South Dakota VEX V5 Middle School State Championship @DSU
VEX V5 Robotics Competition Middle School ERC
- 日期
- 27-Feb-2026 - 28-Feb-2026 添加到日历
- 事件代码
- RE-V5RC-25-1852
- 程序
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- 事件类型
- Invitational Tournament
- 事件格式
- In-Person Invitational
- 外地控制系统
- VEXNet Field Control
- 能力
- 16
- 点已打开
- 6
- 事件区域
- South Dakota
- Standard Registration Opens
- 27-Oct-2025 16:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 20-Feb-2026 16:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 17-Feb-2025 09:00 EST
- 价格
- US$100.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
常规信息
Welcome to The South Dakota MS VEX V5 State Championship. This tournament will be held at Dakota State University.
Note: This event is requiring Electronic Engineering Notebooks. Physical Engineering Notebooks will not be accepted for Judged Awards.
Concessions
Full concessions with lunch options will be offered at this event.
Competition Preparation
This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. All teams should come prepared for the competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.
1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found on the Documents tab.
2. Check the official VEX forums at www.robotevents.com for rule updates and changes.
3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on RobotEvents.com
4. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
Goggles/Safety Glasses
Spare parts & tools
Batteries and chargers
Programming cable
Power strip
Laptop computer
Engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design and
Excellence Awards )
Banners and other decorations for your team pit
Giveaways if you have them
5. Be sure to read "Attending a VRC Event", found on the Documents tab, and check out this video "What to Expect at a Competition".
6. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament.
7. Prep for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.
8. Remember that safety comes first, please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby as the venue is a very tight fit. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks. Tiger Robotics will provide access to grinders and a metal cutting chop saw upon request.
9. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee training videos can be found at www.roboticseducation.org web site, under the Volunteer Resources tab.
10. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide. The guide can be found here.
11. Ensure your robot brain has the latest version of firmware.
NOTES:
- Alliances will be 2 teams.
- All teams up to 16 will participate in the finals.
- If there are an odd number of teams, the last-ranked team should still attend Alliance Selection in case a team withdraws due to a problem with their robot.
- All finals matches will be one-and-done until the final round which will be best of 3.
- Ties in finals matches will be replayed until a winner is determined.
Participation and Consent Form
All team members, coaches and adult mentors should fill out the online consent form which is good all season and for all RECF run events. A link to the instructions for online consent form can be found here.
等级等级: Middle School
提供技能挑战: 否
判断格式: 所有在职考核中
提供技能挑战 为VURC/VAIRC 团队: 否
活动日期和地点
日期: 27-Feb-2026 - 28-Feb-2026
地点/地点:820 Washington Ave North
Madison, South Dakota 57042
United States
联系事件合作伙伴
登录Code of Conduct
The REC Foundation considers the positive, respectful, and ethical conduct of teams to be an essential component of the competition. Participants are expected to behave in a respectful and professional manner, and to operate as student-centered teams with limited adult assistance. This includes all students, teachers, coaches, mentors, parents, and spectators associated with a team.
For more details, please refer to the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and Student-Centered Policy. If you have concerns about compliance with the Code of Conduct, please speak to the Event Partner during the event.
Agenda
** Updated Schedule format**
The state tournament this year will be held over two days, check in must be completed on the friday of the event because we will run our first set of qualifications matches that same day.
Teams MUST be checked-in by 5:45 pm on Day 1, as the Match Schedule will be run at that time and CANNOT be re-run. If your team is running late, call the Event Partner or the match schedule will be run WITHOUT your team.
Day 1
4:00 pm Doors open, team check-in begins
4:30 pm Skills field opens
5:45 pm Driver's Meeting
6:00 pm Qualification matches begin
8:00 pm Qualification matches end for day, event venue closes.
Day 2
8:00 am Doors open
8:30 am Skills field opens
9:00 am Welcome Ceremony
9:30 am Qualificaiton Matches Start
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 pm Senior Presentation Ceremony
1:15 pm Qualificaiton Matches Resume
2:15 pm Qualification Matches End
2:30 pm Alliance Selection
3:00 pm Eliminations and Finals
4:30 pm Awards Ceremony
NOTES:
- Alliances will be 2 teams.
- All teams up to 16 will participate in the finals. (Note: Teams that decline invitations may inadvertently remove themselves from finals)
- If there are an odd number of teams, the last-ranked team should still attend Alliance Selection in case a team withdraws due to a problem with their robot.
- All elemination matches will be run as one-and-done until the finals which will be a best of three.
- Ties in finals matches will be replayed until a winner is determined.
志愿者
If you wish to volunteer at this tournament please contact the event partner in charge.
紧急/恶劣天气政策
The tournament will go on unless the interstates are closed for bad weather.
If the event is cancelled, then Cancelled will appear in the title of the event.
Refund and Payment Policies
If a team withdraws from this event there will be no refunds.
If the event should have to cancel there will be no refunds.
The event will not cancel unless the interstate is closed the day of the event.
日期: 27-Feb-2026 - 28-Feb-2026
Dakota State University Field House820 Washington Ave North
Madison, South Dakota 57042
United States
旅游信息
While you and your team could secure a set of hotel rooms in Brookings, due to another event in town it is advised to book hotel rooms in Sioux Falls and have the 40 minute drive to Brookings.
网播：
Day 1 YouTube Viewing Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnEPZvW3j28
Day 2 YouTube Viewing Link: https://youtube.com/live/Iqi_h0NJiBQ?feature=share
判断格式
- All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. The South Dakota Blended MS/HS VRC State Championship will be utilizing Electronic Engineering Notebooks. Teams should upload an electronic copy of their notebook which will be submitted to judges. A Link for the electronic notebook must be submitted via robotevents in the coaches dashboard no later than Feb 25 3 PM central time