judging Setup
- Digital Engineering Notebooks (No physical notebooks accepted. Links must be updated in your RobotEvents Account by 5:00 pm (PST) on January 26, 2026 to be considered for judged awards.)
- Awards
- Refereeing & Dispute Resolutions
- Food, Snacks and Hydration
- Things to bring
- Event Venue & Parking
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Event will be livestreamed here
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VEX AI / VEX U Teams:
VEX AI / VEX U Skills runs will take place on V5-taped fields from 7:30–8:30 AM and 4:30–6:30 PM. Please reach out by January 30 to reserve your 30-minute slot. We ask that teams participating in these runs support the event by volunteering for the V5 competition. Thank you for your help!
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Hope you are having a terrific VEX Robotics season!
Look forward to hosting you all at ICC Milpitas!!
PS: If you need to register more than 5 teams per organization, please send a note to the Event Partner and we will review the request and approve.
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:525 Los Coches St
Milpitas, California 95035
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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Saturday, January 31st, 2026
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VEX AI / VEX U Teams:
VEX AI / VEX U Skills runs will take place on V5-taped fields from 7:30–8:30 AM and 4:30–6:30 PM. Please reach out by January 30 to reserve your 30-minute slot.
We ask that teams participating in these runs support the event by volunteering for the V5 competition. Thank you for your help!
Volunteer
We’re looking for enthusiastic volunteers who can bring their energy and willingness to help run the tournaments and support us!
Sign up today and be part of the action -- Tournament Volunteering Sign Up Form: https://forms.gle/f3qq4RyAPygyK95u6
Please reach out to Nisha Malani at [email protected] for other volunteering opportunities at ICC Milpitas!
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
It is each team’s responsibility to ensure that the payments have been processed in time. We will use the visible record of payment on robotevents.com to make the determination.
Teams who have registered but have not paid (or submitted a PO) 2-weeks prior to the event may be removed from the event, unless prior special arrangements have been made with the Event Partners.
No refunds will be given for withdrawing from the tournaments within 3 weeks of the tournament.
In the unlikely case of a cancellation, the full event registration fee (minus the $5.00 USD RECF fee per registration) will be refunded to all teams.
All teams are responsible for their own transportation and hotel costs.
Refund and Payment Policies
It is each team’s responsibility to ensure that the payments have been processed in time. We will use the visible record of payment on robotevents.com to make the determination.
Teams who have registered but have not paid (or submitted a PO) 2-weeks prior to the event may be removed from the event, unless prior special arrangements have been made with the Event Partners.
No refunds will be given for withdrawing from the tournaments within 3 weeks of the tournament.
In the unlikely case of a cancellation, the full event registration fee (minus the $5.00 USD RECF fee per registration) will be refunded to all teams.
All teams are responsible for their own transportation and hotel costs.
Judging Format
Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions + In Person Team Interviews:
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Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event.
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Engineering notebooks need to have been submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact on RobotEvents.
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The deadline to sumbit digital engineering notebooks for this event is January 26th, 2026.