Hearts & Gears

Push Back V5RC Tournament at @ STEM Robotics Center hosted by Franklin HS Blended

Date: 6-Feb-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code: RE-V5RC-25-3642
Program: VEX V5 Robotics Competition
Event Type: Open Tournament
Event Format: In-Person
Field Control System: Smart Field Control
Capacity: 36
Spots Open: 0
Event Region: Texas - Region 1
Max Registrations per Organization: 4
Early-Bird Registration Opens: 10-Nov-2025 12:00 EST
Standard Registration Opens: 26-Dec-2025 12:00 EST
Registration Deadline: 30-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
Payment Deadline: 6-Feb-2026 12:00 EST
Price: $85.00

This event is closed to registration because:

This event currently has no spaces available.
It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

EPISD STEM Competition Center Presents...

1st Annual Hearts & Gears Pushback Tournament

Where Passion Meets Precesion!

A celebration of creativity, teamwork, and engineering excellence - join us for an exciting day of innovation and friendly competition at the EPISD STEM Competition Center!

Event Details

Date: Friday, February 6th

Time: 7:30AM - 1:30PM

Location: STEM Competition Center, 1st Floor CCTE

Transportation Note (for EPISD schools)

Tournaments will end promptly at 1:30PM due to district transportation blackout times. If you are departing after that time, you will need to wait until 5:00PM for bus pickup.

Judging Information

Judging will be conducted in-person, with engineering journals being submitted online. If you experience any issues submitting online, please contact the tournament event partners for assistance.

Important Reminders

• Ensure all students participation forms are submitted prior to the event.

• Arrive on time to help us stay on schedule.

• Verify your robot meets size specifications to speed up inspections.

• Follow the REC Foundation Code of Conduct at all times.

• Promote collaboration and teamwork - and most importantly, have fun!

Attendance

This event is open only to participants, coaches and volunteers. A live stream will be available for parents and guardians to watch the competition remotely.

♦ We can't wait to see your innovation in action at the Hearts & Gears Pushback Tournament - where passion meets precision! ♦

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: Remote Engineering Notebooks

Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 6-Feb-2026

Venue/Location:

1170 N Walnut St
1170 North Walnut Street
El Paso, Texas 79930
United States

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Agenda

Friday, February 6th, 2026

7:30 - Doors open/Teams begin arriving/Check-in

8:00 - Inspection opens

9:30 - Drivers Meeting

9:45 - Qualifying Matches Begin

12:30 - Qualifying Matches End

12:45 - Alliance Selection

1:00 - Elimination Matches begin

Awards Immediately Following

Volunteer

Please email [email protected] or [email protected] if youa are from an organization and are interested in volunteering.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

In the unlikely event that an emergency/weather would force the event to be cancelled, all listed team coaches will be notified by provided email and phone as early as possible.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event:

Refunds will be given.

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

In the event that you need to cancel, please make sure to notify [email protected] and [email protected]. In order to receive a refund, you must cancel 1 week before the day of the tournament so that teams in the waitlist have sufficient time to make arrangments. If you registered and did not show, you will not receive a refund.

Webcast

@cougarnation2299

Judging Format

Please review the following Judging Format options and keep the ones that apply to your event, and delete the others that do not apply. Please see the Remote Judging section of the Guide to Judging for more information.

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.