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Treat everyone with respect. All Teams and other attendees are expected to conduct themselves in a respectful and professional manner while participating in or attending VEX V5 Robotics Competition events. If a Team or any of its members (Students or anyone else associated with the Team or its members) are disrespectful or uncivil to event staff, volunteers, or fellow competitors, they may be Disqualified from a current or upcoming Match. Team conduct pertaining to <G1> may also impact a Team’s eligibility for judged awards. Repeated or extreme Violations of <G1> could result in a Team being Disqualified from an entire event, depending on the severity of the situation.
• Event attendees are not allowed to record audio or video of Teams’ discussions with Head Referees or other event staff/volunteers. We all can contribute to creating a fun and inclusive event experience for all event attendees. Some examples include: When dealing with difficult and stressful situations, it is…
• Okay for Teams to be gracious and supportive when your Alliance partner makes a mistake.
• Not okay for Teams to harass, tease, or be disrespectful to your Alliance partner when a Match does not go your way. When a Team does not understand a Match ruling or score, it is…
• Okay for Drive Team Members to consult with a Head Referee to discuss a ruling per the process outlined in <T3> in a calm and respectful manner.
• Not okay for Drive Team Members to continue arguing with the Head Referee after a decision has been finalized, or for Adults to approach a Head Referee with ruling/scoring concerns. When Teams are getting ready for an upcoming Match, it is…
• Okay for Teams in an Alliance to develop a game strategy that utilizes the strengths of both Robots to cooperatively solve the game.
• Not okay for one Team in an Alliance to ask another Team to sit in a corner during the Match or to intentionally play beneath their abilities.
This rule has additional Violation notes. See Appendix C.
Game Rules Index